Bathroom Makeover!

One of the first rooms to be completed at our new house!  The bathroom!  I had no idea what direction I wanted to go in for this one until I was at Walmart and found a pretty awesome shower curtain.  Then it all fell in to place after that.

Next I paired up the shower curtain with a rug that had some spunk and decided on a proven paint color, Comfort Gray by Sherwin Williams.  I didn't want to be another person to jump on the "Gray" bandwagon but it went really well with this shower curtain and the more I look at it all together, the more I love it.  It appeared to be more blue then I expected at first, after all,  I was under the impression the color had green undertones.  Once it dried it had a mix of everything depending on what time of day you looked at it...gray, green, blue.  Very soothing color, now I get what all the hype was about.  :)

Here's the BEFORE picture of the bathroom:

And the AFTER:

One room down, 5 more to go! :)

Front Door Update

I saw this photo online of an awesome pink door with a vinyl address decal on it and fell in love.  I took my chances and painted my front door pink and found a shop on Etsy called Leen the graphics Queen that makes the vinyl decals.

So here's my pink door...

Sorry, not the greatest photo...cute dog though, right? :)

The pink lasted a few weeks but when I pulled out my Fall wreath it TOTALLY clashed.  How do you create a Fall wreath and incorporate PINK?  So, I repainted (not a very exciting color but it's neutral and it's what I had left over in the garage) then added my address decal.

Here she is now...

I love the decal, it adds a touch of class that makes my door stand out from the rest in the neighborhood.  Thanks Leen!

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Spray Painted Poster Board

It works!  I was worried about ruining my poster board sunburst mirror but I took the chance and it worked!

I used Krylon Dual (Paint + Primer) in Gold.  It really warmed up the room.  I thought for sure the spray paint would just drip and make a mess but I lightly sprayed and waited a few minutes between coats, which I probably put on 3-4, and it worked out great.

Here she is, before.....

After.....

Opie the Photobomber...

Reupholstered Dining Chair

The kitchen table I used to have was too large and the chairs kept banging against the counters and half wall in the kitchen.  About 2 weeks ago, I found a smaller dining set that fit much better, only problem was that it had microfiber seat cushions.

Believe you me, I've scoured Pinterest and Googled every possible way to clean microfiber and yet nothing truly works.  One dear girl gives her dining chairs a spritz of Windex and scrubs down each one  before bed each night.  That's just not going to work here.

So I came across this fabric at JoAnn's that I fell in love with for kitchen curtains, right next to it was a coordinating chevron fabric.  I just had to get them both.

Here's my nasty, 2 week old, stained microfiber seat cushion (and admittedly, I did try the Windex)....

Coordinating fabric (upper half will soon be the kitchen curtains):

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Day at the Beach and my New Rug!

I took the girls to the beach and relaxed with a book today.  To my surprise I arrived home to my brand spankin' new rug waiting for me on the porch!  It's from Rugsusa.com and man was it a steal.  I think it came to $160 for a 7x9!  Plus, FREE shipping.  She's a beaut if I say so myself.  One of the few purchases I'm thoroughly happy with.

Rugs USA Homespun Nawra Trellis Charcoal Rug

  

Craigslist Find

So I'm working on redecorating my patio. In our family we each get a holiday and since hubby and I are the youngest we pretty much get the easiest of the lot....the 4th. The surrounding cities put on the firework display, there's a water park and lake nearby that we could go to for entertainment and then we have the game of washers, board games, slip and slide, sprinkler and a bbq at our house. Just a good ole' day of summer fun. So to start my patio makeover I found this great chaise on Craigslist, I got it for $20. I'm sooo excited and it's in such great shape.


So the I found this patio set at Home Depot that pretty much matches the chaise and it was on sale...yippie!

This is what my patio looks like now (looking down on it)



And this is the goal:




I'm so open to thoughts and ideas if anyone has any input. :)

More Painted Countertop Pics...

A few days ago I posted about painting countertops, here are a few more pictures of the 'after'.






After having completed my second kitchen full of countertops I'm officially hanging my hat up with Envirotex. At least for the large projects. It was an extremely difficult product to work with. Don't get me wrong, the result is still beautiful and durable but I don't know if it's possible to get out all of the air bubbles and to get an even pour. For some reason the two inch circumference around the sink was lumpy and in some places the Envirotex didn't even take to. It could very well have been the humidity in that area but still, that's a lot of hard work to not have it turn out.

Also, if you're contemplating painting your countertops let me just tell you....it will (no matter how well you tape off your kitchen) find a way to your floor, your faucet, your stove and your fingers. And it doesn't just wipe up, it smears and turns into a sticky, hair and dust catching mess. Envirotex is better left to the professionals....in a warehouse.

SIDE NOTE:

Funny, I just saw this post on Blue Cricket Design on how to make candy necklaces by Texas Monkey...using Envirotex. This is a great idea and a wonderful way to get the most out of Envirotex. I'd highly recommend sticking with the smaller projects when using this medium.

Thrifty Find

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You've gotta love Habitat for Humanity's Restore, if you're not sure if there's one by you then check here for your nearest locations.

I stopped in today and found a set of 3 closet rods and this $2.00 roll of wallpaper.



I think it's just lovely and was thrilled to have found it. Once back at home I cut out some pics to go into my IKEA frames. They may be headed to a spot on my new headboard....any thoughts?

The $15 Headboard ~PB Seagrass Style~

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Yesterday I went to a garage sale at a local church and found...I don't know, a bamboo? rattan? seagrass? something-or-other, shade. It was $1.00.



The first thing that popped into my head was the Seagrass Headboard on the Pottery Barn website (below):



The ceiling in my room is vaulted and there's a LOT of space to fill so I dreamt about a taller version of the seagrass headboard and started about with the magic. I gathered my materials....

6 - 2x2's
2 pieces of plywood
wood screws
nails
hammer
screw driver
stain


We started by building the frame,


Then nailed the plywood to the frame and stained the legs,


After the stain was dry we stood up the structure and began upholstering. I made sure to flip the edges under so that it wouldn't unravel.


The material was pliable enough that it allowed me to bend it around the corners and create a fold at the top side edge.


The result:






Mine:

Pottery Barn:


Not too shabby for $15.00!