{Mini} Bathroom Makeover

My bathroom changes every other month. . . just like most things in my house. I have a problem, I know.

I tried painting a mural on the wall behind the toilet, I didn't like it and no one could match the gray paint that was already on the walls when we moved in. So, I thought I had to paint the whole wall brown because that was the color I was using to paint the mural, not realizing I could do some fun stripes or something in a DIFFERENT color. 

Still kicking myself for using brown, I just don't think it looks good next to the gray. 

Anyway, I then attempted a second little mural on the other wall . . .

see dandelions below. 

Which I like, I just keep thinking I should have painted it white or some other color. 

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so glad I captured the sonic care toothbrush in this pic - and in a toothbrush in the after pic. 

that is what happens when you are married to a dentist . . . toothbrushes all over the place:)

After painting ALL the trim and doors in my house white (will NEVER do that again),

I was able to spice it up a bit . . . 

with new curtains . . . thank you Target,

new rug . . . thank you Target,

some white spray paint on old frames and file folders

and a little white bird made from this pattern

 I think I can live with the brown and gray wall  combo through residency now . . . maybe.
 
And the winner of Pink Dot Creations adorable mushroom applique is

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linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, dittle dattle, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths,

tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk, i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest, under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

{before and after} HIS and HERS end table

forgive my "before" pictures. . . i painted these a few months ago and did not think to take a "before" shot. so a pic taken 3 years ago of my son crawling under them will have to do:)

 

all it took was a little sanding, a lot of white paint, some antique paint, and a stencil for the HIS and HERS made from my sister's cricut. . . 

yes, i hope to be cool enough someday to have my own cricut or silhouette. . . someday abu

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, dittle dattle, stories from a2z, not just a housewife, tip junkie, blue cricket design, 
somewhat simple, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry,
funky junk, i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, creation corner

diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest, addicted to decorating, between naps on the porch, 

{armoir} before & after

this beast has been with us through 5 moves in 7 + years and has taken a beating.

it was in desperate need of some tlc so what else is there to do. . .

but paint it?!?

yes, there is a some cumin or garlic salt in my family room

thank you tatum for learning how to open cupboards and rearrange the house.

i just sprayed some tsp on that bad boy, lightly sanded it and started painting it blue.

after the first coat dried, i freaked out a little (as did my husband) because it was very baby blue and would be cute in a nursery or kids room but not our family room!

since, my kids were sleeping and i was desperate to get this done,

i just added some tan, black and maybe a little brown in the paint. . .

and i liked how it turned out!

painting the inside white was not my idea of fun. it took more coats than i cared to count.

i decided to just put some white contact paper down on the shelfs instead of paint.

just love those knobs!

a HUUUUGE thank you to my sister for telling me about polyurethane in a spray paint can!!! saved me hours. . . ok, days of work!

Window Makeover

i got this bad boy from a nice old man on craigslists for . . . 1 buck!

he had tons of them and didn't want them to be landfill.

i started sanding and sanded some more

and some more than decided to just paint over it. . .

and sanded some more.

when i was done antiquing it a bit, i realized it looked pretty much like it did when i bought it.

but, i felt better knowing there was fresh paint on it:)

when i was dating my hubby, he sang (and by sang, i mean sang one line)

of george strait's "i cross my heart" to me. . .

and that sealed the deal:) (that has always been one of my fave songs)

so i thought i would put that line in one of the window pane's

after almost a year of living in our home,

i finally have something hanging over our bed

painting trim and doors WHITE!

i am waiting on some pics from my little sugartot's monster birthday bash, so in the meantime here is a little glimpse of the 2 month long project of painting my old school trim and doors white.

18 doors, 8 rooms, 1 stairway and 1 major disaster later . .

i am so in love with my white trim and doors. i don't think i would have even noticed them if they were already white when we moved in. i will always appreciate them now!