Our house was supposed to be turned into a rental property by the previous owner, before he decided to let it foreclose instead. Lucky us, but unluckily, ex-Johnny homeowner decided to to some "sprucing up" before he left. If I could meet him now, I would tell him not to quit his day job, as DIY home upgrades were definitely not his thing. Plastic baseboards, stuck on with 3M strips. Random holes in walls in weird places, many of which we cannot figure out how they got there or why they were there. Wall anchors EVERYWHERE. And although I'm no cleaning expert, these people were filthy. FILTHY.
Enter us. The house has been completely painted, top to bottom. We've patched all the holes, re-tiled and re-carpeted the entire place and in general made the house livable for humans that prefer to take pride in an investment and do not wish to live in filth. The only thing left undone, were our upstairs bathrooms. I wanted to gut them and start over, but after a year, we still don't have a plan and quite frankly, something needed to be done.
I wish I had more before photos to show (sorry), but you get the idea. Dingy white walls, with obvious patch marks from previous owner's random holes and over zealous wall anchors--bland and boring. Now, I can honestly say, despite it's overall size (it's quite small), I love it! LOVE it! It's not fancy, and very simple, but it's inviting and clean and at least now I actually have a desire to go in for a bubble bath every once and a while because it seems peaceful now. Anyway, sorry to ramble on, I know it's a bathroom, but I adore it.
The only before photo I have. Notice the generic builder grade mirror.
Enter new bathroom! A very warm and (what I consider) masculine grey to appease the hubs. We did replace the toilet when we moved in--that was first on the list. Shower curtain was purchased on Amazon (quasi-Anthropologie?? but for a lot less!).
I did the art of the wall over the toilet, using paint and a few canvasses bought at Michaels with a 40% off coupon. Mirror is from Kirkland's (on sale, plus 15% off coupon), fixture from Home Depot. Accessories from Michaels (floral arrangement, votive holder & gold photo frame), Hobby Lobby (LED candles, ceramic bird), mirrored tray from I want to say Party Lite??
The clock was again from Kirkland's, towel bar and toilet paper roll (not pictured) from Home Depot and the towels I already had in my collection, purchased from Kohl's a while back.
All in all, I'm pretty proud of it! It came out cute, and although our bath is very tiny, I'm so much happier with this version than what we started with. Yay for simple home improvements!
