bathroom redo- almost done!

15 years ago

This house was built in 1923. In 1998 we renovated the bathroom from the floor up- literally- DH took out everything- you could look up to the bathroom ceiling from the kitchen below. We bought all new fixtures and flooring and wallpaper and DIYd the whole enchilada.It is a teeny bathroom- and the only one.

FAST FORWARD to 2010:

I started peeling away the old wallpaper before Thanksgiving. Of course the walls needed some sprucing up before they could be painted.

It was finished about a month ago. All but the towel bar on the door( DH has to cut a bar he ordered - all of the standard are too short)And the radiator needs to be painted.

The mirror is the same as are the lights above the mirror. This was a paint and shower curtain job! I do have an alternative vintage shelf thingie I found( really) that needs to be glued and then painted that I might put instead of the black cabinet( which was oak until December- my one painting contribution) but IDK.

The frames are from Michaels(4.99 ea) and the photos are notecards( $2.00ea)of Aubrey Bodine photos. All of Baltimore in the 20s, 30s and then 60s. I thought it would be fun to have local photos.the frames were already matted and painted! the insert in the door is fabric. Put on vintage glass knobs on cabinet I have found and saved for projects.

The color is MS Ballet slipper pink. and it is.The colors arent particulary true in the photos- just think of a ballet slipper and that is it! Oh and ignore the rug- wrong color. and the photos are a bit blurry.Before:Mirror too small?? lol

After

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Comments (25)

User
15 years ago
OOooo!! I actually squealed out loud when I saw the after. I love the pink and the black and white toile! The little tassel and the prints! It looks really good Cooper!
gmnolen
15 years ago
I love it! Great job!
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Diane Smith at Walter E. Smithe Furniture
15 years ago
It'd gorgeous. The little black cabinet and framed note cards are great! I especially love the large glass containers over the door.
deeinohio
15 years ago
So elegant and pretty! I'll bet you love going in there. Great job!
Dee
lisa_mocha
15 years ago
Beautiful!
I love the pink & black combo too and really love the black toile shower curtain:)

Wonderful transformation!!
stinky-gardener
15 years ago
That's a great wall color! Love it with the black accessories. Pretty toilet and sink too. The china piece on top of the cabinet with the pink rim is really pretty in there. I love everything. What a pretty room!
kitchenkelly
15 years ago
That is so lovely. I love it all. I am not a pink person but it works so well with the black and white. I never thought of note cards for wall art. Genius!

LOL on the before mirror. What a hoot. I was going to tell you to take a bow but maybe you should do a ballerina twirl.
CaroleOH
15 years ago
What a great job! I especially like the gingham on the closet door! The pink and black are so pretty together.
love-my-lilhome
15 years ago
I kept saying WOW, WOW! You didn't go wrong with anything!
Its darling and you are good.
catkin
15 years ago
Very cute! Great color choice--warm pink!
cat_mom
15 years ago
It is "tu-tu" cute!
pjtexgirl
15 years ago
Wonderful! I really like the pink and black.
amysrq
15 years ago
Nice work (hon)!! I also love the gingham details and the apothecary jars. Did you know that the latest HB is dedicated to pink?! You trendsetter, you! :-)
sunshinetm
15 years ago
Wow, very classy & pretty. Great job. Terri
User
15 years ago
Wow, very very pretty Coop.
User
15 years ago
Oh that is coming out so pretty. I wouldn't have thought of the pink and black but it looks wonderful together. The note cards look perfect. Please post back when it is complete. Really nice. c
busybee3
15 years ago
love it!
tinam61
15 years ago
It looks great! I like that black cabinet - I hope you don't remove it.

Ya'll did a great job!

tina

(kk always cracks me up - do a twirl!)
cooperbailey
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks guys for the nice comments. I must admit that I decided to post it yesterday because I just needed kind words. Too much stress IRL. thank you kindly.

We love the bathroom- even my DH and DS! We loved it when we reno'd it and wallpapered it in the late 90s too. I saved the brass towel bars cause they were very expensive- for the next redo! LOL

KK- I ain't twirlin' you goof! I just got a steroid injection for bursitis in my hip- I have been home from work since last Thurs. ouchiewahwah. I have to rest,like a primadonna
kitchenkelly
15 years ago
Take care of yourself, you goofy primadonna.
regina_phalange
15 years ago
Beautiful! Great job :).
gmp3
15 years ago
Adorable. I love the shade of pink not too Barbie not too salmon. Really classy!
threedgrad
15 years ago
Very, very nice!! The pink and black - very Coco Chanel. Excellent work, very classy look!
Sueb20
15 years ago
Pink and black might be my favorite color combo. Very, very pretty!! You picked a great pink, too.
cooperbailey
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks you guys. I am pretty sure I plucked ideas from several different posts here! I hobble in just to look at it! It is a long way from the 90s wallpaper- which you all didnt see.
I just went through a list in my head and came up with a total of $227. Oh, not including that cool vintage pink and black sugarbowl from Goodwill! Add 1.00!

So, the lesson here is boys and girls, funny looks, dead, dead silence, rolling of the eyes from friends and family when the color pink was chosen do not necessarily predict the outcome.