Tags: after, bathroom, before, makeover, mood board
Remember this post? My friend Carol needed help with her daughter Phoebe's bathroom. It was dingy and needed an update. I was excited to help and now check out these awesome before and afters! Read below what Carol and husband Lyle did to the mustard (or dare I say baby poo) cave. I'm amazed that the final result is so close to my mood board!
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We used a contractor for the tile and the painting and to build the drawer fronts. The drawer fronts are made of MDF board. Very Benita-ish! We found the drawer pulls at Home Depot.
I love Ikea, but the nearest one to Boise is in Salt Lake City Utah. So I tried to find some items closer to home. I wish we had an Ikea here or at least closer. I am waiting for our next Ikea run to get the tub mat. It will be perfect! The mirror is a Kohler mirror. We went with that because it is also a medicine cabinet.
The towels are from Ikea. They are a set we already had and luckily I already had some of the metal boxes. I love that you incorporated them.They look great.
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The paint came from:
Walls: Kelly Moore paint Interior Latex Enamel. Color: Inner Peace.
Interior of green cabinet: Ace Paint (from Ace Hardware stores). Color: Summerland (A32-6).
* a note about this color. It looked almost neon in the can but because it was going on the insides of the cabinet, which is all in shadow, it turned out to be exactly the right color.
The contractor and I worked on the color and my first choice for the walls was all wrong. It was kind of "institutional green". Yuck! This is why I went repeatedly to 3 differnt stores for paints.
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My favorite is the shower curtain fabric you chose. I LOVE that fabric. I never thought I could sew a shower curtain. Luckily I did ok. I think. I saw several internet instuctions for shower curtians. ehow.com has a nice one. I needed 6 yards of fabric for the shower curtain and I got a grommet tool and grommets at Joann's.
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We used a Moen shower head and tub set. The tub is a Kohler tub. These items plus the toilet were purchased through our plumbers.
Bathroom tile came from Home Depot. The brand is Dal tile. I just went to the Home Depot site to include a link to the tile but (of course) could not find it! We used white 3' by 6' subway tile for the shower area and a 12' by 12' white floor tile. We first went to the Dal tile showroom and priced the tle and then saw it at Home depot. The exact same tile. The price for all the tile was roughly $400.00 less at Home Depot, plus the Dal Tile showroom requires you to have contractors license to place orders. We thought that was odd and here's what we think… Dal tile probably has a contract with Home Depot. Home Depot has the market for the little guy- like me- and Dal tile has the market for repeat businesses like builders and contractors. Even though I did not find the exact tile on the Home Depot site, I know they carry it.
The floor heating material is this and we love it! Its super thin and easy to install. It comes with a video that has instructions for installing. We ordered it through Dal tile, through our contractor. The cost was around $250.00. Home Depot has another product that is very similar.
There you go! Isn't it awsome?! Phoebe, move over, I'm moving in!
Also, a huge thank you Carol for the generous giftcard at Amazon! I had a hard time choosing but I'm super happy! Thank you sweetie!
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Wow! Really love this makeover!
I love the sticker on the window! I wonder where can I get the pattern for print out?
Do you mean to make your own sticker? In that case I'd just try googling "dandelion", printing an image, enlarging it in a copy machine, trace it on to adhesive film and cut out. Or if you need it huge, drawing a grid on your copy, a larger grid on your adhesive film and copying the design square by square and then cut it out.
I dunno. I think i liked the cabinet fronts a lot better in the before pictures. The new ones seem too flat and look overpowering with the large silver handles.
Wow! That was an absolutely awesome makeover! I’m sure Carol’s daughter spends hours in there now! 🙂
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So fresch now! Although I really thought the old drawers were nice too.
Wow, WHAT a difference! It looks fantastic – great work! I see an original Benita Larsson piece of art has even been used in there…
Looks fab, although personally, I’m sorry to see the plantation shutters gone 🙂
I love this! The new bathroom is gorgeous. I love the colour scheme and that shower curtain is lovely! xx
Oh, my! Benita – all your suggestions came together perfectly!!! Amazing!! I think you should have your own design show! Thanks so much for sharing…
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Looks great. You should offer a service like “Young House Love”. I do kinda miss that shutters too.. but thats just me being really picky!! Sorry! Overall its amazing!
I love it! You’ve done a great job. I have a question about the metal towel rack- it looks quite shallow and I have been trying to find one like it. Did I miss the note, or can you tell me where it comes from?
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100419964/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
This is the towel rack I suggested. Not sure what Carol bought is that exact one. If you Google "towel rack" you'll find other sources too.
Oh, I am so very jealous! Wonderful, wonderful job!
