Category Archives: Bathrooms

The Nest on the Hill

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One of my most favorite things = old homes.  Not that I don’t love new homes!  Some days I’d trade old and drafty for new and energy efficient in a heart beat but being a DIY girl and owner of an old farmhouse, recycling and fixing up something already built is my passion.  So, imagine my excitement when I “met” blogger Shannon from The Nest on the Hill.  They are making their 1914 Victorian home theirs.  Since June, they’ve been DIY-crazy and doing a beautiful job.  Here are some before and afters!

Front porch, door and landscaping before

After

Hallway and Stairs Then
Hallway and Stairs Now
Living Room Then
Living Room Now
Dining Room Then
Dining Room Now
Master Bedroom Then
Master Bedroom Now

Upstairs Bathroom Then
Upstairs Bathroom Now

  • I love how fresh the front door area is with the new mailbox and how neat landscaping is now. It’s so welcoming!
  • Carpet on the stairs before 2, finished wooden stairs after 10!
  • Bare and no personality in the livingroom before.  Modern and comfortable after place to relax now!
  • Boring dining room to WOW! 
  • Master bedroom:  Plain Jane to Fun and Colorful! What a wonderful way to wake up everyday.
  • All white clean slate in the upstairs bath to oo-la-la spa.  Check out that tub now!
Shannon & Dan – you two are doing a super job!  Keep up the good work! I love seeing the progress and I think you have the perfect name for your blog.  The old Victorian is transforming into your Nest on the Hill!  A labor of love and the rewards are big! 

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Stop back! I’ll be doing a CSN giveaway in honor of the DIY Show Off readers.  I appreciate you so much!  Your support when I started this blog about our DIY journey was so helpful.  Especially when we tend to look at what’s not done, you remind us to celebrate what we have done instead.  I love seeing your creativity and DIY projects.  You’re so talented!  You’re always so quick to offer comfort.  You worried right beside me about Niski when she was paralyzed and your prayers = miracle. She’s walking.  Your thoughts and prayers for peace for my dad and family through this sad time mean the world to us.  Since I can’t offer you an individual thank you gift, this giveaway is the best way I know to celebrate YOU.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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Unplanned DIY Bathroom Makeover

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What I love about this DIY makeover from Cassie at Hi Sugarplum is that she didn’t intentionally set out to give her bathroom a makeover.  It just evolved.  As she says, one day she decided to paint stripes.  Then decided that the vanity would look better dark and one thing led to another and several months later, she has a new look to her bathroom.  I love this quote:  “And did I mention there wasn’t really a budget either, since I wasn’t technically ‘making it over?’ Yay for paint and bargain accessories!” Well – that works for me because take a look!
Here is her bathroom before:

guest bath before
And beautiful new after:
after 2
I have a striped bathroom too. I love the subtle stripes!
after 1
She framed her mirror and gave the light fixture, paper holder and toilet handle a coat of brushed nickel spray paint – easy updates that look awesome!
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Dark espresso cabinet looks completed new with paint job and Anthropologie knobs…
after 5
Inexpensive DIY art and bargain accessories…
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She let her son pick out the faucet and he chose a waterfall style. Makes washing hands and brushing teeth more fun!
faucet
I love side by side comparisons.  Isn’t this a great transformation?
bath before/after
What a difference!  It’s beautiful, Cassie.  It’s amazing how just a little paint and details can make all of the difference!  LOVE it!  If you’d like more specifics on Cassies’s bathroom makeover, click here. 

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Doesn’t that just inspire you to update your bathroom? A little DIY goes a long way!  
Don’t forget about the Delta Faucet giveaway going on!  
Winning could mean you have more in your DIY budget for the fun stuff but you have to enter!
Enter giveaway HERE!
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Complete Bathroom Overhaul

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Ready to see a completely different before and after?  I do!  Alan and Val have taken their bathroom from barely functional to WOW!  
Here it is before with what she says was a weird counter with a sink that was impossible to use and a shower that appeared huge and wonderful from afar but in reality had a bad uneven tile job. 

Demo time!
 And here are the afters.  Yes, it’s the same bathroom!

A new vanity with double sinks
A new shower with soaking tub.  All new tile and fixtures.

Love the tile!

The walls were painted a light gray (Valspar’s Bay Waves) which coordinates with the rest of her home and the blue stripes (Behr’s Wishing Well) go along with our color blocked rooms.
 
Beautiful job, Alan and Valerie!  I love your new modern bathroom and love the way everything came together.  
 
So, what do you guys think?
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