Today I'm back with two updates that we recently made to the bathroom.
A little over a year ago, our bathroom looked like this.
A coat of blue paint, a new shower curtain, chandelier and some accessories added a little personality.
Leading readers to question, "What are you going to do about those cabinets?"
With an off-white (really more like malaria yellow) countertop and funky looking cabinets, my original plan of pearly white paint didn't seem promising. Some suggested painting the cabinets and the countertop, some suggested re-staining the cabinets, and others suggested painting a dark brown to create the illusion of re-stained. I was stumped...
Until a few of my ever-so talented interior designer friends made a clever and unexpected suggestion.
No photo of the before (wah wah), but the cabinets were identical to the guest bath.
I know what you're thinking. "Meg! How could you touch those beauties? They're so 1987!" All I can say is, you should have seen them with the original maple leaf knobs that looked suspiciously like pot leaves...talk about a "maple leaf drag."
But enough of the embarrassing puns! What unconventional color ended up making the cut? Any guesses? Anyone? Bueller?
The winner was....navy blue! (*Sorry for the photo quality. Taken from my Droid.*)
In addition to the new navy cabinets, I also made a happy find at HomeGoods the other day.
On a mini shopping spree, I spotted a beautifully glimmering sunburst mirror that I had to have. I was so upset when my friend and her husband spotted a couple of small cracks, but was encouraged by them to ask about a discount. I'm happy to report that I got a $30 discount and ended up with a huge sunburst mirror for $70...quite a bargain, in my opinion.
My new "mirror with character" took the bathroom from looking like this:
To this (*another droid picture*):
Other than the mirror possibly needing to be lowered a smidge, I love it!
Lee wants to add shelves on either side of the mirror.
We'd love a new black and white floor too! Of course that'll have to be after we renovate the guest bath, finish the kitchen and re-paint the living room.
Still...I'm already imagining what a huge difference that new floor would make.
What are your thoughts about navy blue cabinets? Any other non-traditional colors that you'd give a go?
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wow, i love that!! it makes it look so classy! and i'm glad you went a non-traditional route - makes it more interesting.
ReplyDeletethat mirror is to die for. good job on getting the discount! haha can i come use your bathroom??? :)
ps - i like the title - reminds me of the cabin fever i'm currently experiencing from snow day 3! Ugh! (but i do like wearing sweatpants all day!)
LOVE the navy. Your friend is a genius.
ReplyDeleteMeg, the cabinets are STUNNING. My jaw seriously dropped. Will you please please please come decorate my house for me???
ReplyDeleteNavy - brilliant! Kudos for venturing off the white path we so love. :) And that new hardware makes a huge difference! Your bathroom is looking fab.
ReplyDeleteI'll be posting the final before & afters of my bathroom makeover soon, but it's not quite as dramatic as yours. :)
I love the navy color - perfect!! I was so thinking maybe Meg should paint it a color? lol - so glad you did looks really good!
ReplyDeleteI think the navy is your new best friend! It is so posh and really adds character back to that cabinet. Love it my dear! And you are right...the floor in its new color combo will make an even bigger impact. Wow....it is all so chic. Be proud my dear..it is fantastic.
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The bathroom looks amazing Meg! You are doing such a great job with it. I like the navy blue with the stainless steel handles. It looks so nice! Can't wait to see what you guys tackle next.
ReplyDeleteHey Meg! Thanks for popping over to say hello! I LOVE the navy blue cabinets. I never would have thought of that color but it totally works! I also really like DARK GRAY. I've seen some kitchen cabinets painted this color and it's really pretty. I painted my master bathroom cabinets a dark JAVA color with oil rubbed bronze handles and they have really held up well.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love the navy cabinets... and you did one heckuva job on that starburst mirror - that makes a HUGE difference!
ReplyDeleteThe navy blue was the perfect choice. I probably wouldn't have come up with that - those are great friends!! I love the mirror. SO, are you definitely tiling the floor? How exciting!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the cabinets! Everything looks so nice :)
ReplyDeleteThe navy is awesome and so smart! It really looks brilliant in there.
ReplyDeleteLove the mirror and the cabinet color! A black and white floor would be adorable! You guys should definitely do it.
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I don't know that I would ever have thought of navy for those cabinets, but it works so well. Especially with the new cabinet pulls. Love. It. I think I have bathroom envy....
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous update of the bathroom. I love the choice you made for the cabinet color. I am truly impressed what little changes you made and how much of a dramatic change it made.
ReplyDeleteOh girly friend....I am in awe. I love love love the navy cabinets!!!!! As the proud owner of a giant 10' GREEN kitchen island you know I am a huge supporter of the non traditional colours! I just wish my bathrooms had wood cabinets. Instead I have crappy creamy plastic ones. Not sure how I'd even paint those but the navy blue would look so great with my 80's blue floral print bathroom tiles. I dig it!
ReplyDeleteLove your new cabinets! They look so great, and I love that you didn't go with black. And the mirror looks great too!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the dark cabinets. Your bathroom looks so good.
ReplyDelete~Tanya
Navy -- genius! It works so well overall and in the context of the room, and provides such a great balance between neutral and colorful.
ReplyDeleteGood luck if you decide to tile the floor. If I never have to tile again, it will be too soon!
Are any of you still married?
ReplyDeleteCause I know would kick my wife out if she tried to do this.