When I first saw my apartment (before moving in), I knew that the bathroom overhaul would take priority over everything else. Because of its small size (and having to share it with someone), I knew the vein blue paint and awful lighting were going to drive me nuts. So with a lot of inspiration from this picture--combined with a post from Gregory and Abby, I got to work.
In order to open up the space and help it breathe a little, I knew the lighting had to go. The switch was easy with a little help from this post and my new IKEA lighting made the space feel instantly bright. Next up, picking out the perfect stencil from Royal Design Studio. It was a tough choice but I finally decided on this one from their Moroccan Collection. To bring the stencil to life, I chose The Isle of Capri from Behr paints and finished the space off with a teak bath mat and accessories. I'd still like to have a longer shower curtain and I'm on a mission to find one or two long, rectangular vintage framed artwork pieces to hang where I didn't stencil (above the sink and between the medicine cabinet and door frame). You can also view the "Before" pics of the bathroom on the 3rd row.
Resources;
Snow Fall, Behr Premium Plus; $21.96
Isle of Capri, Behr Premium Plus; $11.98
Moroccan Inlay, Royal Design Studio; $19.80 + shipping
SÄVERN Double hook (2), IKEA; $4.99/piece
White Switch Plate, Home Depot; $2.99
KNODD Bin with lid, IKEA; $14.99
Pollenex™ Solid Teak Shower Mat, Bed, Bath & Beyond; $39.99
FADO Pendant downlight, IKEA; $29.99
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eek, stencils... must have taken you forever. It looks amazing, good job. I love it!
What a beautiful job you did! I also really like that round mirror...
Ton of work -- kudos to you. It looks great. The lighting really did make a huge difference.
You could also et more of that chain at the hardware store and make bigger loops for the shower curtain then you will have the length you want....
Wow, this looks great! How long did it take you to stencil? Seems like it would take a ton of patience.
Nicely done! It looks tiled instead of stenciled.
Gorgeous colour and stencil combo - such a massive improvement on before. And I must, somehow, acquire that peacock mirror.
Looks great! I love the color and the round mirror.
It's beautiful. We all want to know how long it took. You started with a white wall and used blue on the stencil, yes?
Gorgeous! I'm going to try to talk my hubby doing this on one wall in the bathroom as a surprising accent. We have a dividing wall between the toilet & the bathtub/shower. We just recently painted everything very light greenish yellow & I added four beautiful plants on shelves. I think a green pattern similar to this but more rounded - leafy - would give that wall a cool look!
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thanks for all of the nice comments! going to do a follow-up post next week (detailed how-to). took forever to do; (repainting mapping out stencil stenciling = 30 hours).
@mei-ling-- yes, i painted over the previous paint job once we moved in with white paint and stenciled using a blue paint.
that's supposed to read (repainting plus mapping out stencil plus stenciling= 30 plus hours)
Bravo Beth! I never thought to stencil in my bathroom (or more like never had the patience). It looks fantastic and what a difference it makes.
Hmm, if anyone in NY is admiring the mirror here is a similar one up for grabs this weekend: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fuo/1660048781.html
I LOVE the Peacock Mirror...! And the rest of the bathroom ; )