Always Accessorize!

With the hard work being done on the bathroom, I have been spending time accessorizing! When I worked in retail we were required to wear three clothing pieces and at least two accessories every time we worked and now I started carrying this philosophy into decorating a house! Like earrings, a great belt, or necklace- this is just adding the little details to make the space sparkle- literally and figuratively!

So this is the time of year to find good stuff at garage sales for way cheap. And so far, mostly every accessory for this bathroom has come from garage sales. I love that! It helps leave room in the budget for the perfect but more costly pieces (like the rug you will see!- so perfect but wow-Target is getting pricey!)

Here are some of the fun additions!

Fabric shade for the window! 

Rug I found at Target! So perfect together! Say Hello to Teter!

 And these are my garage sale finds totaling  whole $2!

Shelf was bright yellow and painted it white. I must add that the best part of painting this shelf was the fact that my Dad left his electronic sander behind for me! I've been asking for one for months now!!!

Vase was one of two I got for $1. Still has the Crate and Barrel tag on it!

And the vanity got the pair vase and a super cool soap pump from Target!

And of course that mirror is an accessory!

I chose hooks for towels rather than a bar.

And, there you have it! Accessories..... part 1! 

And my next project.... learning to paint furniture with spray paint! 

An old secretary desk, (may) become new again! Stay tuned!

Bathroom Redo Part #2

The bathroom project continues on. After we finished painting and paneling, next came the vanity. 

First let's refresh your memory about what this piece used to look like...

Not the most glamours piece in the world. 

So out came the counter and sink and down came the mirror. We were lucky that both came out so easily and with no damage to the walls or cabinet. 

After that it was fitting our new top to the cabinet and attaching the new (shiny!) faucet. We did run into some challenges with the under sink pluming trying to align the new pipes to the existing. Thank goodness my Dad was there to cut a small amount of piping to get everything lined up and attached! 

I am good at a lot of things but pluming is a whole other learning curve!

Right on level!

And the lighting went up!

 And whala! A beautiful carved mirror and there you have it! A finished vanity. 

I am very excited with how it turned out! It was a good project within the room and we only had minimal hang ups! Even more important, I learned a lot by doing it with my Dad. 

I do have one tip, the cabinet is the original cabinet built with the house. We learned the front and doors were definitely stainable wood after being sanded down. However, the side was just plastic and would not take the stain. (same with the toekick) So to fix that problem, we went to Home Depot and bought a piece of veneer that could be stained. We fit to to the side of the cabinet and stained it. We put it up with Liquid Nails for wood and a few small nails. When you look at the cabinet now, you cannot even tell the difference between the front and the side!  

Last step of the project is my favorite! Accessories!