As I
said before, I live in a tiny house.
We knew we had lots to do when we moved into this home. Most of it was cosmetic which I could live with.
Our bathroom was one of those rooms. When we moved in it had a blue paint on the ceiling & walls above the tile. We do not have enough money/time/know how to completely gut the bathroom, so here is my fix. I painted the walls and ceiling white and took down the shower doors. We had planned on changing out the vanity, floor, mirror & lights out one day. Fast forward 5yrs later...it still needs/needed to be done.
About a month ago I got so tired of looking at the gold. Not to mention one of the glass globes broke and I really needed to replace it. Try and finding a globe to match a really old one. Not possible. I really liked the detail on the mirror/medicine cabinet, though.
I took the left over white paint that I had used on the walls and ceiling and painted the vanity, light fixtures & mirror. I probably should have used an antique white, but I am
LAZY frugal and wanted to use what I already had. I bought 2 new globes. I filled in the holes on the doors with wood putty and put glass knobs on.
Much better. Just amazing what a little paint will do.
To read more about my Tiny House's IKEA kitchen remodel, go
here.
And again...more before and after shots...
(please note, I want to paint all of the woodwork & door white, but my husband would have a heart attack...so I have left that battle for another day.)
I am linking to these fabulous parties,
here.
and here...
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38 Sweet Comments:
Paint does amazing things! I'm all for hardwood trim, ours is all painted in this house, I never understood why people paint it, but everyone has their preference!
VEry cottage-y cute! Paint covers a multitude of sins. :) The tile in there is really pretty too.
It only took 20 years before my hubby finally let me paint woodwork white...
Glad you could Mi4M!
What a difference the paint made! It looks great. I have a bathroom that needs a makeover. Maybe this winter.
Grammy Goodwill(tech difficulties)
Wow, great transformation! I love the white mirror and how you redid the lamps and vanity!
Nice job! You and I both had bathroom remodels on the brain today ;0).
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
I'm convinced paint is a miracle cure for many decorating problems. Well done.
Great job! The improvements you made make such a big difference.
I think if you got some of that beadboard wallpaper, and a little decorative trim and put rectangles of bead board on your door fronts, it would look that much better!
I love what you did with your little bathroom. Hopefully you can convince the husband that white trim would look so fresh in there!
What a great transformation. I'm always amazed at what a little paint and elbow grease can accomplish!
you did a wonderful job! It looks beautiful. I love how much new paint can really transform something!
amazing change!
Wow! What an amazing difference just a few things make, great job!
I love what you did with the tiny space! Blue & white is my all time favorite!
You did a great job Melanie - it looks really good.
Anyway you think you have a tiny house? You haven't seen English houses LOL. We apparently have the tiniest houses in Europe. Yep, almost as small as shoeboxes :)
I must have looked back and forth a dozen times because it just makes a HUGE difference. I love what you did!
WOW!!! Great job on the transformation! It's MUCH better! :) Thanks for linking up to Sassy Sites "trash to treasure Tuesday!!"
xoxo
Marni @ Sassy Sites!
Beautiful changes. Love it. Will you do mine now? :-D
It looks great and I love the little glimpses of you in the mirror. :) It's amazing what a little paint and elbow grease can do. :)
What a nice transformation. It's amazing what a little paint will do to liven up a space.
http://froufrugal.blogspot.com
Wow, what a great transformation... it looks so pretty now, love it!
Tania
What a huge improvement! This looks beautiful :)
If you get a chance, I'd love for you to stop by and post this on Not "Baaad" Sundays with LambAround.
I know what it's like to re-do a bathroom on a budget. A new shower curtain and some paint can work wonders! Way to go :)
so funny how guys have an aversion to painting wood. paint it when he's gone fishing. thats what i do and half the time he doesnt notice till months later--hahahahah!
Paint is awesome. Paint is my new best friend. I can see it's yours, too. Great job! I hope you can stop by my blog for a fun giveaway! http://alittleknickknack.blogspot.com/2010/10/felt-headband-giveaway.html
Looks so pretty, I love it!
Sue @ Beach Bungalow
xo
Super!!!! I LOVE the tile in your bathroom...seriously, love it! And the paint did make a world of difference girl! Thanks so much for linking up to gettin' crafty on hump day :)
I had to do the same thing to my bathroom. The paint made it look so much different. Great job.
Grace
LOVE it... a great example of the Power of Paint! Thanks for linking up :)
Phenominal job! It is amazing what a little white paint can do.
Bee-ute-t-ful!
White is much better then the gold! Great job!
It looks terrific! Thanks for stopping by and linking to Anything Related!
{Rebekah}
Wow, it looks so great! That gold had to go...I have the same problem in my bathroom, but I'm a renter, so I'm still dealing with it. Anyway, I am amazed at the dramatic difference a little bit of paint can make! Your bathroom looks fabulous!
That is fabulous. It turned out great. Love your blog.
Great remodel! It turned out great! TFS on Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions.
Love the cottage look. You did a great job. The mirror looks amazing. I laughed when I read your comment about wanting to paint the trim white because that's what I would want to do too...men.
Very nice! We also have a teeny-tiny house, and are redoing the kitchen, and eventually the bathroom. Great inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Very nice. I have that same tile in my bathroom, except mine is green. I'm trying to embrace it. Yours looks nice with the white. I would SO paint the trim white.
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