Small Bathroom Inspiration

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Roeshel

One of our DIY goals this year is to work on some DIY bathroom updates:

Main floor half bathroom is complete although I’d like to work on a few additional details such as a plantation shutter for the huge window and a little freshening up with some new decorative accents.

We’ve shared a budget friendly main floor guest bathroom makeover in the past with details including painting the floor and walls, new light fixtures and spray painting the faucets but the shower needs an update as well.

This old farmhouse has 3 more bathrooms. All of our bathrooms are small in size. There’s a really creepy basement half bathroom which is rarely used, an upstairs main bathroom (we call it the “girl’s bathroom” – it’s the one filled with my things) and the teeniest tiniest master bathroom you’ve ever seen (old house = someone added on a master bathroom). Each one needs a LOT of work. And it’s our goal to complete at least ONE…preferably the girls’, i.e. “mine”.

My first step when it comes to a room makeover is looking for inspiration to gather ideas of things that I like, things that I’d love to incorporate. There are so many sources to gather inspiration: magazines, blogs {via Google, Pinterest, Houzz}, past DIY Show Off bathroom features and home websites including HomeTalk, where I’ve started collecting small bathroom ideas {clips can be made from other HomeTalk users’ posts or from all around the www}. I can also ask questions and get help from professionals and homeowners. Take a look at my small bathroom inspiration clipboard…

Do you have a small bathroom begging some DIY attention? Any space saving or budget friendly makeover advice? Do you collect ideas to create your own design and plan?

DIY at Citruz Design

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Roeshel

Hey there! Today I’d like you to meet fairly new blogger, Gajay, from Citruz Design blog.

She shares our passion and love for creating beautiful home decor and DIY projects. Today she’s sharing a peek of her transformed bathroom and living room.

Bathroom Makeover

She started with an outdated bathroom…

but after lots of hard DIY work and love, she can be proud of this beautiful bathroom…

Beautiful tile, pretty shower curtain too!

You can see the living room before and after here, where she added teal accents to balance the dark brown.

Want to see more? Me too! Visit Gajay at Citruz Design. She has some really cute craft tutorials to show you!

Thanks for sharing, Gajay! I look forward to seeing more of your creativity and DIY projects!

Bathroom Makeover Before and After

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Roeshel

When Amanda from Mommy is Coocoo shared her bathroom makeover after, I had serious bathroom envy. That doesn’t sound right, does it? But read on, you’ll get it.

And when she shared the ‘before’ pictures, I may have involuntarily shuddered. There’s a reason you’ve never seen our upstairs bathrooms. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of. Amanda understands because she had a nightmare bathroom too…

{see all ‘before’ bathroom pictures here}

This bathroom was HOT STUFF back in the early 1990s. Wallpaper {those are lambs and roosters…are you to be lulled to sleep counting sheep or cock-a-doodle-doo’d wide awake?}, gold fixtures, the Hollywood vanity lighting, and jacuzzi tub. Hubba hubba…luxxxxuuuuuury, baby.

But as time wore on (holy cow! 1990 was 23 years ago? way to feel old.), the wallpaper peeled, the gold wasn’t as classy, the tub broke, tiles cracked, color coordinated metal blinds went out-of-style…

but Amanda had had enough and designed a brand new relaxing, peaceful, functional, beautiful bathroom retreat…and yea, I’m envious.

It’s a bathroom that dreams (no nightmares) are made of now.

Go ahead, visit Amanda at Mommy is Coocoo for the full details on her bathroom reveal. Just walk right into the bathroom. She won’t mind. I’ve already warned her you’ll be stopping by.

And I love it “as is”. Now (not before) but girlfriend looooves color. Evidence here:

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I wonder what she’s up to with adding color to the bathroom. I can’t wait to see!

