Upstairs bathroom

Before I moved I had a few ideas for colors, decorating, organization, etc. I've tried to put as many of them into play as possible but it's not always that easy. I was pretty lucky that my house was generally move-in ready. After helping my friends tear down wallpaper in their new house, I thought slapping some paint on the walls would be a breeze. I was half right!

This is what the bathroom looked like before:

This is an in progress picture (taken on the phone) that shows the old medicine cabinet:

And this is the final result:

 

I already had the brown shower curtain from my last apartment and I didn't want to get another one. I know they don't cost THAT much but in the interest of saving some sort of money, I wanted to keep it. I'm also a big fan of brown and I didn't think I could go wrong with a brown/pink combo.

This is the wall above the toilet. I found the small dress form hangers at Bed Bath & Beyond and I loved them at first sight. I had to have them and they had to be used in place of a towel rack. I could just hang my heavy towels behind the door and these would hold hand towels and the like...or so I thought. In the end these probably couldn't hold more than a necklace, so they became decorative. The plates (I know, random, plates in the bathroom) pulled the whole thing together. I found these years ago when helping my family clean out my Aunt Marge's house. My mom reminded me of them and they really complete the theme of the bathroom.

This picture, taken without a flash, shows the truest color of the walls. I'm trying to always use my brown towels in the bathroom. I have leftover blue guys from my very first apartment (a blue and brown bathroom...you see a brown theme?!) that usually get hung behind the door :)

 

I had to replace the medicine cabinet. I thought I might keep the old one and just paint it, but this one adds to the room and makes it look more modern. It was a great finishing touch.

We used Valspar 1002-1A Very Berry. We did NOT prime the walls before we painted and looking back, it was a big mistake! Two coats barely covered evenly and it would've looked a lot nicer with primer underneath. Oh well, ya live, ya learn!

I REALLY wish I could say this room is finished, but of course, it's not. There's still one thing I need to do, and that is paint the vanity cabinet. The white is a little dingy and a fresh coat of white paint will brighten it up. Eventually, I'd love to replace the vanity countertop (I need a bigger sink! and the color that is there is...ugly) and I would love a new bathtub/shower. You can't tell, but the "tile" on the walls in the shower is gray-ish with purple flowers and really, that will not fly. Someday...

Hope you enjoyed my first before and after post!