Powder Bath…I’m in LOVE
Did you know?
I’m IN LOVE!!!
I knew I wanted the large horizontal stripes in the powder bath, but now I want them everywhere :o)
Before I reveal the fabulous after pictures, let me show you the TRUE before.
This is how the powder bath looked on move in day 1.5 years ago.
Isn’t that reddish/coral color TERRIBLE? For such a small room, it was a little much.
So without further ado, this is what greets guest today!!!
I’m drooling over the fact that these stripes are in my own house!
What do you think????
Your opinion means so much to me!!
Please tell me you love it too…
I look in every time I pass by. I want to eat meals in here,
or at least sit and read on the throne!
or at least sit and read on the throne!
Let’s look a little bit closer :o)
The mirror, was up-cycled from a thrift purchase.
I reused the collage wall of thrift store frames from before, but painted them white.
I gathered a few things from around the house, to spruce up the decor.
{a basket, ribbon, hand towels, and a little fabric}
Nothing like shopping in your own space!
I painted this BATH sign to add the perfect touch.
These fun twig beads were a steal at Hobby Lobby.
One more straight on mirror shot.
And these “hand painted” knobs…I fell in love with them at World Market at $3.99 a pop!
After a little more “in house” shopping, I pulled this rug from the upstairs guest bath.
LOVE the scalloped edges.
And there you have it…a fancy-fyed powder bath for only $14.96 :o)
Tune back in tomorrow to see more details of how everything came together!!
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WOW, your bathroom update look amazing. Love IT! Smiles, Paula
I LOVE the neutral colors and the stripes. That looks great! Awesome job. =)
Wow! I am totally digging your stripes.. keep trying to convince the hubby to let me stripe the bedroom.. maybe this would help! You did an A-mazing job and I just love all the pics you chose.. so sweet and personal!
Thanks so much for sharing with the Pink Hippo party!
We are currently doing a reno of our powder bath, so I love posts like this….it's so inspiring to see what you've done! I love the stripes!
I love those knobs!! Thanks for sharing, I've never heard of World Market till now!
WOW…just WOW!
Red colour is wonderful but i prefer that you turned your bathroom into a “cozy” room.
Anastasia-Ifigenia
http://an-if.blogspot.com/2011/11/if-you-enjoy-your-bath.html
Your Stripes are beautiful! Great Bath!
It's beautiful, I absolutely love it! I may have to borrow some of your ideas :)
Oops- found your post about the stripes. Thanks!!
Can't believe that before color! Love the new look! We striped our front room and love it but it took so much time. Do you have any time saving secrets?
What colors did you use to create this look? love it!
I am sooo doing this!!
I stopped by when I saw you on UCreate because I never thought I would see another bathroom the same awful color that ours is. We just moved to a new state and had to get a temporary rental through only looking online. The main bath is an coralish, pinkish, orangeish color and it literally glows. Your new bathroom looks great! If my bathroom were not just a temp. I would be painting and redoing too.
This is amazing! I have a small bathroom that needs some serious love and I think I'll go the stripes route after seeing this! http://bellesbazaar-heather.blogspot.com
Love IT!!! Can you please share you paint colors that you used. Thanks
just gorgeous!!!! love the colours!! i want my bathroom to look like this!
Natasha xxx
serenityyou.blogspot.com
Looks gorgeous!!!! I'm quite partial to stripes like this in a powder room since I did the exact same thing :D And, can TOTALLY relate to wanting to eat meals in there, hehehe! I would walk in all. the. time. just so I could see those fab stripes and smile :D
Shelley
http://www.westermanfam.blogspot.com
The stripes look great! My sister was thinking about doing stripes in her room, and I think I'll send this to her.
Amazing transformation! LOVE it!!
Sally
loveofhomes.blogspot.com
Absolutely gorgeous!!! I love the stripes!
It looks fantastic, I luv how you group the pictures, it has a soothing and elegant feel to it.
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Maggie
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Now I want to go and paint stripes somewhere in my house. I love everything about this bathroom. I just want to duplicate it. I would love for you to link this up to our linky party going on right now.
http://junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-it-up-wednesday_08.html
I'm a new follower! LOVE your powder room! It looks beautiful! Our downstairs powder room is the same color stripes but horizontal! :)
The stripes are TO DIE FOR!!! The first makeover was nice. But the stripes make the room awesome!
Love it! The stripes are awesome and I love how you hung the oval mirror on the horizontal instead of vertical. Visiting from tatertots and jello and your newest follower!
