Home Tour: Master Bathroom {Rox's House}

Since this is not a house we planned on living in for long, we wanted to spend just enough to "update" some necessary features without breaking the bank.

I'm really excited at how much cleaner and pulled together this space feels with minimal work.

The paint job alone totally transforms a room (and is pretty inexpensive).

 The bathroom was paint a wheat yellow before.

Again, I say, don't judge me.

I probably painted this room about 7 or 8 years ago and CAREFULLU selected this color.

Let's just say I'm so glad it's gone.

I continued the same gray paint we used in the rest of the house (a 5 gallon bucket of Farrell Calhoun Paint was used on every wall in our 1200 square foot house and we still have some to spare!)

I then spray painted the brass light fixture, towel ring, and towel bar.

M made the frame for the mirror using simple white wood from Home Depot.  We painted it with leftover black outdoor paint from our front and back doors (if you take on this project, make sure to paint the back of the wood as well, at least along the inside edge...you'll be able to see it because of the the double-paned mirrors).

We then applied wood glue (gorilla glue, to be exact...my favorite), placed them directly on the edge of the mirror, and secured them with painter's tape until they dried.

We let them dry about 6-8 hours just to be sure and they haven't budged!



And just so you can see that a simple bathroom update doesn't have to cost an arm and leg, here's a cost breakdown:

Shower Curtain Rod: $20

Wall Paint: Free (Leftover)

Oil-Rubbed Bronze Spray Paint: $8

White Wood (Mirror Frame): $15

Frame Paint: Free (Leftover)

Toilet Handle: $7

TOTAL: $50

Have you done any home updates on a budget?

Please share your projects with us (ofdwellinganddress@gmail.com).  We'd love to feature you on our blog!

Happy Thursday, y'all!

Rox

Toilet Room Before and After

You don't have to tell me how classy it is to have the word 'toilet' in the title of my blog post.

Sometimes I need to spice it up, ya know?

Our master bathroom has a small toilet nook in the corner (probably like most master bathrooms).

Ours does not have a door (which is on my list of things to look for in our next house), and since painting the bathroom, this area has remained pretty bare.

We also don't have a toilet paper holder because it wouldn't stay in the wall, so a little storage/decorating space would be nice.

(Enter handyman hubby and the endless supply of pallet wood.)

Basically I just told him how far apart I wanted the shelves, and he did all the work.

The best type of project, if you ask me!

And for some reason, having wall-to-wall shelving (albeit walls that are very close together) makes that area look much bigger......and now I have a new space to decorate!

That's always exciting, even if it is above the toilet.

So, there you have it.....a blog post involving my toilet.  

Aren't you glad you stopped in today?

Happy Monday, y'all!

Rox

Master Bathroom Before and After

I started painting my master bathroom about 3 months ago and have FINALLY finished!

Woop! Woop!

As you can see (and I think I've moaned and complained about this before), the trim and doors in our entire house were painted the same butter yellow as all of the terrible builder's grade paint.  

I HATE it.

Do you see the whole buttery glow in the before picture?  

Yuck.

So, anytime a room is repainted, the trim has to be painted as well. 

Otherwise......yuck.

No paint looks good with buttery yellow trim to complement it.

(Are you getting the picture about how much I DESPISED it?)

PLUS, I heard that the Master Bath is a selling point for any house.

SO, something HAD to be done.

I used the same color that I used in the boys room and I love how much more calm and fresh it looks now!

I still have to decorate it a little bit, but that's the easy part!

Repainting a room really makes a world of difference.

Have you done any repainting lately?

Happy Monday, y'all!

Rox