Sprucing Up the Bathroom

We got productive this weekend, started our laundry area redo and also completed some of the projects that have been lingering around for a while.  One of those projects being a little sprucing up of our little half bath.  So let's take a walk through memory lane and see how far this teeny space has come.

The beginning:

Nice huh?  This was such a dingy and dark little space.  When we moved in, we at least added an old rug we had, tossed a basket under the sink for storage and moved the plunger.  Big upgrades, I know.

And....here it is today.  So much better right?  This little bathroom is so much brighter and cheerier and is full of easy diy projects.  

Here are some things we have done so far:  We painted the trim white and walls a new brighter color (Olympic Tightrope).  Then we painted the linoleum floor teal (Valspar Classic Teal)- a much easier process than I thought it would be.  We also added these baskets for extra storage on the walls. And, I made the peacock paint chip art (which we finally got around to hanging this weekend).

Oh, we also changed out the awful old and broken wooden towel rod and this weekend I found this really cute hand towel at world market - that I absolutely love. 

 

PS - You can see where I have started priming the hallway and laundry area this weekend plus you are reminded of how hideous that floor is back there.

We also replaced the old light and updated the old medicine cabinet mirror.

Here's the quick side by side:

Total Cost of Bathroom Redo So Far:

Paint for Walls: $9.99 (quart)

Paint for Trim : Already Had

Floor Painting Project: $35

New Light: $19.99

New Hardware: $10

Mirror Project: $15 (spray paint & washers)

Storage Baskets for Wall : $14

Paint Chip Art: Free

New Hand Towel: $9.99

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$100

We love our new little space!  I'll be sharing more laundry room updates as well as some other little projects we are working on this week.  Thanks for stopping by today, have a great week!

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Bathroom Update - Painting the Walls

Last weekend we had the pleasure of attending one of the best youth workers conferences around, the National Youth Workers Convention in Atlanta.  We had such a great time of refreshment, encouragement and learning from the best.  It's always great to take some time to step back and rest in God's hands.  So watch out students, you have a lot coming your way.

I think most people are enjoying having this week to relax and be with family, as well are we, but we also have a list of things we want to accomplish.  Until then, I thought I'd post a little bit about our half bath we've been working on.  I think I'm going backwards since I already posted about the floor but I wanted to add an update about our new wall color and prep we did to it.

The bathroom walls are our favorite- lovely faux paneling- except this time they had previously been painted.  The painted paneling made it a little easier since I didn't have to prime them.  They were painted the standard blah yellowy beige the rest of the house was painted (besides the paneling and knotty pine) with matching trim.  However, these walls were in pretty bad shape with holes and yucky gunky stuff all over. We also removed all of the old broken wooden hardware that adorned these lovely walls.

My thoughts on the bathroom before - Ugly, Yucky, Broken, Gross, Gunky

We had lots of holes to fill and sand.

The easiest stuff to use to fill wall cracks and holes is DAP DryDex Spackling Compound.  It's easy to apply and dries quickly.  It also dries pink so you know when it's time for sanding.  Really simple.

After we filled, waited, sanded and cleaned the walls were ready to be painted.  I went with the same color I used in our spare bedroom - Tightrope in Olympic no voc paint.  I also painted the trim the same as the rest of the house, off the shelf white Olympic no voc paint.  

So here's a quick before and after shot of the trim and wall paint color - I don't think this is the same wall angle but you can get a good idea of the color.

Aahhh, so much better.  I can't explain why but the previous trim and wall color that covered our entire house just made me feel stuffy and uncomfortable.  It's finally all gone and I can now take a breath and relax.  Only a little bit of paneling to go now, Just one tiny thing I am thankful for.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving!!