Love takes time. In the case of this French Coastal powder room, eight years. Step one, get rid of the wallpaper and make a move for Provence — even if that means just buying an off-white paint with lavender undertones called A la Mode.

I added a lavender bouquet from Etsy, and my mother-in-law picked up watercolors prints from the actual place. Someday it’ll be my turn to romp through the lavender fields!

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For more Dutch Colonial powder room help… Go to Stage 2: Update old mirror with chalk paint & new lighting

Or, go to the whole house Before & After Picture Index to see other room makeovers.