Vote for my bathroom! | Birchbox DIY

So I don't know if any of you get Birchbox, but I must say- I LOVE my Birchbox!

Both the hubby and I get monthly Birchboxes filled with fun little treats.  The women's box is usually more geared towards cosmetics, and the guy's box is filled with more manly cleansers, colognes and other useful little items.

This month on Facebook, Birchbox is doing a DIY contest for the best DIY project you've ever done.  Remember our epic bathroom flip after the sewer-mageddeon?  Well, since this is our new favorite room in the house, I figured I'd submit it!

Here's my submission:

The contest is based on votes, so I need your help!

Bathroom- Finished!

So after a long while, I can say we've finished some pretty cool stuff here at the house.  Today, I'll give you a sneak peek of the finished downstairs bathroom.  I think it's my favorite room in the house, and I think the hubby would agree.

So I really don't have any good pictures of before the bathroom makeover.  We intended to do it, and the sewer-mageddeon come up by surprise and motivated us to get things done a bit more quickly.  Here's the in-progess picture:

And here's the finished product:

Vanity, Mirror, Toilet, Paint | Lowes

Towels, Shower Curtain | Target

Scooter | birthday gift from a friend

The vanity is my favorite part.  I love the vessel sink.

Fluffy Towels Reeds | Yankee Candle

Punkin | Target

Halloween soap dispenser | Target

I love that scooter picture.  A good friend gave it to me for my birthday a few years ago.  It was to re-kindle my desire to have a scooter.  

I thought these little boxes were fun.  I bought them for a previous house, but it matches so much better here!

Ceramic paper plane, Bowling ball candle holders, Punkin, Wall cubes | Target

We had to get creative with the toilet paper.  There's not much wall space in this little bathroom, especially with 2 doors into the bathroom:

Bathroom Makeover

If you had the opportunity to completely re-do a space or two in your house, what would you do?

We all have our dream houses planned out on Pinterest, but how much of it is actually realistic?  Due to the recent sewer-geddeon, we have the chance to re-do the whole bathroom, and at least the floors in the kitchen.  With this comes a lot of thought- Can I work some upgrades into the upstairs bathroom too?  Can we get what we want while still being money conscious enough to pay for the new sewer line?  Will I ever get this awkward smell out of my house?

This is the idea board I've been putting together so far, with some feed back from the hubby too...

I really like dark colored wood and bold colors.  I already have the light green trellis shower curtain, and the current tub gets to stay.  Otherwise, the whole room is up for the changing.  I have a few wall hangings from the previous house that were travel themed with some red accents.  I would like to see them in this bathroom, but when it comes down to it, we can really do whatever we want!

Vanities | I like vanities with a little lift.  It makes it seem like a piece of furniture rather than another lego block stuffed in a corner.  The more personality, the better.  Storage is an issue in our house, so it's something to consider.

Lighting | To be honest, the current lighting in the room sucks.  Upstairs, I've noticed when showering that not much light gets over to the shower side, and I'm often showering in the dark.  We need to find something that will spread the light around, yet not be too blinding while you're washing your hands.

Colors | I think I want to go with some fun complimentary colors.  I wanted to work with light greens and reds, but I'm afraid without something else it will come across very Christmasy.  The color combination, compliments of Design-Seeds, gives some warm and cheery colors without being bland.  They make me think of  Italy- even though I've never been there, but its what I would like to think the colors of Sicily would be like.

What would you put in a new bathroom?