DIY Modern Farmhouse Bathroom Accents

 A new house means a clean slate to start over with colors and decor- and when we moved in June, we definitely started over!

I'll admit, I was totally intimidated looking at decor in countless furniture stores. There was SO much. But I fell in love with the modern farmhouse decor the minute I saw it and knew I would incorporate it as much as I could. The clean whites and muted grays spoke volumes to a person who lives her life in shades of gray (seriously... my closet is black, white and gray. It's bad). The bathroom was the least intimidating place to start because of its size, so I began in our guest bathroom with minimalist accent pieces.

Check out the article I wrote for Zulily here- it has 10 fun, fresh ideas for a powder room update!

Tips for a Farmhouse Chic Bathroom

Succulents

What's not to love about succulents? They come in multiple sizes and have so many options. You can buy them in all sorts of pots (I had a skeleton and pumpkins at Halloween, a pineapple over the summer and can't wait to find cute ones for Christmas!) to match your decor. And because they are so inexpensive, you can switch them out regularly.

Mason Jars

Mason Jars are all the rage right now. You can purchase them ready to use to hold your toothbrushes and tooth paste, your hand soap or to use as a drinking cup in the powder room. You can also add DIY accents to your bathroom by painting your own Mason Jar for your bathroom. Consider a simple stencil and then spray paint around it for an easy tea light holder for over the commode or on the bathroom sink. Or consider adding seasonal decor to your Mason Jar. Pinecones for Fall or Winter, flowers for Spring.

Decorative Trays and Baskets

Decorative trays can be a fun way to display hand soaps and lotions, and they are super easy to swap out season to season. Even easier, buy a solid-colored tray and add your own DIY touch to it! You can easily add contact paper or even wrapping paper to change out the base of the tray and make it match your seasonal decor! Red or green would be great during the holidays, and then maybe something blue or white when January hits. Try red with hearts in February, and the go back to green for March!

Fun and Functional Bathroom Signs

The girls and I saw this sign at a local gift shop and couldn't wait to recreate it ourselves at home with wood and paint. We printed a template off the internet and got work with spray paint and stencils! The entire craft cost us less than $10, and now guests don't have to ask us which room the bathroom is! Plus they often compliment our simple but useful restroom plaque. 

What fun farmhouse decor have you added to your modern farmhouse bathroom?