Waow, it’s awesome and looks great!
Thank you Benita, you are brilliant and a you have amazing design sense and “the eye” for beauty! We were so delighted that everything you chose was so perfect. The closer it got to being done the more excited we were! It is a real gift to be able to envision this from afar.
I overlooked including that we absosolutely used the towel rack,from Home Depot,that you recommended. Sorry about that!It’s perfect. Now I want this bathroom too! Thank you Benita from the bottom of our hearts! Phoebe and all her friends thank you too! They love to go primp in her new gorgeous space.
Hmmmm? Wonder who got that poo colored tub and toilet? We donated it.
Beautiful, inspiring makeover. We are trying to make our tired old saggy bathroom look better without spending much. I have bookmarked the Kohler cabinet- great idea for storage without depth. I wondered, where is the light fitting from? The one over the sink? I am finding it impossible to find minmal bathroom lighting, and that looks pretty good. Thanks!
The makeover turned out lovely! I am sure it is nice to have such a fresh space during those Boise winters.
PS- A note about the shutters-I like shutters in general. I had plantation shutters put in on all of our bed and bath windows. I learned that the bathroom may not be the place for them. The paint cracked and peeled (on all of our bathroom shutters). Unless your bathroom is really well insulated, I do not recommend them, unless they are made from something that is more moisture resisitant (not wood).
I adore that new bathroom so much, especially the subway tile!
All the products I suggested can be found with links in the original post here: http://chezlarsson.com/myblog/2009/10/phoebes-bathroom.html.
I love this bathroom! Benita, I think what I love most about your style is that everything is so crisp and clean yet colorful and fresh. Pheobe is one lucky girl for sure to have this bathroom.
I love the colour scheme, art on the wall :-)) the same as in my office now :-). Everything is so fresh and clean.
We purchased this towel rack through our plumber.I wanted it to work with the shower + tub hardware. The toilet paper holder and towel bar are from Moen. I’m sorry I forgot to include this in the details.
I looked it up and it is part of the “Iso” collection. Here is the link. It can be special ordered through Home Depot.
http://www.moen.com/iso/brushed-nickel-24-towel-bar/_/R-CONSUMER%3ADN0724CH
So what was the total cost for the remodel, or is that too bold to ask? We’re thinking of doing a bathroom renovation soon and that bathroom looks about the same size as ours.
PS we also used the towel rack from home depot. other info.is about the towel bar! Oops!
I love it! Thanks for the great photos.
About the shutters…They do make shutters out of a blend of plastic and wood and call it polywood (I think). I had them in a house in Texas and they are better for extreme environments such as bathrooms and places where very strong sunlight hits them for most of the year. No one could tell mine weren’t all wood.
Great collaboration. Everything down to the tiled insert. I love the window. I also noticed a curved shower curtain rod and I cannot tell you what a huge difference it makes when taking a shower. It is worth every penny. Thank you for the in depth information. It is very helpful. I will never forget the comment about the neon colour and how it looked in shadow.
I absolutely love it! You’ve both done such a fabulous job of changing this space.
This is gorgeous–I especially love the pops of green. The dandelion decal seemed risky but it’s so utterly genius. I hope you’ll be showing off more redos in the future.
Thank you!
Wow, it’s gorgeous! I really like your open storage. It proves that it can be really beautiful if it’s decluttered and well-organized. We’re almost done with our bathroom remodel and I really wish I had taken before photos but it was to hideous 😉
Amazing renovation… love the green and white and the simplicity of the design… 😉
Beautiful indeed! Enjoy Carol & Phoebe! & what a quick turn around too – amazing!
I adore the fabric (Joy in lime – Michael Miller) but it appears to be sold out of the Etsy shop Benita linked to. Can anyone help me source it? Thanks!
Here’s an other etsy listing for it: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38861928&ref=sr_gallery_2&&ga_search_query=michael+miller+joy+lime&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&includes%5B%5D=tags&includes%5B%5D=title. Carol said it was available in the Fat Quarter Shop http://www.fatquartershop.com but it doesn’t seem to be any longer but maybe you can send them an e-mail?
I love the changes! I am in desparate need of a bathroom overhaul. Our bathroom is smaller than this one but I think the shelving idea would work. I love the blue. Our living/dining area is about this same shade. Also, the window looks smashing!!
Oops! I realized that I had misspelled desperate! I hate that! 🙂
That is beautiful! Your bathroom is laid out almost like our children’s bathroom and we need to repaint and do some remodeling. You have inspired me to get busy! Thank you!
Susan
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Thanks for the help Benita! I found some of the fabric at etsy seller sewlovechristmas. It should be on it’s way to my house today. MaryKate