I really really want to paint our downstairs bathroom before the wedding.. BUT..there are only 23 days left till then, and I'm not sure if this project will make it to the "completed" list with all the other things going on. I will try my best. It's not hideous by any means, but I don't love the blue color that it is, and I really want to lighten it up with a light and airy Sagey green color.
Something like this color:
We'll see if that project gets completed. It's a small bathroom.. but there's a lot of cutting in and it probably needs primer, etc, I'm just not sure if it's on the "So Important it HAS to be done before the Wedding" list..
Hideous, however, was the bathroom upstairs that Did make that list, and is thankfully all painted and in the process of final touches. (Thanks to my sister-in-law and brother for all their help!!!)
I don't have a before picture of the upstairs bathroom.. but let me briefly describe, and you'll realize why it was in desperate need, and did make the list.
Picture this....
The walls had been painted a Teal color.. Like 90's, not pretty, TEAL. Not pretty. At all. Sorry, but this one had to go. Let's also mention that the closet door had been painted a light purple-ish lavender kind of color. Not a hideous color, but for a door? Um..Ok. No. Now the best part. I know you're excited.. I really wish I had the pictures to share. The closet door and bathroom door molding was painted an OMG glossy dark purple. Not the whole door frame either. Just one side. Of each door. Yeah. I don't have nice words to use about my feelings towards the bathroom at that time, and honestly would rather let the images escape my mind, while I bask in the beauty of the new bathroom.
There are no windows in the bathroom, so I basically was thinking a very light color, and since it's my step-daughter's bathroom, plus guest bathroom, I wanted it to be girly, as well as guest-friendly.
I'm here to share with you the fun of decorating a girly-pink Paris Theme bathroom :)
My inspiration came from this picture my mom and I found at Hobby Lobby, one of the best stores ever.
The Frame silhouette came from Ross, another store I love, and I couldn't resist.. it was perfect for the theme I was going for.
The Mister wasn't thrilled about Pink, but he's a guy, and really, what guy is?
I hit some yard sales and Goodwill stores and picked up a few things I thought would be cute in this bathroom. Most of these things needed some help to look cute.. like spray paint.. but it's worth it when you pay next to nothing for something, paint it, and suddenly it's Gorgeous!
I found this little shelf at the Goodwill for like a buck.. and it was going to be perfect.. other than the UG-LEE color
So.. with a few sprays of black paint, I turned it into this:
Much better.
I found these silver tin containers at a yard sale. Some of them were missing lids, but I figured for the price, they were worth buying. I could probably paint these too..
So here's where it's at.. spray painted tins Black and Cream.. added a pretty polka dot ribbon. Added new mirror from Craigslist, which had an ugly brown and shiny gold frame, that is no longer, because that was ugly... Some really ornate frames that were gold, and painted Cream.
still a work in progress.. But it's HUGE progress from where it was.. the place we won't mention.
The fun part for me is finding these little things I can "fix-up" and work towards making it an adorable bathroom, space, bedroom, whatever. Working on a budget, and using creative thinking.. finding great deals on ugly things, and turning them into something pretty, all by yourself.
I found a plain 'ole white/cream shower curtain, hot-glued some $3 ribbon to it, and voila.. something a little prettier.
Fun, Huh?