Apartment DIY progress: tiling the bathroom floor (before & after)

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Roeshel

Apartment Bathroom Floor – before and after

We’re renovating a tiny apartment on a small budget. We decided that the bathroom floor was a ‘must do’. The Atmospheres Tile Collection by Daltile offers a variety of style, color and size options, so you can create your own unique designs with tile. The possibilities are endless! Read more about

our tile shopping experience at The Home Depot

Daltile Sandy Beach porcelain tile

helpful tips and tricks from The Home Depot Tile Specialist

Roeshel from DIY Show Off with Mike, the Home Depot tile specialist

The old bathroom floor (updated by previous owners) wasn’t an ideal choice…

And a leaky valve created a HUGE mess (more about that in another post). The joys of DIY…a major freak out moment with a full out tantrum but no choice but to fix the damage and move forward. Unfortunately it happens and DIY doesn’t always go as planned. Sometimes there are setbacks!

We shut off the water, capped the supply lines, removed the toilet and vanity, removed the flexible rubber/plastic(?) baseboards

{I know…so gross!}

and got to work on removing that old floor…

We prepared the floor for tiling by screwing down Hardibacker. Russ made the cuts. We used newspaper to create a template around the shape of the bathtub. and for the hold for the toilet, using a circular saw for straight cuts and a double sided knife blade (I don’t remember the brand of the one he uses) for rounded cuts.

Using Locktite and screws, we secured the Hardibacker to the old floor to create a smooth, level surface for tiling. Make sure that screws are flush (or even countersink them a little).

We made the decision of where the tile would end in the door way. I believe the center is the perfect spot. But, we extended it a small bit after shutting the door to see the ideal spot (where wood floors from hallway would not be seen in the bathroom and tile floors would not be seen from the closed bathroom door in the hallway.

Mr. DIY used a saw called a “Fat Max” to under cut the door jamb so that tile would fit neatly underneath…

We used a masonry/tile saw (also called a wet saw) to cut tiles. For this project, we cut and laid out all of the tiles in advance, using spacers during the process to get the best fit.

We laid out our tile, deciding on the best design for the space. We do love creative patterns but given our time frame, the shape of the tub, un-square walls and the fact that not much floor space actually shows when the toilet and vanity are in place, we decided on a basic grid design. We used the same newspaper templates we created for the Hardibacker for cutting tiles to fit the shape of the bathtub and the hole for the toilet plumbing.

The Home Depot Tile Specialist suggested we center the pattern in the door way and work from there but for us, when working with odd cuts near the tub and not wanting cut tile framing one whole tile in the door way, we worked from right to left, starting in front of the tub so that smaller cut tile pieces would be behind the vanity and toilet. I liked the look of one cut tile on the left corner of the room hidden by the vanity/hinged door area better. There is no wrong way…just do what feels right for your space.

We chose a ceramic tile called “Carrara” from the Daltile Atmosphere Collection at the Home Depot. Affordable, stylish and easy to install, Daltile was the perfect choice when selecting tile. I loved the colors, white with a gray veining, the flow and movement it’d bring to the super tiny space and the durability of ceramic tile for a rental bathroom.

I labeled cut tiles using FrogTape so it didn’t feel like we were putting together a jig saw puzzle when moving on to the next step.

Now we won’t be confused when putting it back together…

For this tiling project, we used Omni-Grip as our mortar to secure tiles to the Hardiebacker and 3/16 spacers.

We used a trowel to spread the Omni-Grip and placed the tiles, working our way out of the room. We did our best to get straight lines.

We let this dry for 48 hours while we worked on other things.

We chose a sanded pre-mixed urethane grout called Quartz Lock for it’s features:

Superior stain resistance
Color consistency
Crack resistant flexibility
Mold/mildew protection

Color is “silver gray”.

Materials for grouting:

Apply grout to the float with a putty knife and smooth into the spaces between the tile. “Smoosh” it into the spaces.

Be sure to clean the tiles to remove excess grout with a clean wet sponge along the way.

We did not grout along the tub – we used caulking there. In the event something needs changed in the future, we didn’t want the mess of trying to remove grout from the cast iron tub.

I would have preferred that we created a more uniform grid. But we did our best. If I don’t look right at it, it doesn’t bother me. lol And in the big scheme of this apartment rental, an old building full of imperfections, this looks pretty darn good!

