Showing posts with label decorative painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorative painting. Show all posts

Monday, January 9, 2012

Boys Bathroom Makeover

The boys bathroom makeover is complete!
My husband , with a little assistance from me
 did the entire remodel. 

I must admit I'm a bit embarrassed.
These is the only BEFORE photos I have.

Are you the kind of blogger who runs around picking up any mess
before taking the photo for your blog?

I never want anything to look out of place.
Not very realistic when there are two boys sharing a bathroom!

So PLEASE excuse the mess....


Who says girls are messy!

Bye Bye mirror.
A framed mirror replaced this dated one.


Everything was  replaced except for the vanity.
The vanity got a painted face lift.



Notice the crack on the floor?


Dated brass light fixtures are gone...


So the tiling began...

We purchased a wet saw off Craigs List for a good price.
That really helped cutting all the tile.


I wanted to add  bead board to the lower half of the wall.
My husband says that all my "good ideas"
 cause him a lot more work!



Ready to see the completed project?




We used a 12x12 tile on the floor
that was installed on the diagonal.


The shower was fully tiled.


We added a decorative tile in lay.



My good friend Sharon sprayed the vanity for me.
She does beautiful work .
You can see some of her creations HERE.
It looks brand new.

New hardware and a granite top completed the look.





The new light fixture and mirror gave it an updated look.


The mirror was not black when I purchased it.
It was gold.


It was painted with the same paint as the vanity.
The detail was highlighted.
Now both pieces match perfectly!



 We added crown molding, which is always a challenge to do!
The paint color on the wall is Sherwin Williams "Lenox Tan" and the cieiling is Sherwin Williams "Shaker Beige ".


The Bead Board wall got a coat of white paint.
Tall base board moldings were added for extra detail.


The bead board was topped with two different sizes of moldings.
How to finish off the moldings in the corners was a challenge,
but I think it came out well.



Even our two Siamese cats got a new home.
The litter box was placed the closet. 
We added a swinging pet door for the cats to go in and out.



I wanted to make a window treatment that wasn't "frilly"
 and it had to be functional.
I decided to make a roman shade that could be lowered for privacy.



I added a small cornice at the top of the window treatment.


The last thing to finish was finding some art work.
I knew I wanted to do a few frames.
but what to put in them?

I find it had to find things for a room used by boys.

This is what I came up with....


B for Brandon and A for Austin...
The letters were metal. 
I purchased them at Hobby Lobby. 
 They didn't fit the frames,
so made color copies of the letters
 then re sized them using Microsoft Publisher. 
 I mounted the copies on some foam core board.

 

The frames were all different colors. 
I decided to paint them with the same spray paint,
then highlighted them with a gold color paint.


I found this metal lock at Hobby Lobby. 
It was Red, but I painted it and wiped off some of the paint
 leaving red highlights.
Onto a piece of foam core I mounted a piece of scrap book paper that had a script design.
The door lock plate was placed in the center of the frame.

 


The letters were sized smaller than the opening of the frame.
They where attached directly to the wall.
Once attached to the wall, the frame was hung.




This  remodel was a BIG undertaking.
I'm glad it's done.
Next project to start....
The master bathroom!

Now for the good news...
Later in the week,
I'll share with you the completed master bedroom re-do.
It's about time!!!
Can't wait to share with you.  It is my dream bedroom.

I'm linking up to....


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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Beefing Up the Molding....

I've been SLOWLY working on the master bedroom transformation.

  So...... in the mean time I'm would love to share with you another project that I  mainly my hubby completed.

Here's what the project looked like when we began.
The bathroom had nice dental molding,
 just not BEEFY enough for my liking.





Once my husband agreed to do the project for me, I quickly ran up to the wood working store to get the supplies.  I figured while he was in the mood to do the work I better get the wood, just in case he had second thoughts about doing the project.


I purchase a panel molding that was about 1" wide. He cut and mitered the corners and placed the piece of trim about 2.5" below the dental molding.  He used my handy dandy air compressor and staple gun to attach the molding to the drywall.


I then primed, painted and glazed the all the wood trim and the piece of drywall that was between the dental molding
 and the panel molding.

I love adding a glaze to dental molding. 
 The stain sticks to all the indentations of the wood
 and really adds a nice detail.

Now that's the look I wanted.
some nice BEEFY molding that didn't cost a fortune!


This was a very inexpensive project with a big transformation. The panel molding was much easier to do than the crown molding.  At  least that's what it seemed like to me.
  You'll have to ask my husband about that!
Maybe you also noticed the walls are different.  When we had the hardwood floors refinished, the old wall paper was damaged so I had to find a replacement paper.  Well, you know how that goes....
One thing lead into another and the powder room got an entire face lift.  I'll share that with you next week.

  As for now I better get working on the master bedroom transformation!

I'll be linking up to the following sites....

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Finally Let the Makeover Begin....

Do you have unfinished projects?

My bedroom makeover is one of them. 

One year ago I purchased paint samples and that's as far as I got.  My 50th birthday just recently past and my mother in law gave me a gift of money.  She insisted I use it on something I wanted. 

 Ooooh, I knew exactly what I wanted. 
Yhippie...  The UPS driver has arrived with my gift,
so let the decorating begin.......




My "dream" room would have a chandelier, not a ceiling fan. Susan, at Between Naps on the Porch has the perfect chandelier in her master bedroom.

  Let's take a peek...


Isn't it  beautiful?  You can read about all about it HERE.

 My husband has very few requests
when I decorate. He lets me do as I wish.
But a ceiling fan in the master bedroom is a must for him.

So when I saw this beauty HERE in the Horchow catalog
I was sooooo excited.
But there was a problem...the price.
Oh, how I hate when that happens.

 What's a girl to do when you're on a budget?
Ebay....That's the answer.
  I found it for less than half the price!
Now my non-demanding husband can have the ceiling fan
and I still got a light fixture that had crystals!

Isn't it a beauty?


I couldn't wait to get it put together.....
 

Let me share with you my inspiration room
 which I first saw on Rate My Space.

I even have the same four poster bed as in my inspiration room.
I just love the colors of the room.  They are so soft and soothing. These colors are nothing like the rest of my home,  
which have warm tones throughout.



Now I had to select a color.  That's the hard part as you can see in the photo below.  I painted several different colors.  Some had to much green or blue.  I finally choose the one with the blue X.
Sherwin Williams, Herbal Escape....


Do you have a hiding spot in your bedroom?

You know, where you stash that one of a kind bargain.
I'll share my hiding place with you...

You may have the same spot. 
 That's right, under the bed.

 Over the past year, when I have seen something on clearance I snatched it up and hid it under the bed.
 I have actually forgotten what I have hiding under there.



Here's the fabrics for the draperies and dust ruffle.
It's been propped up in the corner of the bedroom
about as long as I have had the paint samples on the wall.
I found the toile fabric at Calico Fabrics. 
 It's the same fabric as my inspiration room. 


Isn't it just lovely.


Here's the fabric for the dust ruffle.


Bye... Bye... old ceiling fan.


We painted the ceiling Sherwin Williams cream fleece.


The walls were painted  with the Sherwin Williams Herbal Escape. 
It isn't as dark as I thought it would be. 
I like the color, but it's going to take some getting used to.


The trim has been painted and now the ceiling molding and my beautiful ceiling fan/chandelier will be going up. 

Stop back I'll be posting as soon as my hubby hangs it up this week!
Now I need to start sewing the window treatments and bed skirt.
I can't wait to share it with you.
I'll be linking up to....

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