New Bathroom on a Budget

For today's "Do it yourself" post, I decided to revisit the bathroom project. I posted about it a year ago, so some of you will probably remember it.

This bathroom was the. ugliest. room. Like, it-made-me-shiver-every-time-I-looked-at-it ugly. I had visions of ripping out the blue tile, the blue tub, the vanity, the blue sink...pretty much everything. But, alas, the budget (and the hubby) said NO, and in no uncertain terms. So, we had to get creative.

I came to the bitter conclusion that I would have to come up with a color scheme using the blue in the tile. Because hubby was NOT about to tear out that tile. But now that it's all finished....I'll be a big girl and admit it...I LIKE the blue tile. Somehow it works.

The best part is that not many pennies were put out for the whole project. I bought a new light fixture from eBay: 30.00. A gallon of chocolate milk colored paint: 20.00. One quart of fudge colored paint for the cabinets and mirror frame: 10.00 The biggest splurge was the shower curtain (from Croscill) at 50.00. But it was worth it - it tied the whole room together.

Here was the tub area before. More ugly.

And after. It's a wonder what a little paint and a pretty shower curtain can do.

And just to show you how warped my sense of humor is....

this is the decor over the potty.

I know, I know, I'm not right. But every good decorator will tell you - you're supposed to have an element of the unexpected in each room, something surprising. Well, there's my element of the unexpected.

ANYWAY... when we moved into this house, this was the ugliest room. And now, it's one my favorites. It's the chocolate. There is power in chocolate. I just knew it. Chocolate can fix anything. Even an old hopelessly ugly bathroom.

There are TONS of other DIY projects over at A Soft Place To Land...so go forth and be inspired!