Absolutely. The marine theme can even be salvaged. The light blue is attractive, and the wave stencil offers some sorely needed contrast. The crown light over the sink and the starburst lights around the mirror are squifty. What this room needs most is a bit of vigorous editing.

Let's start by making the sink reachable. Haul the wire vanity and everything on it into the hallway, and never, never let me see you trying to put anything in that space again. Snag the "bath salts holder" on the edge of the tub as you go. I would also take out the towel rack above the sink, since things looming overhead make me claustrophobic, but if it doesn't bother you, leave it be.

Next, let's take that skirt off the sink. Friends don't let friends compress that much floof into that small a space; and besides, the hang of the drapery suggests that someone recycled their guest-bedroom sheets. Replace it with a tailored skirt, perhaps half-length to make it easier to reach the rather attractive trash can. Use the discarded skirt to wrap and pack the glass vase and feathers. The little vase on the toothbrush stand can stay if you don't find that it collects toothpaste spray, but remember to keep the flowers replenished—that vase has nothing going for it when it's empty.

All the glass gems have to go. You can wait a couple of weeks for the shine to wear off, but that's it. To do the job, you'll have to remove the silver urn, which is a good thing; it's an exceptionally nice decoration, but it needs to go somewhere where it won't tarnish. That corner of the tub isn't likely to see any active use, so it could hold, say, a pottery vase instead.

The idea of the shower valance was good, but look at the construction—threads are trailing out of all the edges. Take it down and replace it with anything else of better construction. Bear in mind that the room is dark and the shower bar is flimsy; it might be better to stick with a single shower curtain.

The three-tiered shelf has potential, all of which is wasted. Take out those poor, sunless, dying peonies. Find somewhere else for the colorless little bottle and the odd multicolored plastic pancake-things to live. Put a pothos or a low-light-loving ivy on the top tier, and encourage its vines to grow up the peaked arch. Pile the lower two shelves with tall, brightly-colored ornaments to make full use of the shelves' dramatic height. If you can find a smaller cousin of the crown above the sink, or an ornament in the same style, work it!

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