Planked Wall Bathroom Makeover

The looooooong awaited day has arrived!

I am finally posting the makeover of the hallway bathroom.

Yes, I bought the paint almost 2 years ago...
I was reminded of this fact when I was looking back at this post today.

Judge all you want, it was worth the wait!

My house is never going to be a cottage, I get that...
but there's no reason I can't make it feel like one.

Back in MAY...yes, May...

I posted this picture on my Facebook page.

At this point I couldn't really change my mind...

since I'd just pulled a chunk of plaster out of the wall.

Ooops.

I realized I had so many pictures of the process,

that I decided to break this down into 2 separate posts.

I'm going to show you all the pretty stuff today...

then I'll do a process post with all the behind the scenes stuff later.

This is what we started with...

totally boring...plain.

Be warned...there are lots of pictures.

We'll start with a few before and afters:

And now...just the glorious afters:

I  LoOoOoOove this forged iron hook I found on Etsy for the TP.

It's like the perfect finishing touch.

This funkily angled wall made things fun.

Not.

I really like the contrast of the warm, dark brown

on top with the creamy planks on the bottom.

Like chocolate sauce on vanilla ice cream.

Trim details in the corners add interest and hide seams.

I found the TP hook to match these other forged hooks

I picked up at an arts fair a couple years ago.

They're not exact, but once I spray painted them

all the same color, you really can't tell.

I'm always a little amazed at how something as simple as a

plain wood frame can totally change the look of a basic mirror.

And the power of paint NEVER ceases to amaze...

this vanity was transformed with paint alone.

Knobs and faucets don't count. :)

I know DRAB to FAB is a bit cliche but it completely works for me in this powder room.

When I first laid out the plans for this bathroom,
my husband did this one eyebrow up thing and just said...
Are you sure?
:)
Of course I am (almost positively sure)!

Now, he thinks it's as awesome as I do.
He can't wait to show people when they come over.
How about you?

Stay tuned...
I promised I would do a behind the scenes
with some of the details...and I certainly will.
Update: click here for the behind the scenes post.
Until then...remember:
That if the shoe were on the other foot, you would probably walk funny.

P.S. depending on what computer I view this on...

some of these pictures look kinda funky.

Hopefully it's just me.

:)

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