barn toilette

  My mother plumbed her barn home for an upstairs bathroom, but had never installed one. The designated space first served as her sewing corner, and then transformed into a dressing room. This past spring, the toilet was finally delivered and installed. Am I really writing a post about a toilet? Well, I've already done one on a toilet paper holder, and this is more about the what surrounds the throne than anything else. So, yes, I believe I will. There are no doors in the studio/bedroom- it's a very open floor plan. The first thing you see upon climbing the stairs is that toilet.What to do? We discussed at least a million different options. We thought some kind of movable screen would be just right. I liked the idea of something like this. Not in the budget, but that barn and shed are filled with every kind of styling prop, material, etc. one could ever need. My mother had a wooden dowel floor mat not in use, because it felt bumpy under your feet... but as a screen? Hmmm...

It seems to work in a similar way to the Gaiam divider, but after reading reviews, I think hers is sturdier! It wasn't quite tall enough, but a bouquet of parasols seems to add a little more definition to the space... a delicate division.

So now you know where the circus zebra and parasols rest when they're not in "the ring"!

The sink is next... and a garage sale over the weekend featured the prize:  a small Ikea utility sink- $10. We'll let you know if it works.