Laminate Floor B&A

Next month will mark one year that we began our laminate journey and I have shown some of the before and afters,  but I thought that I would put them all in one post.  I am still in love with the floors! We have had a few nicks and scratches, but nothing a Crayola won't fix! 

Adding laminate has been my favorite change since we moved here and I believe has made the most impact.  I get lots of compliments on the floor and most people are surprised to hear that it is laminate and that it is from Sam's Club.  I hope that when we have some cash to spare that we can add this to the upstairs hallway.  

The Powder Room is FINISHED!

Do you know how happy I am to post this?!  It was 2 years ago this week that we signed our purchase agreement for this house and although we have accomplished a lot there was one room that was neglected.  The purple powder room, which ironically is the bathroom that is most used.  I have posted about this bathroom numerous times and I am sure you are sick of me talking about it.  

I passed these hand towels up last week, but they really compliment the prints and at $3.19 cents I could not pass them up. I can not believe how expensive hand towels can get!  The vase was a wedding present from my in-laws when they lived in Korea and I have been searching for perfect place for it and this is it!

Love, love my "new" cabinet! It changes the whole look of the room.

I found this fabulous Waverly print and frames at JoAnn's for a total cost of $25.00.  I did not want to just frame the fabric so I removed the glass and used satin Mod Podge to create a "canvas" look.  

Cost Breakdown:

Paint and supplies: $45

Framed Art: $25

Brushed Nickel Accessories: $43

Light: $17

Mirror: $10

Towels: $7

TOTAL: $147.00

UPDATE:

We used Behr Premium Plus in Stealth Jet for the cabinet.

Valspar Glass Tile for the walls.

Here are links to the accessories.

Powder Room Sneak Peek

Well, the powder room is moving along. The cabinet trim needs a second coat and installed. I have yet to buy soap pump or wall art, but it is a fully functioning bathroom now with cabinet doors!!!  The cabinet paint job was a journey. We selected a Behr color, Stealth Jet, which is a black brown color that I love, but I do not think that this paint will be durable for the kitchen cabinets (the bathroom was our test cabinet).  We are going to go with a Benjamin Moore Advance paint so now I am back at square one with a color.  

BEFORE

IN PROGRESS

Mirror, Mirror...

 The mirror is causing problems or maybe it is the light fixture.  Regardless, one of them has to go.  I do not like how close the fixture is to the mirror.   The original plan was to frame the mirror so I decided to start shopping for lights, again, when my husband came home with this mirror that retails for $98, but was marked down to $10.  I was sold. Rather than dealing with the framing and my mirror clips we will just sand, prime, and paint this one to match the cabinet. Sunday we are going to pick out the cabinet color.  I can not wait to have cabinet doors! 

Bathroom Update

We are slowly making progress in the bathroom. Matt will not let me paint walls and that is ok. Last week I finished up the staircase  (he lets me do the tedious stuff) so I am not itching to paint.  The hardware arrived and the light is installed.  That required wall repair. For the life of me I do not understand why the builders made larger than necessary holes for the light fixtures.  Tonight the walls should be finished. Matt is unsure of the color, but I love it and I think the dark cabinets will look nice against it.  Today I am dragging two kids to search for a soap pump and trash can that do not cost a fortune.

Bye Bye Purple

Remember the purple powder room?  Oh, you forgot?  Here is a reminder:

Oh, I know that there are no cabinet doors. It has been that way since August when hubby decided to prime the doors and leave it.  Luke has been potty trained for MONTHS that is how old this pictures is!   I posted my ideas for this room back in November, and we are really close to accomplishing it!  

This is what the room looks like today:

I have to say that I like the primed walls a lot better than the purple.

We have already painted the trim and patched the walls for the new decorative hardware.  

This is the hardware that I found at Lowes:

The cost of these at Lowes was going to be $59 after tax, but I found the exact ones on Amazon for $23.78 shipped!  It pays to research before buying!

The original light fixture that I picked out was a little more fussy than I wanted. I decided that I wanted a single sconce and this is what we went with.  The price is much better too at $17.98.

I have picked out a paint color.  Valspar's Glass Tile. 

I still have not picked out the cabinet color... but I am getting there, eventually!

Visual Project List {Part 4}

This is the last project on my Visual Project List.  I originally thought that I would accomplish all of this before 2011 came to a close, but that is not going to happen.  

These lists will make it on the 2012 goals.  I have a powder room on the first floor that is still sporting the original owner's colors and it is one of my least favorite spaces. I can not wait to transform this room!  I have a lot of ideas, but I am not sure which ones will make the final cut. I am debating between stenciled walls or board and batten, the paint color I am thinking a hue of blue.  The cabinets will be the same color as the kitchen (java, black, espresso, along those lines) and we will frame the mirror to match.  New brushed nickel hardware and this "powder room" will not be the ugly step child of the house.  

Sources

Here are some before shots of the bathroom. These are sooc because I do not think any editing can make Barney purple walls look better. The cabinet doors were removed months ago. My husband primed them as a tester for the kitchen and I am left with an "open concept" cabinet.