Our half bath was the first room in our house to receive a full makeover.
Check out the before (with seller’s stuff and my mom’s hair).
What we did:
- Remove wallpaper.
- Repair walls, prime, and paint.
- Install plantation shutters
- Install new toilet paper holder and towel bar
- Install pedestal sink and faucet
- DIY artwork
I am happy to say that this is the only room in the house that had wallpaper – thank goodness!
I couldn’t be happier with the final result. I love how the pedestal sink keeps the small bathroom feeling open, and along with the fresh paint color the room has a very airy feel. I used a mix of chrome and ORB metal finishes. Who says they all have to match? The light fixture, wall plates, and doorknob are ORB and the faucet, towel bar, and TP holder are chrome. The mirror has a gorgeous scalloped edge that catches the light beautifully. It ads an almost sparkly touch to the room.
The most exciting part of the bathroom reno was when we scored the pedestal sink through my favorite means – Craigslist! Yep, that’s right, we bought the sink through good ol’ CL. This sink goes for over $200 new and we purchased it for $35. Since we didn’t love the faucet the sellers used, and the faucet and drain are the parts of the sink that can get a little dingy, we replaced these parts with a new Delta faucet and drain. The porcelain is very easy to clean and disinfect, so the end result was an almost new sink for a fraction of the price.
Since pedestal sinks do not have storage for handy things like extra toilet paper, I bought a cute toilet paper box that stores two extra rolls. I chose an espresso rattan TP box that ties into the ORB, and the basket weave adds a bit of texture.
We wanted to take advantage of the window in the bathroom for natural light, so we looked for a window treatment that would provide privacy but still allow in some light. The plantation shutter has a divider rail so it is the perfect solution – keep the bottom closed for privacy and the top open to let in light. Plus, the shutters are super easy to clean and I love that they give the room a cottage touch.
The final detail we added was some DIY artwork. We bought 4 gallery frames from Pottery Barn and downloaded free prints from Vintage Printable. That’s right, free! I scaled them down to 5×7 and printed out on my color printer. If you haven’t checked out Vintage Printable, you should! It’s a great website and all the prints are free to download.
The details:
Wall Paint: Sherwin Williams Superpaint in Sea Salt
Ceiling Paint: C2 Ceiling Paint
Trim Paint: Sherwin Williams ProClassic Trim and Door paint in Alabaster
Mirror: Overstock
Plantation Shutters: Budget Blinds, brand is Norman
Pedestal Sink: Kohler Devonshire via Craigslist
Faucet: Delta
Light Fixture: Restoration Hardware
Toilet Paper Box: Pottery Barn
Trash Can: Target
Towel Bar and TP Holder: Kohler
Artwork: Pottery Barn frames with seashell prints from Vintage Printable
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love love love the mirror. Excellent job!
– Thanks!!
The bathroom looks amazing! We are in the middle of ours and have the exact same layout. I love the toilet paper holder and artwork.
Wow! I love that mirror and the whole bathroom is elegant and modern and fantastic!
Vintage printable is great -Love the shells. Great makeover!!!! Might feature it too.
I love love love the colors and how everything turned out. Great picks on all the details. Great job!
Jena! I love what you did with your bathroom with the colors and fixtures you chose :o) You got some really great deals and I must checkout the Vintage Printable site!
I love that mirror – my powder room is a similar color, though i like yours better! ;) do you know what your mirror was called on Overstock – -I looked for it and couldn’t find it….. maybe it’s gone :(
Heather, thanks for the nice comment! The mirror is the Frameless Ridge Mirror
Beautiful! I love the style of the mirror.
What a great transformation! A million times better than the original , though the stuffed bears did add a lot to the room ;-) Love a good before and after!
love your redo…great job!!
Beautiful little bathroom. Great job!
I’m in LOVE with that mirror! I have to find something cool like it for my powder room- the boring builder one really must go!
I love, love, love that mirror!!!!! The whole bathroom is great….but the mirror makes it.
The interior design of the bathroom simply beautiful and I really liked it. Good Job.
You all did a great job.
Hi Jena, I love your bathroom make over! Thank you for sharing it on Masterpiece Monday. I hope you will come back again in the future and join in the link party again.
Happy New Year!
Mary
Wow, what a deal on the sink!!!
Great work. Good choice of colors.
Thank you so much for posting these wonderful pictures of you bath re-do. I am in the planning process of my hall bath redo. I love your mirror and will be making a visit to Overstock.com to see what I can find for my bath.
Traci
Fabulous transformation! It’s like you went from the 80′s to a beautiful new bath! Thanks for breaking it all down too. It’s like thing you always want to know, but can’t ask ;)
Would love for you to stop by this weekend and link up to Passion for Paint!
bathroom reno = FANTASTIC!!! Looks totally beautiful!
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What is the actual color of the wall called…i’m considering to paint the wall the same color
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