An amazing difference!

gross bathroom floor before…

bathroom floor (and a little sneak peek of the renovated apartment bathroom) now…

The Home Depot is the one-stop-shop for all tiling needs, whether you are an experienced DIYer or a first-time tiler. I’m so happy with our selection. Love the Daltile Carrara and meeting with the Home Depot tile specialist and getting some tips saved us some time and headaches! See the entire Daltile Atmospheres Collection at the Home Depot.

Almost time for the full apartment reveal! Just finishing up the hardwood floors this week then time to decorate and get her moved! I’m trying to hold off on other tutorials and info until after the big reveal…it’s so hard! I want to show you every step as I complete it!

Sharing here:

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DIY Project Parade Highlights – Room Reveal Round UP

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Roeshel

One of my favorite type of links in the DIY Project Parade is when someone shares a room reveal I might have otherwise missed. Here are some awesome room makeovers definitely worth a look:

Jessie at Imperfectly Polished shared her master bathroom before and a look at the gorgeous reveal.

I am loving the patio made from old doors at Shabby Love! She took an inspiration picture and created a beautiful version for herself. I believe this counts as a room reveal. Wow!

Did you see the beautiful porch ceiling at Not Just a Housewife? Stacy shows us how to create/paint a harlequin patterned ceiling with a great tutorial.

Brooke from Design Stash shared her pretty cottage living room makeover. I love her attention to detail and the transformation from before to after is a breath of fresh air. Beautiful job!

No budget for a new backsplash? Miranda from Pressing On shares my love of stencils {the impact adding design can make} – and created an awesome stenciled chevron backsplash. How beautiful is this?…

Cassie at Primitive and Proper shares her gorgeous master bedroom makeover. I love her comfortable style, mixing vintage and antique with beautiful navy and gold colors. Eclectic elegance…

I think these master bedroom makeovers are so inspiring. (It’s on our list of things to do!) and the colors, texture, pattern and accents that Lisa from Diary of a {Wannabe} Domestic Diva are so soothing and pretty!

I love a good before and after and the family room makeover at Totally Lauren Amber is just that – boring before with a beautiful transformation with so many details and so much to see! Gorgeous!

A big round of applause and praise for these girls and their amazing DIY talent. WOW!

Thanks so much for coming over to link up and join the party! We’d love to see your latest DIY project!

Choosing tile for the apartment bathroom

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Roeshel

We were recently asked if we’d like to participate in the Daltile Atmospheres Tile Collection campaign by The Home Depot. With an apartment renovation in progress, timing was perfect. We quickly replied with our acceptance and couldn’t wait to get started. Literally. We do have a tiling project in our plans at this very moment. The super tiny bathroom in the super tiny apartment we’re renovating is in desperate need of a new floor.

Actually it’s in desperate need of a lot more! There’s a need to gut the entire bathroom and start from scratch but due to a very small budget and time constraints, we’ve narrowed the projects down to

tiling the floor and installing baseboard trim
painting
re-caulking
new lighting
new medicine cabinet or mirror
new vanity, sink and faucets
and of course, budget friendly decorating

The current flooring is a Pergo-type flooring which is not ideal for a bathroom. {duh} There are a few warped planks. Time to remove it and install something much more bathroom-friendly.

{previous owner forgot their shampoo!}

We headed to The Home Depot: a one stop shop for all tiling needs, whether you’re an experienced DIYer (like Mr. DIY) or first time tiler (like me) to see what would work for this space. Here are a few options that we looked at…

Daltile Atmospheres Tile Collection

We headed to aisle 13 and “ooh’d and ahhh’d like kids in a toy store” at the awesome displays. We jumped right in and laid out designs right out on the floor. I promise we personally didn’t open any boxes – other people must need to touch and see tile in real life too. The Atmospheres Tile Collection by Daltile offers a variety of styles, colors and sizes to create unique designs…perfect! Endless possibilities!

Sandy Beach – porcelain tile that has a slate look

Pacific Sand and Briton Bone – glazed ceramic tiles with a natural stone look. I really enjoyed using both of these to create designs. I love the pattern on the left!

