Reveal - small bathroom refresh
I'm pleased with how this came out. Rustic is what I was going for, and while a new vanity would have been my preference and gotten me closer to that aesthetic, it just wasn't in the budget; my goal is a total remodel down the line, but for now the bathroom is much improved and now better aligns with the feel of the house.
I didn't get any actual "before" pics -- DH put down the new flooring before I got around to it, but these in-progress pics will give you an idea of the butt-ugliness I'd been living with since we moved in.
See that light blue wall paint? Imagine that a shade or two darker, and that is what the previous floor looked like -- 4" blue ceramic tile with teal mosaic insets. DH put down Smartcore LVT from Lowe's in Burbank Oak over the tile.
Gotta love that vanity {eyeroll}! Yes, it really was painted like that... Previous countertop was some shade of beige with a scalloped (!) sink and a two-tone chrome and gold faucet set. Oy.
This was DH's first attempt at a door back when we moved in. He realized he screwed up and made it too short but never got around to fixing it. His door-building skills have come a long way since then, he's made some really nice doors to replace some bifolds and other doors we had.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoHere's the "after":
Normally I'm not a fan of white walls (at all) yet here they are. I tried many, many
paint samples and decided a richer paint just wasn't in the cards for this room
because of too much contrast of the white countertop (darn that budget!) and
the toilet in such a small room. I also wanted to highlight the mirror and
other dark elements in the room and decided to just give in and
paint it white -- walls are SW Alabaster (matte finish), ceiling is SW Extra
White (flat). Vanity is BM Silver Pine (aka Jack Pine). I chose this color
because it pulls out the subtle coloration in the floor and adds a bit of oomph
to the room with the white walls. I re-used the old vanity hardware. If I stumble on something snazzy I might change it out, but is fine for now. Mirror is an Etsy purchase, as are the towel hooks (only one showing in this pic), the toilet paper holder, and the door hardware in the next pic. Need something over the toilet -- enjoy going to local art shows, will wait for something to sing to me.Here you can see DH fixed the door -- I think it came out great! He stained it
Special Walnut, which is what the mirror is stained. The shower curtain nicely
hides the mis-matched tile and ties in with the vanity. It is longer, and I'll
probably put it up higher in a month or so when I'm positive the paint is cured
good and hard -- don't want to take a chance damaging the paint fiddling with the tension rod on the drywall right now.
Thanks for looking!
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