Monday, April 16, 2012

Powder room reveal

It is officially Monday and back to school for my kiddos! Spring break was a lot of fun except the few days that I was too sick to do anything with the kids. Thank goodness for my parents who love having all the grand kids over for sleepovers!

I am feeling much better now. Had an appointment this morning with an ear, nose and throat specialist who confirmed my hunch that I had tonsillitis. A few more days on antibiotics and I should be as good as new again!

With the kids back at school and my medication kicking in I can finally put two sentences together and give you a proper reveal of my main floor powder room.

Our half bath is just off our entry hall and very SMALL. I guess you don't really need a whole lot of room in there, but it does make it difficult to photograph well! For the life of me I cannot find my before pics of this room. It was basically just a boring plain little box with a wallpaper border and standard oak cabinet.

Let me just start by saying that I completed this makeover for FREE, that's right no money spent here! I started by tearing down the border and painting out the room. I also painted the oak cabinet black. The room was still looking a little boring so I decided to bring in the stripes from our entry hall into the bath. I didn't want to overwhelm the tiny room so I only painted two walls. All the decor items I either made or already had.

 
The framed art I put together myself with a frame I already had. I just riped the backing off the frame and removed the picture inside. I replaced the picture with a scrapbook page I made. I also made the little wood sign and stamped burlap art.
 
I'm really happy with how it came together and even happier that I didn't have to spend any money. I still have to get in there and paint the brown trim {my favorite}.
 
Hope you enjoy the rest of your Monday! Remember to come back tomorrow evening for another Whimsy Wednesday link party!
 
                                                                              Amy









26 comments:

  1. Wow looks great! I want to redo our powder room too...thanks for the inspiration!

    Jenny

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  2. You have done a beautiful job with this bathroom. I love the walls and the decor is just perfect. :) Megan

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  3. This redo looks very nice! I love the way you did the paint on the walls, and the black cabinet and accents look classy! Awesome job!

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  4. It is really nice. And I love that you didn't carry the stripes all the way around and give it that "i'm in a prison cell" look. The break of the empty walls is great. Beautiful job!

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  5. Simple yet very elegant. I love it! Love the color scheme too. Great job!

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  6. Love tthat you added the stripes on just the two walls! I like the subtle color change between the two colors you used:)

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  7. Very cute! I love the stripes and the little picture frames. We have a little bathroom like this in our house it does have a shower but ts not too big! It probably needs te most work done to it. Doesn't help it has the green shower, sink & toilet from the 80s & 90s. I am pretty sure I could come up with omething to make them not look as bad (: thanks for inspiration!!

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  8. Looks very nice. I love the stripes and medallion behind the toilet.

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  9. I just love the stripes. Adds so much to the space. I'd love for you to come and link up to my party that opens tonight at 8pm EST. Hope to see you there.

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  10. Looks great!! Nice job - love the stripes. They looks so sophisticated! Thanks for linking up to Romance on a Dime. I always enjoy checking out what you've been up to!

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  11. Love it!!! I love the stripes especially. It looks really good!

    --Katie

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  12. That looks awesome Amy! I adore the striped wall and your homemade burlap art! Just adorable! Thanks for linking up this week! SO happy you did!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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  13. Love the stripes! Thanks for linking up over at The Winthrop Chronicles.

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  14. love the font of "Le Famille". I really appreciate you linking up at my party!

    http://jedandivy.blogspot.com/2012/04/jed-and-ivys-first-blog-party-anything.html

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  15. gorgeous! just found your lovely blog...come visit anytime:

    http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com

    smiles.

    michele

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  16. Your powder room looks great. I really like the wide stripes.
    Mary Alice

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  17. I love the stripes. Looks very nice! Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
    Rachel
    adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

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  18. How Gorg!!! I fell ya on the Tonsilitis! We've battled Strep over here and I can't buy enough Clorox wipes!! Hope you feel better...

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  19. I love it! I really like how you only did the stripes on the two long walls, and that medallion over the toilet is AWESOME! Great reveal! Hope you feel better soon.

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  20. Your powder room looks great! I love the stripes!
    CAS

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  21. Such a beautiful room! I'm not following your blog. I also nominated you for an award. Go to my blog to check out the details:)

    Rachel (absolutelylovingmylife.blogspot.com)

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  22. Looks gorgeous! Love the way you did it:)

    Hopping by and following your FB and Pinterest.

    The Quiet Mom @ http://olahmomma.com. You can visit directly to my latest post: http://olahmomma.com/blog/happy-anniversary

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  23. Looks great! I have stripes in my small bathroom too and I just love it! Great job!
    Samm
    www.littlehouseinthebigd.com

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  24. Oh wow! I love the stripes and your accessories. Beautiful!

    Dee

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