Daltile Designer White – a glazed ceramic tile inspired by the look of marble

A large pretty collection of accent tiles…

Stay tuned to see which tile in the Daltile Atmospheres Collection we choose, my meeting with a Home Depot tile specialist, how to tile a floor tutorial and {keeping my fingers crossed} an awesome bathroom transformation. Which one was your favorite? {I’ve chosen 2. One for the apartment bathroom and possibly one for my future laundry room makeover!} Affordable, stylish and easy to install, Daltile is my kind of product!

Tips for Tiling: http://diyshowoff.com/2012/08/21/tips-for-tiling-a-floor/

How to Tile: http://diyshowoff.com/2012/09/17/how-to-tile-a-bathroom-floor/

The Home Depot partnered with bloggers {like me!} to participate in its Daltile program. As part of the program, I received compensation from The Home Depot in the form of a gift card to participate in this campaign promoting the new Atmospheres Tile Collection by Daltile. They did not twist my arm to participate nor did they tell me what to say about the products used for the Daltile Program. The Home Depot believes that consumers and bloggers are free to form their own opinions and share them in their own words. The Home Depot’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.

Apartment: Before Pictures & Plans

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Roeshel

Since I’m up to my eyeballs in apartment renovations, you’ll be seeing quite a few posts of our progress leading up to the reveal. Please bear with me until I get to the fun/creative/decorating stuff…I can’t wait for that part myself! It’s the reward for the dirty work, isn’t it? I shared the first project yesterday {sanding floors} and here is the apartment “before-before” and after cleaning/’in progress’ but before paint. Got that? lol It’s just the before pictures before and after cleaning, before and after sanding hardwood floors.

Everything got a bath. E.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g! It went from disgusting to clean. As you can tell, someone was a heavy indoor cigarette smoker. Thankfully with washing/scrubbing everything, sanding floors and primer+paint, airing out and sitting empty for quite a while, the smell will diminish. I apologize in advance for these ‘before’ cleaning pictures. I did spare you worse ones, I promise!

Okay, ready?

Dirty kitchen ‘before’ and before cleaning…{gag…what is the brown stuff all over the walls? Tobacco? Cooking grease? Coke explosion? Maybe we don’t want to know!}

All cleaned up and in progress…ready to move forward

paint ceiling {done!}
paint walls
paint trim
paint cabinets
redo countertop
storage and organizing solutions
thrifty furnishings
decorate!

There’s a paint fest going on! Envious, aren’t ya?

Pantry under the stairs – before

Apartment before then ‘after’ cleaned/sanded…

wall 1

wall 2

wall 3 – dirty before

in progress…

{You just turned 360 degrees and saw the entire first floor!}

Stairs are so narrow with a bend…we’ll have to get creative with upstairs furniture/getting furniture up!

before:

clean (done as of yesterday)
sanded (done as of yesterday)
stain stair treads
fun paint technique on the risers
paint trim and ceiling
patch ceiling/trim

Someone obviously wasn’t too careful with moving furniture out {it’s a super tight squeeze and odd angle for furniture} and tore off the trim and part of the ceiling on the way down…uh oh!

I love the vintage light fixture hanging in the hallway upstairs…

patch and paint ceiling
fun idea for the small wall space coming up!

Bathroom needs a complete overhaul, but we’ll see what’s in the budget. Hate.hate.hate the faux tile walls and yellowed tub surround. Actually, I hate it all! I may be able to get away with a new floor, vanity and lighting but that’s probably all we can manage financially for right now. Those walls and tub surround have to stay for now. Wahhhh!

new flooring
new baseboard trim
new vanity
new mirror/medicine cabinet
storage solutions
new lighting
paint
caulking
decorating!

This bathroom is so tiny, the sink/vanity only leaves a small entrance…

Bedroom before…

who paints half a room and walks away?

After will turn this small room into 3 areas:

office/study area
bedroom for one
dressing room

Improving with every little bit of TLC and elbow grease. Ah, progress. Still a ways to go, but getting started is always the tough part for me and we’ve passed that goal!

