Ta Da!
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This is our upstairs bathroom. It's not a full bath: that's downstairs. I finally decided to get to it and get it done so I could include it in the home tour series.
This has been a long time coming.
I lived with this bathroom, in this state, for years:
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Then, in August, two things came together--and change became possible:
1) I found out about spray paint.
I'd always known about spray paint, of course, but I'd always thought it was for outdoor things, and I thought it only came in bright primary and neon colours. My eyes were forever opened when I came across a CSI project using spray paint.
2) A CSI project itself. It was called "create something inspired by pottery barn" or something to that effect.
That's all it took. Suddenly, I knew change was possible, and I had a direction.
I made a mood board from images in the Pottery Barn bath catalog.
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The back of the toilet is metal. We sanded it.
It took several coats of spray paint: but it worked!
Things came together quite quickly. I chose the paint colour based on the collaboration between Pottery Barn and Benjamin Moore. That story here
I sewed a PB inspired curtain for my tiny casement window. Tutorial here
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Individual pieces were transformed with spray paint. Lots of detailed before and after shots here
And then things stalled. I wanted to put the shelves back up over the toilet: yet I loved the openess without them. Plus, I wanted new boards.
I finally got them up. I don't love them. But, the room is now fully functional--which is a good thing.
So, here we are, at long last:
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Spray painted toilet tank top, bought new seat, made and installed new shelves, sewed new curtains, painted the walls, bought a rug.
Purchased new towels, bought and installed new toilet roll holder, spray painted basket, bought new washcloths, made new art work and purchased a new frame which I painted and distressed.
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Spray painted old Ikea metal spice shelves, added hooks, replaced wood shelf with glass, replaced old cracked mirror with new, installed new light switch and plate.
I also spray painted the ceiling light fixture. (not shown)
And there we have it.
Linking to the 112th Met Monday.
and to Wow Us Wednesdays #6 at Savvy Southern Living.
Thanks for coming to see my "new" bathroom.
6 comments :
You did an amazing job! I love the spray paint solutions! I would be inclined to put the new art in a bigger frame with more matte showing, but other than that, I love the whole shebang!
Great Job! I just love the transformation! Stopping by from Susan's party. Martina
good job on that bathroom. I like how clean and open it looks now!
This sure looks good, especially the toilet seat. Also that you changed the shelves and their supports makes a huge difference.
The wall color made ALL the difference! I have a white bathroom right now...I'm ready for a change! ♥
Love the walls, everything looks so much better! Good job!
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