We built a niche into our bathroom during the reno. If you've spent any time on renovation content, you know the niche is basically a rite of passage — everyone wants one, and everyone immediately fills it with artfully arranged bottles and a small plant that will slowly die from the humidity.
Ours is mostly empty.
Part of this is intentional. We didn't want to clutter it up just for the sake of it. Part of it is that we haven't fully decided what belongs there. Eight months in and we're still loosely "figuring it out."
What we can say is that having the niche is genuinely useful even half-empty. It keeps the essentials within reach without cluttering the ledge or the floor. Functionally, it works. Aesthetically, it's a work in progress — and we're okay with that.
Not every decision needs to be finished on day one. Some parts of a home take time to become what they're supposed to be. The niche is ours.
The Living Room — Or As We Now Call It, The Play Zone
f you're planning your reno with a baby incoming, our biggest advice is to leave more floor space than you think you need. You'll thank yourself later.
The Bedside Situation — Honest Storage Confession
Our bedside has become the catch-all for everything that doesn't have an obvious home — items we use daily but can't be bothered to put away, things we mean to deal with "later," and a small but growing collection of objects that just... live there now.
8 Months In — What We Know Now
If Part 1 was the dream, Part 2 is the reality check. And the reality is this: our home is messier than the moodboard, more functional than we expected, and more ours than any staged shot could ever capture.