Bathroom Redo

 

Last month I fixed up our main bathroom.  Years ago I painted it a wine, maroon color and never really loved it.  I'm not quite sure why it's taken me so long to repaint it, but I'm glad I waited until after Addilyn was born, because it's the bathroom she takes baths in and the one she'll use as she gets older.  So it was fun to make it personalized to her.

The stripes on the wall were actually pretty easy and I finished it all in one weekend.  The blue paint one day, and the stripes the next day.  The biggest tip I found online was to peel your painters tape off the stripes before the paint it totally dry.  I really didn't have much to touch up which was nice!

The shower curtain and knobs were from Target.  I found the mirror at Hobby Lobby for $40 and the hand towel knob for $6.  The wire basket I think was from Ross and I added the chalkboard sign.  I shared the DIY towel hook tutorial here. 

I love how the canvases turned out.  They were really easy! 

Put your stickers on the canvas and make sure to press them down well. 

Paint over the entire canvas and let it dry.  Pull off the stickers and that's it!

For the center one I painted the whole canvas, then used modge podge to put the picture on.  
And here's a few before and after pictures.  It is SO much better!

DIY Towel Hooks

Our extra bathroom had been painted a maroon color with a mix matched shower curtain for years.  I never loved it after I painted it but felt like it was too hard to fix.  After reading The Nesting Place I was reminded how much paint can change a room for not too much money or time.  Bathrooms are a pain to paint but totally worth it.  I love the color and it feels brighter and bigger.  I have a few other things I need to add and will share the rest! 

Like most things, I found this idea on Pinterest, so I can't claim it but figured it's always nice to hear that a project really is cheap and easy!  I bought the wooden boards at Hobby Lobby for $1.50 each.  I already had acrylic paint, painters tape and brushes, so I only had to buy hooks which I got from Home Depot for $3 each.  Altogether this project cost under $13.  

I painted the boards white and once they dried, used painters tape to make stripes.  Then I painted the stripes grey.  

The towel hooks came with two screws each but they were too long, so we used some smaller ones that we had.  Chris drilled them in and then I just used command strips to hang them on the wall.  I love how it turned out!  Plus I painted stripes on the other wall so it matches perfectly!