WOW! Powder Room Before and After Makeover

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Roeshel

Meet: Aimee {and Brian} from

The powder room before was outdated…

Walls: Cream wallpaper with red and navy stripes
Floors: Faux-wood laminate
Vanity: Large, dark wood vanity with cream sink.
There was also a a soffit with a can downlight which hung over the sink.

DIY demo…

Down to the studs…

The reveal…

Love all of that luscious trim work, don’t you?

Floors: Brazillian Cherry hardwood from K&K Floors
Paint: Ralph Lauren Pale Gray
Sink and Toilet: Lowe’s {Kohler}
Mirror and Lighting: Restoration Hardware

Say “hi” to Aimee and see more awesome details at Sixteen Fourteen – Powder Room Reveal.

A Bathroom Reveal

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Roeshel

Meet: Gemma from

She shares our love of thrift shop hunting, interior design and DIY. The Sweetest Digs is a blog about Gemma’s adventures in transforming her first house from boring to beautiful on a shoestring budget.

Gemma’s bathroom before was pretty non-descript, totally storage-deprived with a danky old tub.

Goodbye boring beige bathroom. Hello classic, bright, and fresh. She’s a whole new woman.

Love the white with beautiful shower curtain and spa blue glass tile accent.

Gorgeous floating vanity/sink…

Let’s throw in a little side-by-side comparison for good measure. She’s come a long way!

Budget breakdown {goal was under $5k}…

tile (marble, subway tile, accent glass tile): $601.23 (originally $900, but we returned some unused tile)
bathtub and fan: $364.45
accessories (shower rod, towel bar, shower curtain, toilet paper holder, etc): $155.46
drywall: $115.98
mirror: $30
vanity (wood, track system, legs, handles): $176.50
vanity sink: $100
paint: $64.85
supplies (tiling supplies, plumbing, trim, tools, etc): $900.26
gift card purchased for friend who helped out with plumbing: $100

Grand total: $2608.73!!!

And after using some wedding gift cards, actual out of our pocket expense was only $1527.67. Not bad for a complete bathroom renovation!

Want to see more awesome DIY from Gemma? Pop over to The Sweetest Digs and introduce yourself!

A Master Bathroom Makeover – Wow!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Roeshel

I’ve featured Susanne from Tenth Avenue South and her drop cloth headboard and kitchen makeover in the past {she’s a DIY girl too, friends!} and she has another AMAZING transformation I’m excited to share with you today.

Her master bathroom before was stuck in 1956…

before

but some cosmetic surgery has this old bathroom

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DIY Project Parade and Half Bathroom before and after

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As I was updating my home tour page, I noticed that I didn’t have a link to our half bathroom makeover. Why? Because I shared it on my very first blog and not here. So, time to show you the before and after transformation. One of my first projects. It evolves a little here and there.

First, let’s take a look at the before picture. Keep in mind that previous owners foreclosed on this old farmhouse. It sat neglected and we lived with this room stripped completely for over a year (that nasty carpet and fixtures were gone)! Thank goodness for my ability to see potential, otherwise this alone would have had us running the other direction!

BEFORE

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Beautiful Bathroom Makeover

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Roeshel

Meet: Virginia from

who recently shared her guest bathroom reveal, beautiful and full of do-it-yourself details.

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Master Bathroom Reveal at Jenna Sue Design

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Roeshel

Have you seen this? I’m in looooove. {Have I mentioned we have a really, really ugly tiny outdated, falling apart, cheap master bathroom?} Jenna Sue started with this…

Before…basic builder boring-ness. A great space to start…

but she transformed it into this bathroom dream come true…

WOW! ::drool:: I don’t know where to start – I love the floating vanity, the basket storage underneath, the colors, that gorgeous tile wall is to die for, the sinks/faucets are so cool, the lights!, the mirrors, recessed shelving, art, swoon over that floor tile…what’s not to love? Right?

One more before/after then you’ll have to visit Jenna Sue to see more inspiring pictures, the cost breakdown and details.

