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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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
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?
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.
Looks awesome! I was wondering about the art too . . .
i am never brave enough to paint wood. this gives me great hope! what color/finish/brand did you use? it all looks fantastic!
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!
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.
Shut-up! Love it. you did an amazing job.
LOL. Thanks Sherri!
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!
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… : )
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!
Love Love LOVE the bathroom…wow not only a GRAPHIC designer but obviously got tons of talent in the interior design area too!!!
This bathroom is way too nice to be used. Send all male Pearsons upstairs. Love it!
I love your remodel! Your trim is great and that sink is the icing on the cake!
Thanks for sharing!
Amanda
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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
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. 🙂
Thanks for checking out flutterflutter Kelsey, and for the nice comments!
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!
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!
Simply stunning!
I’m visiting from the Lettered Cottage. So nice to see another Canadian.
Happy New Year!
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~
Brilliant! It looks like a completely different bathroom. Love the ladder!
-Rene
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!
Oh my goodness! I am SO in love with this bathroom! The mirror, the yellow ladder, the sink – everything is fabulous. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! it is beautiful! I love the sink and that mirror!! Can you please share with us where you got the mirror?
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!
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!
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!!!
Beautiful bathroom! Thanks for sharing with us at the PoPP. I’m putting your bathroom in the PoPP Spotlight.
Awesome! Thanks Maryann!!
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!
That would be great Jena! Thank you!!
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Your bathroom is amazing! Great job on the vanity!
Thanks Pam! I’m going to go check your blog out right now!!
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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