The home improvement slippery slope has begun. In an effort to make "small" but noticeable changes (think getting most out of our budget friendly choices), we decided to replace fixtures (from the builders grade) in our bathroom. Well you can't just replace the faucet, as then there's the matching towel bar and toilet paper holder....Sigh. So then it's time to take them off and put up new, but the lines don't match up. The paint looks funny (and has lots of holes).
The bottom line...Couldn't find anything we really, really liked at Home Depot, Ace, or Lowes. I ended up buying one (and matching fixtures) online. The one I really, really wanted was $535. Given this was not going to happen, I found another one (a little less of the Craftsman style, but I still like it) for about 1/5 of the price. This made me happy. The funny thing is, the bathroom was so small, that we had to "trade sides" so we didn't end up running/bumping/painting over each other. The hardest part was getting the room taped off along the wood trim and making sure the wood floor was covered with a tarp. The painting took a little over an hour - not bad. The fixtures arrive in about a week (I was too cheap to pay for shipping - free shipping = 8 days).
We decided that if we are going to re-do the faucet and fixtures, we should start with a good paint job. We found a shade a brown ("crushed peanut") that ended up being so light, that it was hard at times to tell the difference between the old and the new wall color. Once it dried , you could see a slight, but noticeable change. More like a faint vs a crush peanut. However, it still looks good. My dream, of course, is to buy a small vanity for this room, but for now, we will keep the existing pedestal sink.
We decided that if we are going to re-do the faucet and fixtures, we should start with a good paint job. We found a shade a brown ("crushed peanut") that ended up being so light, that it was hard at times to tell the difference between the old and the new wall color. Once it dried , you could see a slight, but noticeable change. More like a faint vs a crush peanut. However, it still looks good. My dream, of course, is to buy a small vanity for this room, but for now, we will keep the existing pedestal sink.We'd really like our kitchen to be our next project, but since this is going to be a major undertaking (and expense), we're holding off for now and perhaps will do the upstairs guest bathroom next....
So here is the before pictures of the bathroom....after pictures coming soon....
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