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DIY bath sign and $50 Wallums Giveaway

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Roeshel

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
Your 1 winners on “DIY bath sign and $50 Wallums Giveaway” is:

1) Tara

I recently had the opportunity to try my choice of vinyl from Wallums. Wall’ums is a San Francisco based company specializing in 100% removable, unique and custom wall decals.

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DIY Show Off – Powder Room/Half Bathroom Before and After Reveal

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

Powder Room #1 Transformation:

First, let’s take a look at the before picture. Keep in mind that previous owners foreclosed on this old farmhouse and that we lived with this room stripped completely for over a year (that nasty carpet and fixtures were gone)! Thank goodness for my ability to see potential, otherwise this alone would have had us running the other direction!

BEFORE – gross!

powder room before and after

AFTER

See the details at Powder Room Transformation.

Originally a closet. I could have patched where the hinges were, but I really like that it’s history shows.

The door and trim got a makeover too…

I added a built in shelf above the toilet…

Wall color is Benjamin Moore Smoke.

DIY Show Off – Main Bathroom Before and After Reveal {Shades of Gray}

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Roeshel

Main Bathroom Transformation:

Featured in THIS OLD HOUSE MARCH 2011

There’s even a photo of our precious little Niski and it fills our hearts with joy even more.

(click photos to enlarge)

Here is the estimated cost breakdown for my bathroom makeover:

Ceiling paint, primer and trim & door paint – free (we already had this from previous projects)

Lighting (Washington Collection) from Lighting Direct $220.80

Paint supplies and tape approximately $20 (I used some supplies that we already had.)

Wall paint (BM light pewter and nimbus color matched in Valspar’s Signature paint) $62 total

Valspar Porch and Floor paint (color = Journey) $25

Floor paint for design on painted rug (already had BM Smoke Embers) $0

Elegant Bracket Stencils (2 of the same one) $15

Minwax water based polyurethane $16 (this WILL yellow light colored paint)

Oval Vanity Mirror (Lowe’s) $75

Rustoleum spray primer, oil rubbed bronze spray paint and spray lacquer (for faucets) $25

Extra long White Waffle shower curtain (Target) $25

Oil rubbed bronze shower curtain hooks ($9) and rod $29

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Total $512.88

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Our Main Floor Bathroom before…

Now: I love the shades of gray!

Sink

Now: {painting faucet tutorial}

Before:

Now:

Before:

Now:

Tips on painting horizontal stripes.

Ceiling light before:

Ceiling light now:

(schoolhouse ceiling mount)

New vanity light (the biggest splurge in the room)

Floor before:

Floor now:

A little more accessorizing (neutral and DIY) coming after the holidays.

This .50 coat rack:

Became this towel rack. I did a little dry brush technique with left over paint and some sanding:

And now I have this:

Updated pictures:

painted floor after 2 years is still holding up…

DIY “bath” sign

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This Messy Business – Bathroom Reveal

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Roeshel

Welcome Monday! Of course I only say that when it’s a short work week! Today I’d like to introduce you to Meaghan, a young, poor, obsessed with decorating DIY’er redoing her first place and documenting her experiences and DIY at her blog,

Meaghan just recently completed an amazing bathroom makeover. Take a look:

BEFORE

“The walls were a weird pinkish beige and the old light fixtures made the room HOT. So hot in fact they had burned spots onto the ceiling. Awesome. The towel rack was in a weird spot and the accessories were kinda childish.”

“Here was the bathroom shower area. It wasn’t very pretty for sure. Crappy towel rack, ugly paint, weird door sticker… I didn’t enjoy spending time in the bathroom really.”

“There were several things that had to be done and I soon found that my list from above was getting longer… and longer… and longer. First step though was to have my Dad help me with the wall repair. Which we thought was only going to take a couple hours when really ended up consuming the whole day.“

Here’s Meagan’s DIY Checklist:<
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~~paint ceiling and trim~~
~~paint trim around doors~~
~~paint towel cabinet white~~
~~paint vanity cabinets dark brown~~
~~paint walls grey~~
~~paint mirror frames~~
~~create new wall art for above tub~~
~~add new towel hooks/bars~~
~~clean up over the potty thing~~
~~remove foreclosure stickers~~
~~new accessories~~
~~DEEP clean and organize~~
l~~ine all shelves and drawers~~
~~figure out new light fixtures (paint the brass ones? invest in new vanity lights??)~~
~~remove useless doors and replace with luxurious curtains~~

And here’s the beautiful AFTER…

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”The goal of the entire reno: storage and function.”

