Master Bath Reveal

Of all the remodeling we've done in this house over the past 12 years, the Master Bathroom has perhaps been the most highly anticipated and long overdue in my opinion.  When we had this house built I was in my green phase.  Everything was green.  The kitchen countertops, the bathroom countertops, the shutters, the front door, the walls, even the kitchen floor (gasp!).  Looking back, what the heck was I thinkin??  Green is still my favorite color, it's just a lot less prevalent in my home these days.

For this remodel, I chose colors and materials that would compliment the master bedroom that I just posted about yesterday.  I'm a firm believer that a house should flow from room to room, especially in the master bedroom and bath.  Since my master has a coastal/cottage feel to it, I wanted the bathroom to reflect that as well.

Here is what it looked like during the remodel process.

Actually, in these photos, I had already switched out the light fixture.  The old one was one of those long pieces with the bulbs that look like they belong in a dressing room.

Also before, there was a huge sliding mirror that expanded the length of the vanity.  When we took it out there was a gaping hole in the wall exposing the studs and insulation.  We had that patched professionally and I got the new smaller medicine cabinet to the right put in that I got at a yardsale for $7.  Perfect!

You see how the builder just stuck two separate vanities and left a big open space?  Well, my initial choice was to get one long vanity, but because of the location of the sinks, this would entail moving the plumbing - way more money than we wanted to spend.  The only other option was to have a vanity custom made.

Soooo, my wheels started turning and the ideas started flowing - at about 3 a.m. - and I decided to paint the existing cabinets white and have Mr. Bliss add shelves in the middle, making it look like one long vanity.

He added beadboard to the sides and back and molding along the bottom to make it look built-in.

I ordered new doors from cabinetdoordepot.com in a paint-grade maple that were better quality than the original doors.

The countertops were ordered from Denise's husband who sells granite.  These aren't granite, but an engineered stone.  I absolutely love them!!!

I have these decorative boxes everywhere - I just love them.  And I added my growing perfume bottle collection too.

When we started the remodel, the first thing we did was paint the walls a fleshy color.  I lived with it for a while, but just couldn't stand it anymore, so last weekend I repainted the walls a pale blue that is so much better and compliments the room.

Just ignore the ugly window unit.  I'm almost 42 and I sweat.  A lot.  So the only way I can get ready without my makeup melting off is to have this air conditioner on high.  But it really is an eyesore.  Anyhowie, the color is Better Homes and Gardens in Spring Spritz.  Believe it or not, it covered better than any paint I've ever used and was probably one of the cleanest paint jobs I've ever done.  I'm usually covered in paint after doing a room.

The floors are 20x20 porcelain tile in a creamy beige.

We kept all of the original fixtures, including the spa bathtub and shower.  This was for all intents and purposes a cosmetic remodel.

Bamboo roman shades ordered from J.C. Penney.  I love the texture these add to the space.

I'm so happy with the results.  The only thing left is some artwork for the blank walls, but I'm waiting until I find exactly what I want.  I hope you enjoyed this before/after.

Have a Summerlicious week!
xoxo,
Kim

Color Splash Jersey Shore Style

Not THAT Jersey Shore.  The real Jersey Shore!  Did you know that the cast from J.S. isn't from NJ?  They're New Yawkers!

In the summertime in South Jersey, everybody goes Down The Shore.  Not to the beach, not TO the shore, but "Down the Shore".  If you say anything else, you're not from Jersey - you're a shoebie.  But that's a whole other post.  In this post I'm showing off my master bedroom and how I infused color to give it a more beachy feel.

Here's the before:

And the after:

Here's a breakdown of what I did.  I added new nightstands, purchased at a church flea market last year for $4 a piece.

Next I spray painted the lamps sky blue.

I then added a vibrant turquoise blue pillow to the bedding and a small sunburst mirror over the headboard.

I still need another pillow, just haven't found the right one.

I also added some watercolor paintings I got at a yardsale last month for $2 a piece.  LOVE these!!!

I almost made a gi-normous mistake and only bought one!  The other one had a small water stain.  But the owner talked me into getting both and I'm so glad I did.

They're so beautiful and the colors go perfectly in the room.

After that, I decided I wanted to add color to the headboard.  Not wanting to spend any more money, I opted to use leftover paint, cause I'm cheap like that.  I chose a soft, pale yellow that's in my living room.  It's Baer Paint in Havana Cream.

My dresser was given the Chalk Paint treatment in Provence, followed by the obligatory distressing, sanding, staining and waxing.

I love how this turned out!

What a difference!

I added accessories to bring more color.

Denise picked up this beautiful antique foil picture at a yardsale for $2 and let me keep it ;)

I love how the room looks and feels now.

From this:

To this:

And this:

to this:

Beachy-keen!

Have a fabulicious week!
xoxo,
Kim

Family Room Changes

I had a stomach bug this week and was housebound for a couple days.  SO I did some looking around and decided to make a few changes.

My friend's hubby does drywall and was fixing some holes in oldest daughter's bedroom and I asked him to fix the holes behind the huge mirror in the Family Room.

Once it came down, I decided to make a new wallscape in its place, adding.more.holes...

I had the mirror here for several years, and while I absolutely love it, I decided it was time for a change.  I will hold on to it though, because I never know when I will get the itch to change things again.

What a crappy picture, huh?  That's when I was in my experimenting phase.  With my camera I mean.  What did you think I meant???

Anywhoodle, it always seemed lonely to me.  I know it's a big mirror, but I thought it needed a little brother or sister next to it.

I got a pair of wall art from a yard sale recently and thought it was the perfect solution.

Still not  happy.  Little brother and sister needed a baby brother and sister.  So I added these from Hobby Lobby.

Better, except now the wall scape is wider than the sofa.  I still wasn't happy.

So this is what I came up with for now.

I'm happy.

for now....