Still Here with an updated bathroom for less than $60

Well.... it has been quite awhile.  Since my last post my husband started a new job, I went back to school, we finally upgraded his car from a 1993 Cadillac, I painted the ceiling in the dressing room and the walls, we celebrated our second Christmas together and whew I think that's enough of a broad overview.

I'm gearing up for another semester of student teaching.  I'll miss my free time and project time, but it is so rewarding to help students learn.  I'm looking forward to another wonderful semester.

In the meantime, I thought I would finally post the bathroom transformation. For just around $60 we were able to update our bathrooom. Awesome!!

Here's the process of painting the bathroom vanity we got on sale at Lowes.  I saw it, wanted it, walked away, walked back, looked it over, had Matt look it over, hemmed and hawed.  Asked a Lowes worker if I would be able to repaint it, he said no, (I didn't believe him) so I kept considering it.  Finally, Matt told me to just get it if I wanted it. So we did!

It's a laminate vanity cabinet, so first we sanded it. This was a joint effort.  We spent about $3 on the sand paper. 

Then, I pulled the vanity back into the kitchen to prime it.  This project was done in August which meant it was very, very hot.  So all of the priming and painting was done in the kitchen.  It could have something to do with the fact that I don't like the flooring in there. I can see it now oopsie! I spilled paint on the floor guess it's time to redo it!

After letting it dry for a day after priming with special bathroom paint, I painted with rustoleum's bathroom paint.


Once I let the second coat of paint dry, I sprayed it with a protective spray paint that my husband bought me.  Hopefully this will keep it dry and great forever.

Then he installed it right before we left for Disneyland.  He is sooo good to me and sooo good about putting up with my newest idea of a way to improve the house.

So here are the final results of the bathroom update...

The BEFORE

and the AFTER

This photo shows the inspiration for the entire room's colors.  I purchased these for $9.99 each at Marshalls a year and a half ago.  I chose the wall color based on the background of a few of the images.  French words, blue and brown with scroll work what could be better?

Not bad at all for $60 right? What an affordable update to a tiny bathroom.