My new "Proper"ly "Prim"med Bathroom... Phase 11

Well it finally happened I have the perfectly prim bathroom that I have been dreaming about for 6 years.  (You can read about Phase 1 here.) 

My head was swimming...Do I paint the walls, leave the trim... paint the trim and leave the walls.? But they are white... I don't like white. So why was I having such a hard time making up my mind?  I can't believe it took me so long to do this.

this is the entrance to the bathroom...

can you see all that wood...

everywhere. 

 two closet doors,  all the trim and the inside of the entrance door... it all had to go and I had to paint it... have I mentioned how much I dislike painting big projects...

so first I tackled the stocking stretchers, painted, sanded and stained for that perfect prim look...

and it was quick...

next I glazed the cabinet I painted last week... another quick project...

then it was time to get painting all those doors, baseboards and window trim... not so quick...

I ordered these handles for the vanity and the closet doors...

   

next on the list was a new curtain...

but I needed a new curtain rod...

 this makeover was all about using up what I already had...

I made the shelf from one I had hanging around...drilled holes in the brackets with my hole saw...

 used a 1-5/8" wooden dowel for the rod... slid it through the holes... 

hung the shelf about 8" higher than the window top... added some of my favourite treasures...

it was the perfect piece to tie everything together... and it has that perfect prim look...

Vintage Junky showed this pic on her blog last week and I absolutely fell in love with it. 

 I just had to have it... 

It will replace the cross stitch above the toilet.

It will add some interesting depth to that wall and it has the perfect pop of red.

so let's have one last look at the before...

 and now, my Proper Prim bathroom makeover...

I love it... it now looks like it belongs to the rest of the house... okay maybe not the kitchen... that's next on my list... did I mention that I don't like painting big projects. 

 Now do you see why I am procrastinating starting that job... I will find a million other things to do just to avoid doing what I should be doing... so I figure the entire house will get redone before I work my way to that room.

Am I the only one that does this?

Cost Breakdown;

Curtain - $19.99 (Swags Galore)

Wooden Dowel - $2.48 (Rona)

Little Red Riding Hood Pic - $10.50 (Etsy)

 ALL paint left over from other projects... $0.00 (private stash)

Trim for cabinet - $7.77 (Home Depot)

New hardware - .83/ea x 4= $3.32 (ebay)

Total makeover cost - $ 44.06

Thanks for popping in... would love to hear what you think. 

Hugs,

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Bathroom Makeover...

Well, l I have been at it again... slowly but surely I am beginning to tackle the bigger jobs that have been bugging me for the past few years.  I read a blog the other day that said if you want to do something in your house, then do it.  Stop thinking resale and you will be much happier with your home.  That was like music to my ears... I am always second guessing myself... I am always thinking resale.  I end up talking myself out of doing things for that very reason. 

I am tired of playing it safe... so this weekend I just ran with it. 

This cabinet was number one on my list. 

and this 80's orange was second on my list. 

I started by adding some trim that I just happened to have in my stash...

have I told you how much I love my mitre saw. 

I painted the cabinet (still needs to be glazed)... next on the list was that metal strip.  I had already spray painted it from brass to ORB awhile back.  I took several Rub N Buff finishes and added some Varsol to them and sponged it on.  Still wasn't liking it so I took plain Varsol and started dabbing it off... I let it pool a bit, turned on the hairdryer and moved the Varsol around, it did the trick.  It now looks like hammered copper. 

no more orange wood... amazing what a little black paint will do...

loving the new updated look.

Next, I pulled out this cross stitch that has been hanging around way too long ... made a mat with corrugated cardboard and put it in an old frame... 

my next dilemma, where do I hang it?

this is when I sit and actually think... I needed a lightbulb moment, quickly... I wanted something different... something outside the box.

now add this to the mix...

and these gems filled with my small treasures and other essentials...

couldn't forget my best friend there on the end... epsom salts... look how pretty she looks

 went back to the archives and dug out this old shelf, dismantled it, added new supports that were also hiding in the just in case pile,  gave it a fresh coat of paint and attached it to...

are you still with me?

 this old gifted shutter... it has literally been hanging around for several years, just waiting for it's debut. 

 now it might not be everyones style, but I love it, I wanted different...

and there you have it... my mini makeover... and it only cost me 7.77 for the thin piece of trim.  That is my idea of decor on a dime.

I ordered a new curtain for the window.  That should tie things together nicely.  Next I will tackle the baseboards and closet doors... I hid those in the pics... remember that orange, you guessed... but not for long.

 I am slowly working my way to the kitchen cupboards.  Once I start there will be no turning back so I figured I would try something small first. Not so bad and I did this with a brush. 

If it makes as much improvement as this little makeover, I may get to it sooner than later.

So, do you overthink things too? 

Are you always thinking resale?

Well no more thinking for this girl... my new motto is "just do it". 

So what ya all think?

Like, Love it or Ditch it?

This ain't no PB knock-off...

Where did my weekend go???  Monday already? and an hour short of sleep time... no fair.

It all started Friday by taking down a mirror to replace it with another one.  The extremely heavy mirror didn't work as I had hoped... the wire broke and down it came.

After escaping the 7 year curse I decided I'd better change course and moved the mirror on the fireplace mantel and it didn't require another hole in the wall... sweet!  Did I mention my house was in TOTAL disarray at this point.  And I still had a blank spot that needed filling. 

Down to the workshop I went and was totally focused committed to making a new prim piece to fill that GIANT space. 

Half way through my original plan, I got  one of those brain zingers and remembered this telephone face and innards that a friend gave me 12 years ago. 

Now, can you explain to me why at that very minute I thought of this when I was building a cupboard, I haven't laid eyes on it in 5 years.

I forget sometimes that I  have saws  and can make great things happen now.

so I made it a new box

 and that's when it all started...

what was I going to do with it... it is too small to make an impact and as usual I never have a plan...

it started talking to me and I didn't even lift the receiver... lol

off to the wood pile... I used my jig to make the board larger...

knocked the cobwebs off these corner brackets...

made the telephone sign...

made a box to store all my secret treasures...

Note the phone #, I went digging in some of my Dad's old stuff and found our phone number from the 60's... remember when it was letters instead of area codes... the letters stood for Liberty, which was a 54 number... Ja was for Jackson,  for a 52 number and Fe was for Fennel, which was for a 38 number. 

 

now it needed a lid... painted it with chalkboard paint...

where else would you write all those imaginary messages?...

added a knob... because this brain does not compute hinges... did they have hinges in the olden days?

I didn't think so...haha

added an old lamp bracket to hold the chalk...

wrapped the chalk with duct tape to stop it from falling through..

oh and let's not forget the phone...

and there you have it... a one of a kind wall telephone display...

PB eat your heart out... it's mine, all mine.

this design is out of this very mixed up head and all because I moved a mirror.

I still haven't distressed it yet and that may or may not happen. After two days of working on it, I had enough.

 the corner it landed in... and that is not the spot I was trying to fill...

there is now a picture hanging on that.

this is the mirror that started it all...

So what do you think?

Like it, Love it, or Ditch it?

Cost:

• left over scraps from the board and batten curb appeal project... $0.00
• thrifted screws... $1.00
• leftover stain and chalkboard paint... $0.00
• Phone donated by a friend... $0.00
• porcelain knob... $1.00
• corner brackets... $2.00
• chalk holder... $2.00

TOTAL COST: $6.00

Hope you all have a great week and thanks so much for stopping by... would love to hear your comments.

oops forgot your Mya fix... isn't this the cutest pic...

she is giggling up a storm these days... she is such a happy little baby.

Hugs,