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 #1

Yes, its true. It was time for our house to say goodbye to the 90's sponge painted wall and hello to something new. If you think I'm joking look below.

Close up of the former bathroom walls. 

More to see. 

Yes, some owner prior to us thought that painting the walls and ceiling tan (which really looks orange) and then sponge painting brown over it was a good idea. And if it was 1996 when our house was built I would say yes, this was a good idea. But there have been owner since then who have had to experience the sponge.

Well I refused to deal with it anymore!

So I put all of my countless hours on Pinterest (seriously, if you have not checked it out, do so and ask me for an invite!) to work.

So far, we've primed and painted. The color I chose of the grey/brown is called Tumbled Stone from Home Depot Behr collection.

I've also decided to do a paneling effect on the bottom of the walls. We measured up 50 inches for the top of our chair rail and are putting 1x2 every 15 inches around the bottom.

P.S. So I have to digress for a minute-- Did you know that 2x4s, 1x2s, and any other lumber beams are not really 1 inch by 2 inches it's rounded up and down! So a 2x4 is really 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches. Whoever came up with that is stupid in my opinion. Really?!

Here's some of the work in progress:

Primer on the walls- bye bye sponge!

Staining the existing cabinet walnut.

Paneling effect

And I'm super excited about my DIY roman shade that I found here. I already made it- took my about 45 minutes and it works great and looks great! Pictures to come. 

(I definitely think there are more roman shades in our future!)

Fabric for the shade- the grey/brown flower is the color for the top of the walls. 

I have to give a shout out and a thanks to my Dad, Steve Dinise, who has helped a ton on all of this. He knows way more and is so good at this stuff. I'm so thankful to be learning from him. 

Up next is removing the old counter top and sink. This I cannot wait for! More pictures to come!