I used to be very quick on time for engaged on home initiatives yesterday, so in deciding what I wished to do with my restricted obtainable time, I landed on portray the hallway rest room self-importance. I’ve been residing with that orange self-importance for 4 years now, and disliking it extra with every passing day.
Right here’s how the toilet with the orangish self-importance has appeared since its makeover in 2019.
However when the brand new self-importance countertop was put in in the beginning of this week, it appeared even worse to me. (And it all the time appears to be like like a brighter orange when standing within the room than when viewing it from the hallway.)
When the countertop was put in, I wasn’t certain how for much longer I might stand to take a look at that self-importance shade. Properly, I discovered the reply to that query yesterday. 😀
I bought cloth to make a brand new bathe curtain for the toilet (you can find the fabric here – affiliate hyperlink), so I took that to House Depot to discover a paint shade. I narrowed it down to 2 colours — Behr Glamorous (the one on the left) and Behr Ballerina Tutu (the one on the proper). I made a decision to go along with Glamorous.
I’m so glad that the one I favored higher was known as Glamorous and never Ballerina Tutu. I’d should reject a shade named Ballerina Tutu on precept alone. 😀 I’ve developed an actual love for pinks, however a pink shade known as Ballerina Tutu is a bit too on the nostril.
This was a comparatively fast and simple challenge as a result of (1) the self-importance isn’t that massive, and (2) it was beforehand painted with latex paint and was by no means topcoated with a transparent end. In order that signifies that as a way to change the colour, all I needed to do was give every little thing a really fast sanding with 220-grit sandpaper, wipe off the sanding mud, after which brush the brand new paint proper over it. I used to be past thrilled to see that orange shade go! Right here’s a side-by-side comparability of the brand new Glamorous and the outdated Tandoori, though the brand new shade continues to be moist (and due to this fact, brighter than the ultimate dry shade).
I gave the self-importance two coats of paint, and I painted it with a 2-inch brush. And since I used to be utilizing a model new quart of paint, I didn’t even add Floetrol. The paint was good proper out of the can, and it went on very easily.
I didn’t even take away the doorways or drawer fronts to color. I merely painted the fronts and edges of the doorways first, after which opened the doorways and painted the backs of the doorways and the cupboard body. I did the identical with the drawers. I painted the entrance of the drawer fronts first, after which opened them and painted the again of the drawer fronts, after which painted the cupboard body. After which I left every little thing open to dry.
And right here it’s utterly painted and dry.
I find it irresistible! I’m so excited to be rid of the orange. This shade appears to be like so energetic and contemporary as compared, and I find it irresistible with the grey countertop.
I’ve new door and drawer pulls on order, they usually’ll be right here tomorrow. I went with these very simple pulls in Champagne Bronze (affiliate hyperlink) to match the brand new Delta Arvo single hole faucet in Champagne Bronze (affiliate hyperlink) that I purchased for the toilet. I’ll be swapping out all the silver/nickel metallic fixtures for Champagne Bronze, however I haven’t gotten round to buying the remainder but.
So right here’s a have a look at the Behr Tandoori that I’ve had for the final 4 years, and the brand new Behr Glamorous.
This self-importance has modified colours many instances over time. Let’s take a bit journey again, we could?
After I did the original bathroom remodel in 2015, I painted the self-importance a teal shade.
After which in 2019, I painted it grey. It was horrible and drab, and so not me.
After which in 2019, I gave the bathroom a more colorful makeover, and that’s after I went with the Behr Tandoori. The entire cause I went with that shade is as a result of it’s within the cloth I used for the bathe curtain. And the rationale I went with that bathe curtain cloth is as a result of I wished one thing extra colourful, and I simply occurred to have that cloth available.
I actually did love that rest room makeover for some time, however as the remainder of the rooms began coming collectively, and I began to naturally gravitate extra in direction of pinks as a substitute of orangish corals, this self-importance and the bathe curtain appeared manner too harsh for me. And since they are often seen from the lounge and the music room, they actually clashed with the lounge curtains and the music room sofa.
So for some time now, I’ve been decided to say goodbye to the orangish self-importance shade, and usher in a pinker shade. And now I lastly have it!
I’m form of wishing that I had ordered that unbelievable watercolor print in wallpaper as a substitute of cloth. Wouldn’t that look unbelievable on the partitions? It could actually brighten the room up much more! However for now, I’ll simply should take pleasure in my new Glamorous rest room self-importance.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
