This half bath had its fair share of problems: an ugly floor, a water heater in the space and very little style. For only $25, it has been restyled to look much fresher with a cottage feel. Check out the dramatic change after the jump.
From dirty and green to bright and blue, this half bath has had quite the intervention. Check out the cost breakdown:
- Glidden white paint ($7.77 at Wal-Mart) I used 1/2 gallon so cost is $3.89
- Five 4' wood strips at $1.65 each - $8.25
- 1x3 board was $.98 per lineal foot - $8.65
- 1 can Krylon white spray paint $2.98
- Blue paint - already had from another project - Free
- Wipe-on Poly - already had - Free
- Cheap Dollar Store shower curtain - to hide the water heater - $1.00
Check out the entire makeover at Potentially Beautiful.
(Images: Potentially Beautiful)
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Thanks for the feature!!!
Impressive!!
Cute.....love it!
Like the walls, but would have painted the floor a grey/blue color for contrast, or even a cool checkerboard. Perhaps a gallon of oops paint would do it?
Nice update
You painted over that cute floor? That is cheating to say you only spent $3.89 because you only used half a gallon of paint. You still spent the full amount. Anyway the grey color is nice.
That's cheating when you say you only spent 3.89$ because you only used half a gallon. No you still spent the full $7.77. In any event the grey looks nice but the white floor could use some umph.
I truly am impressed by the change, but agree with the others about the cost breakdown cheat & the floor needing a little something. Overall though you spent your money well!
My parents have taught me the trick of going to your local recycling place (that takes paint that people no longer want - one should never just toss it in the dumpster, much like batteries), and they get free paint. It's a win/win idea because you are saving money and using something that would normally need to be disposed of...something to think about when decorating on a budget!
In case you are wondering more about said recycling facilities see the info I have found on the web below...
"Yes! There are a number of paint recycling facilities in Southern California and a number of ways to recycle paint for different uses. I did a search for centers near Los Angeles, and there are 9 I found within a 25 mile radius. The easiest way to find the paint recycling plant nearest to you is to go to search.earth911.com and type in the type of recycling (paint) followed by the city you live in. The site will give you a list of places within a given radius and their phone number and contact information. Here is a link:
http://search.earth911.com/?what=&where=los+angeles&latitude=&longitude=&country=&province=&city=
Read more: http://greenanswers.com/q/200060/recycling-waste/recycling/are-there-any-paint-recycling-facilities-southern-california#ixzz1SsJoRUXV"
Love the new bathroom!
But... I also agree re: halving the white paint cost feeling like it's cheating. Especially since you listed the blue paint from your other project as "Free" instead of allotting the cost per amount used for that one, too.
Assuming you'll use the other 1/2 gallon for another project I don't see why you have to attribute the entire cost to this project. If you attributed the full cost to each project it would be more misleading
I like this. I personally would have used the floor as retro inspiration and painted the walls a similar shade of green and added towels and a few trinkets in contrasting color. Either way, still nice..Has given me a few ideas.
Excellent job. Clean and beautiful. Anybody who is concentrating on how you calculated $4 of paint usage is totally missing the point.
I love the transformation, but have to agree that there are issues with the cost calculations.
Leftovers from other projects appear to be "free," that is, no cost associated with this project.
But partially used supplies, like the white paint, have only the amount used charged to this project. The assumption seems to be that when the rest of the paint is used for a different project, the remaining cost will be charged to that project.
So two different methods of calculating cost for supplies for the same project.
Let's face it. The challenge was to re-do the bathroom for $20. The actual cost of the supplies was probably more like $30, when you add in the complete cost of the white paint and the cost of the "free" supplies. A little creative accounting, and the total is just under $25.
It would have been better, IMO, no to have a spending cap, but just to see how big a change you could make for the least amount of money. This still would have been a great makeover at $30. There's no need to create an artificial spending limit--it does nothing to improve the project or its results at all.
Nice job. Care to comment on how the floor has been so far? We have a similar eyesore of a floor and I'd like to do something in the meantime of waiting for a remodel.
great job! love it!