Powder Room Makeover

So I spent most of the weekend remodeling our downstairs powder room.  I have never been happy with the colors I chose, but I just didn't really know what I wanted.

After reading on Under the Table and Dreaming about her powder room makeover, I knew what I had to do...choose a neutral color and then decorate with accents.  Well I LOVED hers so much that I was on a mission to find some gray paint - never would have been my first choice, but after seeing hers...

I went to Walmart (because I was getting other things) and I decided I would just "look" at colors to get an idea, well by browsing the return paint I came across the perfect color and it was 50% off ($10.98) for a gallon!! SCORE!

Here are the before photos, sorry I took down all the decorations (I was too excited to get started and forgot)

 

















So I took Stephanie's advice and went looking for some fabric, I too wanted to make some cute DIY art pieces as she called them.  I would have never of thought to do something like this.  Some people are so creative!!!

 I found these canvas boards at Walmart (3 pack for like $5.00) and then I got the fabric for $2.95 per yard. 

I hot glued it onto the board.  Then I added black trim and made some fabric flowers with accenting fabric.  I made one by braiding the 3 fabrics together.  The large yellow one is made from trim.

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I had a magazine basket that had a liner in it (again too excited and forgot the before photo), but I took some of the yellow trim (got it on clearance at Walmart) and hot glued it around the top, then on the wooden handles I ripped some 2" fabric and wrapped the handles and hot glued it down.

 Then I set to work on the shelves.  My step mom Diane gave me 3 white shelves and so I distressed them and gave them a little stain. 

 I found the yellow and black Gerber at Target for $5.99.  The shelf under the mirror is a thrift store find that I painted white (it was yellow) and then I distressed it.  The yellow and black "kitchen" towels were $2.99 ea.

 These three washcloths were from a set of 6 (the other 3 are on the back of the toilet) they were $4.99.  The yellow perfume bottle was a thrift find.  The jar on the left was hand carved for my husband and I while we were in Mexico a few years back.  Another close up of my shelf.  So glad I found a home for it.

I had this Gerber print in the bathroom in the same location but on the dark brown.  So much nicer here on the gray.  I got the bird on clearance for $4.99 at Display and Costume in Seattle, then the Dream was a TJ Maxx find and I tied some of the yellow fabric on it, and the little black wire basket was a thrift find that I got for .25 cents.  The black and white "shelf liner" ties in the colors.  We store our toilet paper in a old candle holder (another thrift find)

Two of the shelves Diane gave me (Thanks Mom)  The thingy on the left holds a Party Lite candle - but it had a blue candle so I'm going to find a yellow one to replace it, in the mean time I got the little yellow box for a $1.00 at Target and took the plant from another room.  The black "kitchen" rug was $9.99 at Target.

 The candle holder on the left you can't see, but it was a thrift store find for $1.00 and I spray painted it a high gloss black and found a yellow candle at Target for $4.99.

My two DYI pieces of art, my clearance mirror and my little thrift store duck that I found for a $1.00

Well there you have it.  Sorry for so many photos...I just love them! 

Happy Day - Heather

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Show & Tell Blue Cricket Design

W...as in Webb

So I've been seeing these moss covered letters on so many blogs out there, so why should I be the exception (or left out) and not create one of my own....question is where should I put it...

On entry table behind bunny....nah

 On side table behind eggs...nah

 Hanging on the wall...nah

AHHH PERFECT spot.....stay tuned for living room make over reveal.  I've been working hard to get it completed..

Happy Day - Heather

Master Bathroom Makeover - FINAL

Ok well I work on my bathroom ALL day on Saturday, March 12th. I started at 9 am and went until 2 am (daylight savings time so it was actually 1 am)on Sunday, March 13th, but I got it done!!! Sorry Paster Dean, I just had to sleep in.  Thanks for waiting 2 extra days for the reveal....hope it was worth it!

Inside my linen closet, I painted it nd then added a light.

Close up.  The white shelf on top of the wire I took from the smaller shelves that are holding my towels.  I wanted more room and it fit perfectly in the closet with a little sanding, creating this space.

Took this from the boys bathroom, it fit perfectly in the closet. 

View to the left from inside the tub.

View to the right from inside the tub.

View standing on top of the potty....

I held the camera up into our skylight to get this shot. 

Top three shelving - Top is Brett's, Middle is Mine and the Lower basket has the boys stuff.  (I plan on making labels) 

Middle section - top one holds my contact stuff - container matches the holder that the bubble bath is in (got at Goodwill), the middle one  holds our toothbrushes (I'm using a pen/pencil holder I got at goodwill) and jar has dental floss in it.  Bottom shelf has glass container with kids tub toys, and the tall glass contains "Colors" as our little guys calls them. 

The last section - top shelf has kleenex and wet wipes, middle shelf has our bubble bath in a canning jar holder that I got at Walmart.  The bottom shelf is a glass jar with my heart rocks that I collect. 

Here is the canning jar holder I got at walmart - it work perfectly for holding the boys bubble bath. 

This is a magazine holder that I got FREE from my Tastefully Simple party, I use it to hold my curling irons, flat irons and blow dryer. 

I got all three of these items at either Goodwill & Value Village.  I had to have the glass bowl it matched my room perfectly.  I got the bath salts at Big Lots and put it in the jar with cork lid. 

This by far is my FAVORITE thrift store find.  I paid $9.99 for it and it's perfect for holding my rings and earrings after a long day.

Looking in from our bedroom (took door off for this photo.

All of these items I got Thrifting.....SCORE!!!

Got the towels hooks at Lowe's...Love them!  One on each side of the tub.  I'm planning on doing vinyl stickers that say HIS and HERS.

The little shelf, glass items, I got during my thrifting, green glass from Big Lots, the hook and Family sign were from TJ Maxx.  Thanks for waiting (2 extra days for my reveal).  I hope you like what I did.  I love it.  I feel so happy when I walk in here now.  Happy Day - Heather

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