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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 replenishedthat
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 constructionthreads
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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