Our Vintage Jadeite Bathroom {The Reveal}

This reveal is about three months in the making but, today, I'm proud (and relieved!) to show off the results of our vintage jadeite bathroom redo.

I first posted the plans in November, and at that time it was our goal to have the space completed for Christmas houseguests. Well, our visitors came and went while the bathroom languished. We struggled with uncooperative plumbing, speciality parts (the complexity that comes with working with original 55 year-old fixtures) and post-holiday exhaustion. But, today, here we are!
In order to fully appreciate the after, I encourage you to check out the before pictures here and here. To reiterate, we kept all the original fixtures and tile. We sanded, painted, caulked, patched, repaired, replaced...you name it, we did it.

I hope you like the afters as much as we do!

 We added a vintage-inspired glass shelf to the left of the sink for additional storage.

 Patterned ribbon, picked up for less than $10 at an antique shop, enhanced hand towels from Target.

A semi-sheer cotton voile cafe curtains diffuse light from the backyard while still offering privacy. I wanted to add a plant or two to the space, so an antique bamboo plant stand--picked up at the Elephant's Trunk Flea Market in CT over the summer--is the perfect spot for a fern.

The original, solid toilet (meaning the tank and seat are one whole piece) took a lot of work to function normally again. Now, thankfully, it does! It's been my dream for awhile to use a black toilet seat, and now I can say the look has lived up to my expectation. Black toilet seats for all, I say!

All in all, I'd say our jadeite bathroom is worthy of guests, both now and in the future.

(all images via Meet Me in Philadelphia)

Sources (items not listed are vintage/thrifted):
Vintage-style flush mount light via Home Depot
Oil-rubbed bronze door knobs via Home Depot
Waffle-weave shower curtain via Target
Voile cafe curtains via Country Curtains
Black toilet seat via Amazon
Glass bathroom shelf via Amazon
Comb print via Rifle Paper Co.
Bobby pin print via Note to Self/Society 6
White tree trunk vase via Bell'Occhio
Bamboo guest toothbrushes via Amazon
Tissue box cover via Ten Thousand Villages

Come back tomorrow to learn how I turned affordable Target hand towels into custom linens with vintage ribbon!

P.S. Thanks for hanging in there with me lately! I know I've been MIA a lot lately but I've been busy with projects, my Etsy shop and life (like snow, leaks in the den, and Adam's birthday). I've missed you all so much and am glad to be back!