Before:

Now the after:

“Here’s another glimpse of all the different angles of the room. From the entry to the bathroom to each vanity I have touched every surface (except the counter tops) with a paint brush or a new look. Top to bottom the space is absolutely nothing like it was when I bought it back in 2008.”

Here’s the comparison:

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Isn’t it amazing? Want more details or have questions? See the Meaghan’s original post with more information at

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Prudently, Painted, Vintage – bathroom makeover

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Roeshel

Michelle from

recently took this bathroom…

And started making a change.

They put up the beadboard and framed out the miror.

New color is Glidden’s Native Turquoise.

Here it is all finished! BEAUTIFUL TRANSFORMATION, Michelle!

So much charm!

Love the DIY art!

Paintings

Beadboard, trim and framing the mirror added so much character.

I love, love love lots of pictures. Inspiring!

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Do you love it?!?! Michelle, I DO! It’s a beautiful transformation. Thank you so much for sharing!

Michelle’s DIY Project list:

Adorable Kids' Bathroom Makeover by Loving Your Space

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Roeshel

Elyse from

just shared her most recent makeover and it’s ADORABLE! Take a look:

Before

Everything in this bathroom was builder standard.

The bathroom itself was is great shape, but it definitely needed some pick me up.

And the after…

Aww, much better!

This bathroom was done on an amazing budget. The big cost was the beadboard and paint but everything else was pretty inexpensive. She shows how she framed the mirror here which only cost $10!

She’s still on the hunt for the perfect light fixture.

She created the prints in photoshop and the Ikea frames totaled $6.

The shower curtain and rug came from target.

On the opposite wall is a “boats” sign that she got from Tai Pan. It was all the wrong colors, but she loved it so much that she painted over it with diluted white paint and navy blue craft paint then lightly sanded over it to give it a bit of a distressed look.

She made the hooded towels following this tutorial.

My favorite project in her room are the towel hooks. Arent’ they cute?

The faucet handles came from Ace hardware for $2.50 a piece. They were red but she spray painted them orange. I think they are so fun and add a lot of character to a kids space!

and lastly she used up the extra orange spray paint for the kids step stool to match.

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I love it, Elyse! See more DIY projects at

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Roomspiration – Bathrooms

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Roeshel

Isn’t the Roomspiration so much fun?! Have you been linking up and visiting the links? I love seeing inspiring bathrooms – real homes, real functional spaces and transformations, don’t you? Today I’m joining SJ at

She has a beautiful master bathroom reveal.

We actually have 5 “bathrooms” in this old farmhouse which consist of a powder room in the unfinished basement (actually in the old scary original cellar part) which is only used because of convenient location when we’re down there working on a project. No, I won’t share that one with you at this time. It’s clean with the exception of perhaps a spider because of it’s rare use. When we get to remodeling the basement, renovating the small powder room be a part of the plan.

I‘ve shared these next two before, but I love that I can show you how they’ve held up and stood the test of time AND have a little motivation to clean for current photos. :)

On the first floor, we have a guest bathroom and a powder room. These I will share with you. Both were budget friendly and serve as pretty functional use for us as well as guests in our home.

Powder room before was closed for business.

We took everything out and started from scratch.

(Sorry this is so gross! It’s aood thing we could see the potential in this old house – a lot of areas were disgusting.)

It was originally a closet back in 1927.

Now it’s light and bright and clean…

The first floor guest bathroom before was ugly but being a bathroom used by guests, I wanted to make it less of an embarrassment.

When we bought the house (minus the carpet – yes, carpet)…

Now…

When we bought the house except there was no door there.

