A 24 Hour Bathroom Re-Do!

Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when I said that I had an itch to re-do my kids' bathroom?  Well, last night the Hubs had a meeting, so I got to work with a can of paint and a brush and went to town on that bathroom.  And now, less than 24 hours later, the bathroom mini renovation is done!  Well done enough that the itch is over and I can mess with it more as I like.

Remember what it looked like before?  Curious George swinging in, and while cute, he never really stole my heart.

And remember the inspiration I found while in Montana?

These....

and this...

sign from the Polebridge Mercantile

Yesterday, we went and had some paint mixed and I am LOVING the result.  I'm still in debate about painting the base cabinets though.  I bought some blue/grayish paint but am thinking I might leave the cabinets as they are and see how I feel once I live with it a little while.  Never a bad idea before committing further to something.

As I was painting last night, I noticed that the paint looked grayer than I'd thought, but figured it may have been the nighttime lighting.   Just this very second as I pulled out the deck to find out the name of the colors for you did I realize the guy mixed the wrong color.  It's not way off, but the one I'd liked better had a bit more khaki in the gray.  I'd been looking at them both and I guess he mixed the wrong one.  Oh well...I'm still happy in the end.

So what I'd wanted was this...                                                   but what I got was this.....

Benjamin Moore Thunder AF-685

Benjamin Moore Metropolitan AF-690

I'm particular about these things, but now that it's done and it's close enough, I"m fine with it.  You can tell the difference though right?

I was also pretty excited when I found a pre-fab window valance at Lowes for $13 that I thought would be super cute.  I can sew something, but honestly, for $13 when this is the look I was going for anyways....it's a no brainer.  And, it's my kids' bathroom.  Let's be realistic about things here...this does not need to be the freaking Taj Mahal.

I've been looking all over for a shower curtain too and have no interest in spending more than about $30 on it...again, remember....Kids' bathroom.  So today when I was buying frames at Walmart for the pictures, I found something I thought would work for $18.  And I'm pleased with it.  I switched the hooks from my bathroom which were more oil rubbed bronze and I think it'll do just fine.  I even was able to keep the aqua bath mats that I already had to add in another pop of fun color from the artwork.

So here's what we have now...

My $13 valance and $18 shower curtain...pretty good huh?!

We'd bought a package of some vintage post cards which I just popped into a $12 frame.  I think on 4 frames I spent maybe $50 max.

I had 2 prints like this one of the mountain goat which were an odd size...maybe like 10x16 or something.  I didn't want to have to have custom mats cut because that gets more expensive, so I bought 2 of these glass floating frames for $10 a piece.  I like the result with the wall showing through too...doesn't look as bulky as if they had full mats either.

And just because I want you to see the true humanity of a 20 hour room makeover with just one person doing the work, I thought I'd let you in on a little tip I used this time.

I like to call it "the half-ass."

And here's what I mean....

 See.  I had to move the towel rings lower.  They were always too high and I'd never messed with them before.  There were MASSIVE holes in the wall which will take a few days to repair for the putty and everything to dry properly, so what do you think I did?  Yep...covered them up.

Out of sight, out of mind!

I'll get to it eventually... but for now, I'm pleased with the *mostly* finished result!

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