Vintage bathroom

I loved all the vintage bathroom accessories I saw last week at the Next press show in Shoreham. I would like the pink acrylic soap dispenser for my cloakroom along with the pink pedal bin as they would match my color scheme perfectly. I am also loving the cut out metal bins for my craft room to hold my wrapping paper in. The crochet boxes and drawers in pretty pink and pale blue would be ideal storage for my craft odds and ends. I also can't resist the vintage glass storage jars for putting pretty candy in.

Have a sweet day!

Pretty wrapped soaps

We have started work on our new laundry room and cloakroom. So, after months of looking around the internet for cute, pretty ideas I have started to get my interior accessories ready! Don't you just love the part where you get to accessorize a new room?

I thought my bird glass apothecary jars from Modern Chic Home would look great in my cloakroom and would match my bird trail fabric blind (which I have yet to make!).

Today I am sharing with you my large bird apothecary jar that I have filled with hand wrapped pretty soaps and mini Cath Kidston guest soaps in colours to match my bird trail fabric. I decided it would cost me a small fortune to fill my large glass apothecary jar with the pretty Cath Kidston soaps so I bought a pack of pure vegetable soaps form Waitrose that were wrapped in white paper. I then wrapped two in blue polka dot wrapping paper, with a band of lace tape, pink polka dot ribbon, finished off with blue rik rak. Another two I wrapped in floral wrapping paper with a band of pink and white striped ribbon and a further two in pink polka dot wrapping paper.

Cath Kidston wild flowers guest soap collection

Have a sweet day!

Aqua soaps

This week on "Wonderful World of Etsy" I bring you a selection of some pretty aqua soaps to add a pop of colour to your bathroom or cloakroom. My favourite has to be the adorable bird soap; no surprise there!

• Beach days button soap
• Photo camera soap
• Bird soap - set of three
• Ginger pear creamy mango soap

Have a sweet day!

Rose scented soaps

A recent addition to my bathroom, I bought these decorative rose soaps in a small interior boutique. I'd needed to top up my etched bathroom jar due to the fact I'd used up most of the bath bombs in it, and I went for the rose design soaps as they match my delicate carved roses on the bathroom shelf.



For similar rose soaps try Gianna Rose Atelier soaps with the fragrance of Gardenia jasminoides.



After looking on the Gianna Rose Atelier website, I have fallen in love with the Leaf soaps in the clean scent of Tea Leaf and Verbena.



For similar etched storage jars try Graham & Green.

Top of the bathroom cabinet

I found our stainless steel two-door mirrored bathroom cabinet on eBay for less than half the price of high street stores. The lotus flower tealight holder is from Lavender Room. The bevelled mirrored tray is from Marks & Spencer and contains flower shaped candles that were a gift bought for me from Thailand.

Bathroom dispensers

From left to right:

The clear acrylic dispenser is from John Lewis and is filled with pale duck egg coloured hand moisturiser.

I think the beveled edges and classic shape of the mirrored-centre soap dispenser from Marks & Spencer helps create a clean, timeless look for the bathroom. I especially love that the etched pattern is in a light duck egg colour, too.

The small enamelled canister is part of the Newbury range from Restoration Hardware and is perfect for keeping small bits and bobs in.

Bathroom scales

Bathroom scales; I love them and hate them! I spent ages looking for scales that were both stylish and functional, yet also not too obtrusive. I eventually went for the highly accurate scales for weight loss and fat reduction from Tanita.

The flooring is natural stone with pale grey grout.

On the shelf

On the shelf above the sink, the tissue box is housed in an enamel tissue box cover, part of the Newbury collection from Restoration Hardware. In the beveled edge mirrored soap dish from Marks & Spencer are two delightful delicate carved roses, scented with a pretty rose perfume, both from Lavender Room. When the scent runs out you just add a few drops of scented oil.

The brick tiles are butted together with chrome curved edge tile.

Wall towel storage

I have loved the way hotels store towels for years now and I really wanted to store my towels in a similar way. I didn't want to spend a lot of money and wanted something simple and unobtrusive. The pictured towel rack from Next fit the bill perfectly. The stone spot towels from Cath Kidston, coupled with the light and dark silver sage coloured ones from Restoration Hardware complete the look!

Crystal shower hooks

I spent ages looking for a shower curtain rail for my bathroom. You see, we have a window at one end of the bath, meaning we couldn't have a regular rail that is suspended at both ends. I like alternatives, such as encircling shower rails (either square or circular), but as the bath does not stand away from the wall there was not enough room for one of those. I eventually found the shower rail above from Next, that is fixed at the tap end only.

The shower curtain hooks and curtain are from Restoration Hardware. The shower curtain is two-part, with a decorative banded sateen shower curtain that hangs outside the bath and a clear vinyl curtain liner on the inside to stop water leaking everywhere.

Bath caddy

I bought my sister this bath caddy a few years ago, and she kindly bought me one the following year. We got them from Graham & Green, and the good news is that they still sell them!

The candle and washcloth in silver sage are from one of my favorite American home stores, Restoration Hardware, where I also bought other silver sage bathroom accessories.

The matchbox, in a similar colour, I picked up when I stayed at Cape Grace in South Africa. I also found the mini foot pumice and nail brush in South Africa at Rain.

The butterfly clip was from Tchibo, but unfortunately they only stock items for a couple of weeks, if you're lucky!