The last few days have been pretty productive for me in the home to do lists, including finishing my half bath. I honestly can't believe it's done especially since I've really been dreading re-painting the walls, but it was inevitable with all the holes that needed patching from changing out the towel bars and hooks and then a few weeks ago my cats decided to climb the curtains and yep it all came crashing down.
The desire to change my walls from Behrs Peanut Butter to Martha Stewart's Vapor came about when I was inspired by the color scheme in this red, white and teal laundry makeover. My favorite part of the design was the red knobs. After scowering her post I found out where she had bought them, but after getting to the check out I stopped when the shipping for a pair of $3 knobs was going to be $10. This meant I was going to DIY my own red knobs. It was actually pretty practical since I already had the primer and red spray paint on hand and my cabinet already had the same shape knob only it was a pink flower ceramic knob. It took several layers of primer even after lightly sanding it down for it to stick and then a few coats of red before I was happy with them. I do still need to add a layer of a clear sealer so they are more shiny than rough.
I also had high hopes of using the sew now, sew wow fabric by Alexander Henry that Anna used for the ironing board cover, but outside of a toilet set cover I couldn't think of anything in the room that I could practically use it for and I didn't want to just frame it. So you can image my happiness when I came across this $10 dove poster art on one of my trips to IKEA
Such happiness seeing my IKEA print shining brighter against crisp white walls.
The desire to change my walls from Behrs Peanut Butter to Martha Stewart's Vapor came about when I was inspired by the color scheme in this red, white and teal laundry makeover. My favorite part of the design was the red knobs. After scowering her post I found out where she had bought them, but after getting to the check out I stopped when the shipping for a pair of $3 knobs was going to be $10. This meant I was going to DIY my own red knobs. It was actually pretty practical since I already had the primer and red spray paint on hand and my cabinet already had the same shape knob only it was a pink flower ceramic knob. It took several layers of primer even after lightly sanding it down for it to stick and then a few coats of red before I was happy with them. I do still need to add a layer of a clear sealer so they are more shiny than rough.
I also had high hopes of using the sew now, sew wow fabric by Alexander Henry that Anna used for the ironing board cover, but outside of a toilet set cover I couldn't think of anything in the room that I could practically use it for and I didn't want to just frame it. So you can image my happiness when I came across this $10 dove poster art on one of my trips to IKEA
I've yet to hang up a towel rail or hook, because after sealing seeing the bathroom so clean and crisp I didn't like how my IKEA ENNUDEN towel rack looked. Plus, I really love the ceramic hook that Anna had in her laundry room, so until I can find one similar I'll continue to drape the towel over the cabinet door.
I used command strips to hang the mirror and IKEA RIBBA frame so I didn't add more holes. I really should buy stock in them, because most of my frames and art are hung up by command stripes. They really do save me from having so many holes in the wall from the countless times I've changed my mind. I just used the Velcro stripes for the IKEA frame. I always cut the Velcro in half vertically and use 1 strip for each side. this way I get more use out of each strip, especially with the back edging being so thin. However, for the mirror I opted to use another version, one that the wire could hang from.
I also think that I will opt to using bar soap rather than a dispenser. I really hate dispensers, especially if I decide to change out the soap. Plus, I think it will keep it simple.
I'm quite happy with using my vintage telephone / record stand since it's not been very useful in the living room. It's far to light and my cats like to catapult from it, which usually results in it falling down and anything on it. This way they can't knock it down and it holds all my extra towels instead of them being on the back of the toilet tank. I've also added the air fresher on top since taking the photo.
The MYRVIKEN hand towels and PERSBY area rug are both from IKEA.. I tried looking on their site, but it looks as if they are no longer available. I did just purchase sometime after summer and the hand towels were a new design then so they may still be available in stores.
I didn't take out the anchors for my IKEA ENUDDEN toilet roll holder as I new I wanted it back and love that it holds to rolls so we don't have to change it out as often. I also like that it has a "top shelf" which allows you to utilize the space. At one point I had the air fresher there, but I really like my ceramic dogs so for now I have them resting there.
I do love how the whole look came out and it's far more refreshing and open and better liking to my Scandinavian design tastes compared to how it looked prior with the Behr Paint as you can see before with my last photographed update in May.
May 4th update
Below you can see my priming progress. It was definitely a challenge painting this small and cramped space, but after two coats of primer and a coat of Vapor I'm sooo glad I did it.
I decided to just paint the bath walls white, but the only white I had was a matte finish, so I thought this could be a good way to veer from the Picket Fence by Martha Stewart that I painted the dining room, because it was stark white so I decided to go with my original white Vapor which has a slight gray tint to it.
I'm also glad that I figured out how to paint behind the light fixture without having to disconnect the wires. It wasn't fun, but I'm glad for it.
It feels good to finally have the walls painted. I only needed one coat of Vapor, which I was very thankful for and after adding all the hardware and accessories I'm very happy with how it looks.
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