Finally....my half bathroom reveal

So I've been working on this project for a couple of weeks.... I've been interrupted by an earthquake, a hurricane, a rabies scare and another pest scare that I'll save for a later post......you don't even want to know, but it involved me crawling on my son's floor with a flashlight and magnifying glass...BIG *sigh*!


At some point in my "distant" decorating past, I preferred darker colors and a more country feel....recently though, I've been moving toward the light...can I get an "Amen?!"

I am just loving the lighter colors!! Look at that difference....

I can't give you the exact color of the walls, because I took a gallon of blue that my friend gave me and just started dumping white (exterior!) satin paint in it to lighten it.......yes, I was walking on the wild side!




I swapped out our light bar with a light that I purchased from the local thrift shop.....for $4.00!!

I gave it a coat of Oil Rubbed Bronze from Krylon and it was as good as new!

I spraypainted all of my hardware.  I sprayed my towel holder, the toilet paper holder and my light switches with Krylon's Oil Rubbed Bronze.   

If you'd like to know how I did the light switches, you can go HERE and read an older post on it.

While my walls went lighter, my cabinet went darker.....I got permission from the hubby to paint it and I chose this color black from The Lettered Cottage.

You can read more details about how I made over my cabinet HERE. All that I used was beadboard wallpaper, paint and a satin polyurethane sealer. 


If you look carefully, you can see that I added a $3.00 piece of trim on the back edge and floor to give the beadboard a more finished look.

I purchased the same trim as I used HERE in my kitchen remodel....the price just went up a few cents!

I am not completely finished.....my Roman shade didn't quite work, so I need to get some more tension rods and "fake" it and then get white blinds to hang under the material....

I also ran out of money with the cat expenses and I'm waiting to purchase some MDF....I can't wait to show you how I plan to trim out the mirror.....it will match the cabinet and add the final "pop" to the room!

Here's my cost breakdown:

Paint:  FREE....leftover from a friend

Cabinet paint*:  $21 after a $5 rebate
Spraypaint:  free...already had it

Candlestick:  $0.50 from Goodwill

Bookwreath:  $1.00 foam from The Dollar Tree 
           $1.00 book from Goodwill
Light:  $4.00 from Thrift Store
Curtain:  $5.00 for fabric from Joanne's
Accessories:  Free....pulled from other rooms!

TOTAL:  $32.50 but really, I only used about $4.00 worth of paint!
The true cost would be.....$15.50!!!

*I've been using the black paint everywhere so it was well worth the purchase of an entire gallon!

I just love how you can make BIG changes for little money.....

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