Now…

The painted and stenciled floor was a budget friendly waterproof solution until a bigger budget is dedicated to this area.

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The last two bathrooms in our home are upstairs. One full hall bathroom and a dinky teeny tiny master bathroom. Seriously – you probably have a closet that’s larger. Those I will not share until I have a pretty ‘after’ transformation to ‘show off’. They’re both ugly, outdated and gross but one step at a time. Remember, we DIY and remodel as time and money allow. No debt. So until a few main floor projects are completed, those will stay our little secret.

Let’s see what you’ve done with your bathrooms! Head over to join us at

and link up your bathroom makeovers!

I’m also joining my friend Cassity today at

Reminder for Monday!

Here’s the schedule for Roomspiraton. Hope to see you there!

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Fall Festival coming a little later this afternoon since both of these linky parties fell on the same day. :)

Reminder to head over to Shaw Floors’ Facebook to enter to win a new area rug or flooring for one of your rooms and to vote for Cassity and Roeshel. We’d love for one of our e-friends to win (and in return, we’d love our coastal cottage room to win too!). Good luck!

Did You Enter to Win new flooring and Vote for Cassity & Roeshel today? Please do!

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DIY at Blissfully Ever After

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Roeshel

Meet: Jennifer from

Jennifer shares her creativity, blissful and healthy living and DIY. :)

This beast of a bathroom after being gutted…

became this beauty! Blissfully ever after? Definitely! Beautiful fixtures and attention to detail. See the full post with more detailed pictures and progress at Bathroom Renovation.

The entryway before wasn’t bad…

But now, with a new facelift, this girl shines!

Sweet scripted detail…

Welcome to Blissfully Ever After…DIY coat rack and wainscoting detail:

Jennifer isn’t only talented with home improvement. She’s a craft genius too. I love these Restoration Hardware inspired baskets. Gorgeous! My favorite project and since she had everything on hand, her cost? 59 cents for the foam brush. Now that’s thrifty and inspiring!

Inspiring, yes? Thanks for sharing your beautiful DIY, Jennifer!

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After you’ve enter the HGTV Home collection area rug giveaway and cast your vote (PRETTY PLEASE!):

and

Pop over and get a big whopping shut up! ROFL for a hilarious voting contest with my friend Lindsay over at

Trust me, you’ve never witnessed anything so ugly!

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Powder Room Decorative Details

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Roeshel

We remodeled our powder room a few years ago but there were some unfinished details that finally got some attention.

Our powder room was originally the end of an entry area to our home with a window and a small coat closet. Somewhere down the line, a previous owner put up a wall and door, installed some plumbing and created a small powder room.

Before

As you can see, this half of the small powder room used to be the closet originally. We installed a shelf above the toilet and for years, I’ve been looking at those exposed screws and I finally reached a point where I can’t take it any more.

I saw this cool Flexible Dentil Molding at Rocker:

Inspiration for an easy DIY project!

I measured and cut it with scissors to fit.

Next: Glue in place. I used Gorilla Super Glue. I did have to hold it in place and apply pressure for a couple of minutes. I’m sure there’s a better method, but this is what I had on hand and it was easy to use. Use a level to be sure it’s ‘level’.

Then all I had to do was paint it. I used a craft brush to easily get into all of the grooves. I used the same color as our walls. Painting it white like the rest of the trim would have been pretty too (paint it before gluing it in that case.)

Doesn’t it look better? Love this product! (It’d be awesome for curved/rounded areas!) No more ugly screw heads showing and a little extra pretty detail.

I‘ve had these plaques for years as well but because hanging them is an ordeal, they’ve sat on a shelf.

ugh…

Dischangers make hanging so much easier.

Wet the back of the disk using a fingertip and
water.

Wait about a minute and apply to the center of the back. Smooth into place.

Let dry over night (important step!) and hang!

What do you think? Sometimes the smallest details make a big difference. I love how it turned out.

Want to see how nasty this bathroom was when we bought the house? Visit Powder Room Makeover to see the before and progress. It was one of my first blog posts here at the DIY Show Off. :)

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