Thanks for all the love on our home office reveal yesterday! Finishing that room was like a huge weight lifted from my shoulders (unfinished projects give me major anxiety!) and the biggest gift at the same time. The hours between my “morning sickness” are starting to lengthen, sometimes even into a full day, and with the warming temps, and a little more energy–IÂ suddenly have the urge to clean the entire house and open all the windows and finish all the projects!
Speaking of, we’re finishing ordering everything for the girls’ bathroom this weekend (before we share the mood board next week) and we’ve been really wrestling with a decision. We have 60″ of space for a vanity–a standard size. We were originally going to fit a vanity with two sinks in the space since the girls will be sharing this bathroom, until one of our readers (thanks, Meredith!) suggested in the comments of this post that we should consider keeping just one sink because counter space is more valuable. We’d love to hear your thoughts and experience in the comments! I have thought and thought and gone back and forth and am stuck in indecision on this one.
Other fun things this week:
• The outdoor couches we purchased last year for our deck from World Market is in stock again! Because it is such a great price, and simple design, it will sell out quickly again. Their new wood slat deep bench is in my cart. Heart. Eyes. This weekend only (until March 13th) you can save an extra 30% off anything online or in-store, plus free shipping on $100+ with code FRIENDS. This makes each outdoor sofa only $279 shipped! Run, run, run!Â
•This article is full of 16 “mind-blowing” illusions, but most are also great lessons in color theory! It never ceases to amaze me how putting certain colors next to each other can completely change the way we see them.
• @thisismyartgig is an artist I recently started following on Instagram after she did this sweet illustration of our bedroom! I’m head over heels for all of her paintings. The plants, the people! It’s so good.
• Love these matching dresses for the girls for Spring and these nude studded loafers for me.
• Ever since seeing Gwen’s pretty blossoming branches in her dining room–from her own yard! Lucky duck!–I’ve been wishing they were fake so that could buy some and infuse a little spring into our house. I found these faux flowering branches that look remarkably similar.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Maybe I’m late to the game (catching up on blogs) but COUNTER SPACE. I’m the oldest of three girls and that was way more important than the 6 minutes a day we spent brushing our teeth. Also, when I’m getting ready, I know I prefer counter space. I also think it’s nice with my toddler to have the ability to sit her on the counter while I’m brushing her teeth. I don’t think it’s about keeping stuff on the counter all the time, but just the ability to use it when you need it.
Counter space counter space counter space!
I grew up with three girls, one sink, a too-small mirror, and almost no counter space. I can’t remember ever fighting over the sink, but we were jostling for counter and mirror space almost daily. I echo what a commenter above said: your time needing running water is relatively small. My rec is to go with one sink.
Not reading through all the comments here so my apologies if this has been mentioned. Consider a trough sink…one sink, two faucets! The second faucet is really the only reason to need a second sink, so you could save the counter space that would be wasted between two sinks. Each girl would have their own side to work with and, provided there is an outlet on each end, they won’t need to interrupt the other to get themselves ready. This is what my husband and I are planning for our master bathroom renovation – you know, when we get around to that one day. HA! We’re rarely actively using our double sinks at the same time so one larger sink will actually gain us a little bit of overall counter space. Plus, I love that it gives more of a unique, custom feel. Good luck!
Personally I would not want my girls (when they’re older) to do their hair in their rooms. Hair products leave residue behind, and a bathroom is a much better place for that kind of mess. Hair straighteners /curlers are a fire hazard, and a bathroom counter seems like a much safer place than their bedroom that day they forget to turn it off. Plus just working with your hair gets hair everywhere – do you want that in the bedroom? I say all that because one argument for 2 sinks is that the girls can go to the bedroom for hair/makeup eventually. If you do 2 sinks I bet that they WILL go to the bedroom because there’s no counter space to work from. I suggest the one sink option is better from a cleanliness and safety issue because it hopefully will help keep hair, hair product, and plugged in items in the bathroom. BUT if you think you might rip out the bathroom and redo it again before they get to the pre-teen years…then I guess you might as well put in 2 sinks, because they won’t be doing hair and makeup until then, won’t need much counter space at all right now, and will get through the teeth brushing process faster! :D