This is what our powder room looked like on move in day. I know! Not pretty. It looked more like an industrial scrub down room than the powder room for visitors to our home. It’s probably best that the pictures are blurry! haha! Not to mention that it also had a suspended panel ceiling – ugh. I sold the old vanity in the above pictures on Craigslist – it was just too large for such a small space. Then I put that money towards buying a freestanding antique console table (with a nod to Sarah Richardson) to make the space feel larger. And for those wood freaks out there, I apologize in advance if this offends, but gray paint won over wood grain this time around.
And this is how it looks now:
All she needs is the perfect pull or knob for the front and the bathroom will be done! At last! And thanks to the hard working hubby for installing the trim, which I’ve wanted since seeing this post. Makes me smile!
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41 comments :
Sheri November 30, 2010 12:30AM
Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful… would love to come and wash up there. 🙂 Would love a box of your cards as well. Can you bring some to church or do I need to buy them online.
Sheri
Jessica November 30, 2010 1:00AM
Fabulous. I love how the paneling and colour are familiar… your bathroom is cousins with my family room! Now I have to go paint some furniture the perfect dark grey. I love it all. Where is the art from? The cool ladder?
Rosa November 30, 2010 8:36PM
Thanks Jess and Jessica! The art is from Homesense (the West Vancouver location, which is really worth the drive). The cool ladder… hmm, it’s been sitting in my garage waiting to be used again since we moved. I got it so long ago that I don’t even remember where, just that it was CHEAP! I know Urban Barn has nice ladders right now at their outlet in Poco.
Jessica November 30, 2010 8:26PM
Looks awesome! I was wondering about the art too . . .
kitchen-dreams November 30, 2010 9:32PM
i am never brave enough to paint wood. this gives me great hope! what color/finish/brand did you use? it all looks fantastic!
Rosa December 1, 2010 2:15AM
I am not brave either. It sat in my garage for six months before I paid someone else to be brave for me! LOL. I wanted it to fall somewhere in between Mansard Stone and Forest Black, since the walls were going to be Zeppelin (on the same swatch) from CIL Paint. She did one coat and it looked totally flat, so the second coat she mixed in a lacquer and it made all the difference!
Jess December 1, 2010 4:43AM
Hey I don’t know about shipping, but Anthropologie has some very cool knobs. I know they have a store in Edmonton, maybe someone can buy them and send them for you. But there is always Lee Valley for a ton of choices too.
Sherri December 1, 2010 10:57PM
Shut-up! Love it. you did an amazing job.
Rosa December 1, 2010 11:06PM
LOL. Thanks Sherri!
kitchen-dreams December 2, 2010 3:52AM
thank you for the color info. any idea what kind of lacquer was mixed in? would you say it is a semi-glosss or matte finish? i have some oak cabinets that have been painted once and look boring. i think i can bring them back to life if i paint them a gray like you have done. if not…out they go. i think my floor is very similar to yours. thank you!
Rosa December 2, 2010 4:11AM
It’s definitely a semi-gloss lacquer. I’ve emailed the woman who refinished them to get the “actual” details, so I’ll let you know when I get a response back. The first coat was matte paint and like you said “boring”. The semi gloss lacquer definitely made it look more professional and classy. I’ll let you know… : )
kitchen-dreams December 3, 2010 10:10PM
thank you for checking into this for me! i am so excited to redo the bathroom. i may have to wait til after the holidays! thanks too for leaving me a comment!
Ange December 7, 2010 3:25PM
Love Love LOVE the bathroom…wow not only a GRAPHIC designer but obviously got tons of talent in the interior design area too!!!
Alison December 10, 2010 1:17AM
This bathroom is way too nice to be used. Send all male Pearsons upstairs. Love it!
Amanda @ Our Humble A{Bowe}d December 11, 2010 5:11PM
I love your remodel! Your trim is great and that sink is the icing on the cake!
Thanks for sharing!
Amanda
http://ourhumbleabowed.wordpress.com/
Rosa December 12, 2010 2:46AM
Thanks so much for your sweet comments Amanda, and for checking out the blog! We’ve got many more rooms to go, so check back for more! Rosa
Kelsey December 16, 2010 11:13PM
Wow. LOVE it. It’s like a dream bathroom, but it’s so simple!! I LOVE the art, and the wall color… and everything. You’ve inspired me to do something about our sad little bathroom. 🙂
Rosa December 20, 2010 4:22AM
Thanks for checking out flutterflutter Kelsey, and for the nice comments!
Upcycled Home December 20, 2010 1:32AM
Oh my gosh, I love, love, LOVE the after! I, too have board-and-batten in mind for my home…just haven’t gotten the time/energy to tackle it yet. Yours looks great though!
Rosa December 20, 2010 4:22AM
So much love! Makes me smile, thank you!! Let me know when you get around to your board and batten… I’d love to see the pics!
Mel December 31, 2010 4:36PM
Simply stunning!
I’m visiting from the Lettered Cottage. So nice to see another Canadian.
Happy New Year!
Deb December 31, 2010 5:29PM
Just beautiful…I love it! Thanks for sharing your paint colors…I ‘ve been looking for a charcoal grey paint for bedroom furniture and yours is fantastic! ~Deb~
Rene January 2, 2011 1:28AM
Brilliant! It looks like a completely different bathroom. Love the ladder!
-Rene
Melissa @ A Place to Nest January 13, 2011 1:57PM
This bathroom is amazing! Great work! Seeing the transformations you have done around your home makes me realize even more that my next home I want something I can put my stamp on- no more builder grade 🙂 Beautiful!
Kirsten Nieman January 17, 2011 5:35PM
Oh my goodness! I am SO in love with this bathroom! The mirror, the yellow ladder, the sink – everything is fabulous. Thanks for sharing!
Jo January 26, 2011 1:33AM
Wow! it is beautiful! I love the sink and that mirror!! Can you please share with us where you got the mirror?
Rosa January 26, 2011 2:33AM
Thanks for visiting my blog Jo, and for your sweet comments! The mirror is from HomeSense, which is Canada’s version of TJ Maxx and HomeGoods. Hope that helps you!
cassie April 27, 2011 6:58PM
wow! that vanity looks amazing!!! i would love to do something like that one day but our bathroom in this home is too small. love it!
Lisa April 28, 2011 3:49PM
Amazing…this is so inspirational!!! I have a wash table almost like this…I use it as a bedside table but maybe it needs to be in my bath!!!
Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking April 30, 2011 5:10AM
Beautiful bathroom! Thanks for sharing with us at the PoPP. I’m putting your bathroom in the PoPP Spotlight.
Rosa April 30, 2011 4:38PM
Awesome! Thanks Maryann!!
Jena @ Involving Color April 30, 2011 11:53AM
Rosa, your bathroom turned out amazing! The cabinet looks great painted and I really like your color choices. Did you have them mix a custom color between the Mansard Stone and Forest Black for the cabinet? I would love to add this to the inspiration galleries on my site and include you in a feature post. Let me know if you’re interested!
Rosa April 30, 2011 4:39PM
That would be great Jena! Thank you!!
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Pam @ diy Design Fanatic July 13, 2011 4:51PM
Your bathroom is amazing! Great job on the vanity!
Rosa July 14, 2011 3:13AM
Thanks Pam! I’m going to go check your blog out right now!!
Tara July 14, 2011 4:53AM
Your bathroom is gorgeous! I NEED those bird prints for my home, but I don’t live in Canada. No Homesense stores anywhere near me. Dang it! Is there any artist information on the prints? I’d love to find a US source for this lovely art. Thanks!
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