I want to start this post with a picture I took a few evenings ago and never posted.
This is why I love Oklahoma
Now that I have that out of the way we can talk about what Austin and I got up to in the bathroom over this past weekend.
The bathroom in question
It is the only bathroom in the house and it was in need of a bit of a face lift. We started with the idea of just sprucing up the vanity. We ended up doing a lot more than just that.
The first thing that went was the counter-top. It was almond colored with gold sparkle swirls through it. Maybe that is someone else’s cup of tea, but it is certainly not mine.
Busting out the counter-top
You know how on DIY shows they show people taking a hammer to their walls/floors/counter-tops/whatever? I have to tell you that it is one of the most satisfying things you can do. We only busted up the counter-top but it was awesome. I highly recommend everyone doing it at some-point (just make sure you have something to replace it with).
We then removed the vanity and found this under it.
Eww
We then sanded the vanity and drawers down before spraying them with a primer and then a final coat of color. We used Rust-Oleum spray paint and it is amazing stuff.
Austin spraying on the final color coat over the primer
Putting it back in place
After this we got the counter glued down and Austin hooked up new faucet. We dusted everything down, called it a job well done and relaxed on the couch.
We lived with our slightly new bathroom for one day before deciding we hadn’t done enough. So after a trip to Home Depot for some handles for the vanity and other odds and ends for the room, we tore the bathroom back apart.
The morning was spent putting the handles on as the screws had to be countersunk to compensate for the extra thick fronts.
The new handles
We then stripped everything we could out of the bathroom and painted the walls. We had a can of white primer lefter over so we started with that. And you know what? It looks really good with just white primer. We might just leave it at that. If we do decide we want to paint it again, at least there is primer on the wall already and we (most likely) will be keeping it a shade of bright white.
Austin spray painted the frame to a mirror that hangs on the opposite wall of the medicine cabinet the same color as the vanity. I don’t have a before picture of it (imagine it in a dark green color), but this is after:
Freshly Painted
You can also see one of the two new switch plates we put up.
Then we were done! It only took about 1.5 days total to do and it was worth every minute of it.
Before and After
I will admit it is not 100% done. I have some caulking to do around the tub and shower to just freshen it up and keep everything sealed. However it needs at least 24hours to dry before you can get it wet, so I need to plan out when I am going to do it.
I hope this inspires you to freshen up one of the rooms in your house. :) You can see more pictures over in the Image Gallery (follow the tab at the top of the screen).