OH yeah, it looks great! I love the stripes as well, you did a wonderful job!!
Oh my oh my! IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!! good job!
love the stipes and the color choices are perfect!
Loved it! Pinned it! Thanks!
Oh yeah! Love, love, love! I recently put stripes like this in my youngest son's bedroom and even he (at 2 1/2 years old) says, “My lines are the BEST!” Yours are pretty cool too! BTW, I love the upcycled mirror. The oval shape adds a lot of interest.
Wow! What a huge difference! Love your transformation!
I want to do stripes like this in my master bath! Your's look great!
Love them… I have a thing about stripes!
Love the stripes! I want to do these in my office!! You did such a great job, and it makes the bathroom look so crisp and clean.
liz marie
lizmarieblog.com
I love the stripes!
It did already look really good but now it's amazing! I just completed the same project a couple months ago and need to blog about it, lol. Nice work!
love it!! I've been wanting to do stripes in similar colors in my dining room. it's so fresh and bright!
I absolutely love the stripes & the subtle, warm colors you chose. It's so beautiful.
L.O.V.E. the red bathroom! J/K!! But seriously, the new room looks great!
Love the stripes! They make a huge difference in the look of your bathroom. Inspires me to paint my own.
Amazing! I love the knobs so much, and you can't go wrong with those colors and stripes! Great job!
I love the stripes! I'm not very good a painting..so jealous of your ability!
gorgeous!!!! it must have taken forever to paint!! all of the accessories are perfect!! I would want to spend all of my time in there too! hah
Love love love love love! Stopping by from My Girlish Whims.
http://www.luxeboulevard.com
AAAAAHHHH! I am dying to do this in my extra bath! I've been literally dreaming about it while you've been hard at work! I love it.
L.O.V.E it!!! Makes me wanna come to your house just to go gaze at the powder room :)
Visiting from My Girlish Whim's linky party,
Smiles,
Suzanne in NW Illinois
Um, yeah! I love it too!! It's amazing how much the stripes add to the space!! Love those hobby lobby knobs – and that BATH sign! Super cute!
I absolutely LOVE the stripes. They give such a simple elegance to the room. Beautiful job.
I am loving stripes at the moment too.:) It looks really nice. Much better than the shocking coral.;)
In awe!! I love this!! New follower here. I would love it if you would stop by and link this up to my linky party going on right now :) http://everything-underthemoon.blogspot.com/2011/11/bedazzle-me-monday-7_6572.html
Also, if you get a chance PRETTY PLEASE check out Random Acts of Kindness Week going on next week. I would love to see you be a part of it!! :)
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Have a great week!
So pretty and open looking!! LOVE it!!!
I love it! Those stripes are fabulous! And wow that red must've been something to walk into every day! You did a great job. Love those knobs too!
Love love love it!! I've been wanting to do strips in our bathroom ever since we moved in as well…only ours as been almost 3 years:(
newmommy101.blogspot.com
This. Is. Awesome! I've been thinking of doing stripes for awhile, just don't know where. Your's came out great!
Love the strips! Everything looks great.
Love love love it!!! It looks awesome!! Not only do I love those strips, but I'm LOVING that rug…I need one!!!
loving this! :)
Gorgeous!
Looks marvelous!
Gorg! Come make my bathroom pretty :)
Yes, I love them too!! The stripes are so crisp and clean (good adjectives for a bathroom!)! I know how you feel about wanting to move in there! I just finished a headboard makeover, and I stop at the door each time I walk by because I'm so in love with it! Great job!
I've been neutral on those stripes when I've seen them in other applications but I love, love, love this look in your bathroom. I can't believe that's the same bathroom. Awesome job.
Looks so good!
oh wow!!!!! I am in love with those stripes too! I love the colors and the gallery of pictures….I just lvoe it all!!! Looks amazing! Great job!
GASP!!!! Oh my gosh, I can't even believe that's the same room! AMAAAAZING! I am so incredibly jealous, you have NO idea. You did an awesome job! Everything is just perfect!
LB,
I follow your blog 1) because I think you're fabulous and 2) I LOVE all your creative ideas you've come up with! I haven't commented on anything yet (even though I've intended to multiple times) but THIS post deserves some major praise! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! Now you've got me wanting to do this to MY bathroom!! Can I ask… what paint colors did you pick? Looking forward to the post on how it came together – leveling scares me!
Nice work, for real :)
xo
becky