When we moved in, there was a little closet that had been the laundry room. Because we did the mudroom/laundry room project, we had this little room that housed the furnace and hot water heater. Because the current kitchen has no storage we used that little room as kitchen storage. It was either going to be the pantry for the new kitchen or it was going to be a powder room. We decided on powder room because bathrooms always add more value to a home.
This is the current family room that is the future kitchen. Door on the left is mudroom/laundry, door on the right is new powder room. The man working is Neal, of course, because working is what he does. And the mess is from us, because we actually live in our house while projects go on, which makes life messy, fun, dusty and interesting.
Low lights of the space before it's beautification: the carmel-colored paint that won't leave me alone (I think this literally is the last spot in the house with this color). The nondescript ceiling light. The linoleum floors.
And it begins! The window became smaller so Neal could make a closet with bifold doors for the water heater/furnace.
Here you can see the dark charcoal tile floor (same as the laundry room for some cohesion). On the walls is plywood for some board and batten. Look how golden that lighting is from that old light. Yuck.
Here's where the project gets real. I took a design risk with BLACK paint. Oh yes. As you can see by the picture my very practical, khaki-loving husband, was NOT so sure about it. Honestly, I wasn't either, but it started to grow on me, when I picked up…..
This beautiful, amazing, perfectly-sized, I-love-it-so-much light off of Craigslist. I hear angels sing every time I look at it.
The glamorous barn started to come together. We couldn't find a vanity we liked for a price we loved, so Neal built one. I showed him like two pictures, and BAM! I had a vanity. He's like a fairy-guy-mother.
So then inspiration strikes, and I hear this little powder room begging for pale pink (maybe it was the angels telling me) and a little bit more gold.
This print is from one of my favorite artists, Lindsay, from Lindsay Letters. And she's having a sale in July so get on it. It says "Be strong and courageous, seek adventure and truth." Good words to ponder while going potty.
This was a little postcard from Hammerpress studio in Kansas City. I really love letterpress. Both of the gold frames game from the thrift store. I really hate buying retail-priced frames. They always seem so expensive for what you're getting. There's more excitement and potential for funky junk with thrift store frames. I didn't spray these, but a can of spray paint can transform anything, so usually I just hunt for shapes, not color.
This was a greeting card I put in a frame, but the company doesn't do cards anymore.
I threw up a "curtain" just to add some more color, but it needs help, so at some point I'll help it.
Two wire baskets add all the storage it needs.
And there you go, a "glamorous barn" powder room is born.
