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 Aged Bronze Bath

 

                

Cost:
         $24.00 for paint
         $90.00 for light fixture
         $120.00 for new faucet
         $30.00 hardware
         $20.00 new towels
         $20.00 for a new shower light
        
Supplies:
         Paint (Sherwin-Williams Harmony; 1 gallon Macadamia (in eg-shel finish)
         New baseboards
         Wood fill (for nail holes)
          Paintable Calking (to fill in the gaps between the baseboard and wall)
          New hardware
         

Tools:
         Paint tray, brushes and rollers (drop cloths if your messy)
         Power Drill
         Hammer
         Table saw (to cut the baseboards)
         Electric tape
        
Action plan:
         Paint the walls Sherwin-Williams Harmony paint, color is Macadamia.
         Install the new light fixtures, hardware & mirror
         Install new faucet, towel racks and paper holder

Still To Do:
         Undecided if I will stain the vanity to match the mirror.
         Put new door knob and hinges on the door
         Add a window to the bathroom and remove the current tub/shower unit and
         add a new tub with marble tiles on the walls.
         Install a new toilet        

Inspiration:
         My inspiration for this room come from walking down the faucet isle at HD.  I saw that faucet and had
         to design my bathroom around it.  From there I found a light fixture in the aged bronze and hardware that
         matched it the faucet.  I also decided to put a nicer shower fan/light up. Chose the paint and I was ready to go.

Process:
        I started out by painting the whole bathroom in Sherwin-Williams Macadamia.  Installed both light fixtures
        and faucet.  Then put up the new baseboards, hardware and hung the mirror.  The mirror was originally
        a goldish color, I painted it brown then stained it, I had the mirror from my previous home so I saved some
        money by recycling it. 

**Update:  I decided to redo this bathroom (redo not demolish!  Gutting it will be done in the distant future!)
        I'm going to put up white beadboard and repaint the upper walls, right now I'm thinking of using either
        SW Misty or SW North Star for the upper walls.  I haven't decided if I will sand and restain the vanity
        in a slightly darker color, leave it as is or paint it either white or dark brown.  Right now I'm leaning
        towards staining it slightly darker.  Photos will be uploaded once I install the beadboard and repaint!

 

 

Bathroom before was painted a light purple, had rubber baseboards and 2 outdated light fixtures.

      

After

 

  

  Shower light w/exhaust fan 

 

 

 

New Hardwood Flooring April 2008

Put up a new shower curtain and brown velvet drapes!

Below is a photo of a tan marble tile I am going to use to tile the vanity counter.



Future Plans

I hope to replace the fiberglass tub/surround with a new tub, tiled walls (unsure if I will go with natural stone or subway tiles), I also want a reverse bath style glass door (see photos below) and I want a stained glass window put in the back shower wall.  This bathroom does not have a window and the only place one can go is in the shower area.  I'm toying with the idea of doing craftsman style wainscot in this bathroom or maybe beadboard like I used in the upstairs bathroom.  I'd love a new vanity as well but I should have thought about that before having the hardwood floors installed so at this point my only option is to work with what I have, if I install wainscot then the cabinet will be painted out to match the wainscot.  I'm getting tired of the shower curtain I am currently using, I can't wait to have this bathroom done, before then I may end up changing out the shower curtain to white especially if I do indeed install some sort of wainscot.  I'm also considering repainting the bathroom to blue or a similar wall color shown in the bottom photo below.


Reverse Bathtub Door


my inspiration for a window

 

   
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