Making over the bathroom (finally)

My bathroom has been bugging me for a while. The baby blue is just so not my style, and the misaligned, peeling flooring leaves a lot to be desired. Plus it's very, very small. But, overall, it was functional, so I tried to ignore it for as long as possible.

The nail in the coffin came during our knob and tube rewiring, when we had to patch the wall. I figured if I was going to need to re-paint anyway, it might as well be a shade I liked. 

And so, last weekend, with only a day left for those Home Renovation Tax Credit purchases, I picked up some paint - with the delightful name of "Anonymous" - and new flooring.

After an hour of scrubbing, pulling down the icky medicine cabinet over the toilet, taping and other painting prep, I was totally ready for the first (and mercifully, what turned out to be the only!) coat of my paint and primer combo.

Then, it was time for a fresh coat of white for the wainscotting and trim - I had no idea how discoloured it was until I started with the paint brush!

Finally, for less than $100 in paint and about nine hours of painting, I had a fresh, clean looking bathroom!

Still to come is my new flooring, installing a towel bar and some shelving to replace the old medicine cabinet and finding a new, snazzier light fixture for above the sink, as well as a new shower curtain.

But, even with at least another weekend's worth of work to do, I'm thrilled with the results. It feels more sophisticated, more complete (painting the radiator to match the wainscotting made a big difference) and more like my own space!

Comments

[Elemental LED staff]

That corner sink and medicine cabinet is pretty keen. Not quite convinced about the light fixture though, it's a bit close to the corner. Perhaps a light bar under the cabinet?

[Jennifer Wilson-Speedy]

You're right - I'm still searching for the perfect replacement :)