Hey, The Bathroom Looks Different.

A few weeks ago, Cass and I (mainly Cass though) decided it was time to do something about the half-bathroom downstairs by the fireplace room. We were tired of the butterfly wallpaper border around the room separating the boring two-tone beige color. We forgot to take a picture of the wallpaper before we tore it off. Also, we had removed the folding panel doors a while ago that used to cover up the washer and dryer because they were real flimsy and annoying for a front loading washer and dryer.

Overall, it only took us about 3 days total (but it stretched across two weekends) to finish with the changes we made. We still have more plans for it, like replacing the vanity, replacing the overhead light, and hanging a shelf and some pictures, but we're going to finish more of the fireplace room before we dump any more money into the bathroom. We found this bold green color that we really like. It's a little on the bright side when the fluorescent lights are warmed up in there, but the overhead light we're going to replace that with should fix that problem.

Cass and I wanted to put in thick base boards and nobody seems to make any bigger than 4" so I decided I'd have to make them myself. We bought some 1x6 pine (which is actually only 3/4"x5 1/2") and used that. Dad had recently given me a router and some decorative edge bits to use with it. So I routed the decorative edge on the base boards and we painted them brown.

To replace the flimsy doors and sort of separate the loo from the laundry, we hung curtains that matched the green and brown theme. They also go well with the trash bin that we got from BB&B. I think Cass did a great job of getting coordinating stuff. Our decision to redo the bathroom actually stemmed from Cass finding this trash bin and wanting to buy it for the bathroom, but we thought it would look stupid in there without redecorating the bathroom.

Finally, we also replaced the medicine cabinet/mirror that used to be in there. I mean, why would you need a medicine cabinet in that kind of bathroom? So, we went to HomeGoods and found this cool looking mirror, and it wasn't very expensive. So, that's what's new. Like I've said before (I think), we're going to be starting the mantle for the fireplace this month, so I'll post about that when we get going on it.