Hi friends! Last summer we bought my grandparent's home and have been slowly updating it to make it feel more like our home! Our hall bath serves as our daughter's bathroom, as well as guests. She is 4, so she likes to tell guests they can use her bathroom. 😂
Here is how the bathroom looked when we first moved in - not bad, just not our style!
The first thing we did was change the fluorescent tube light fixture to THIS slimmer flat panel LED light fixture, since there is a soffit above the mirror that didn't allow enough room for a standard vanity light. The light fixture we chose has a few different color temperature settings and we chose the warmest setting at 3000k to give a more cozy feel.
I took down all the hooks, handicap railings, and towel bars and patched all the holes with spackle a few times, sanding in-between each coat. My biggest tips for spackle are to use a flexible spreader when applying and use a damp sanding sponge (NOT dripping wet) to cut way down on the dust!
I painted the whole room (ceiling and walls) in the color Sherwin Williams Alabaster with this Benjamin Moore BEN paint in the sheen satin pearl. I used to be a Sherwin Williams paint snob and while I still love their Urethane Enamel paint for cabinets/trim, I will only buy this paint for walls from now on! The sheen is super pretty, durable and easy to clean. I usually use a flat white ceiling paint for ceilings, but since this is a bathroom with humidity, I chose to use satin, so it will be more durable (hopefully) and be easier to clean.
My husband installed new GFCI outlets that have night lights built into them, as well as THESE new antique brass faucets. He re-did the plumbing under the sink as well because it looked to be original to the house (1980). My daughter's favorite color is gold, so she was geeked about these! Each time I finish painting a room, he replaces the outlets and light switches with new ones, since they seem to be original to the house too.
I added a bamboo blind to match the laundry hamper, hung our vintage medicine cabinet we brought from our last house, and a vintage style floral shower curtain. It turned out so cute and my girl loves it!!!
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