Guest Bathroom

Matt and I embarked on our first home improvement project last weekend. Now, Matt has done a few things since we moved in including repainting some baseboards, installing a storm door and installing fireplace logs and we did have the carpet replaced before we moved in. But, this was the first project that we completed together. Honestly, I might have been a little worried before we started. We are both pretty picky when it comes to decorating, so a lot of times it takes awhile for us to agree on something we both like (We spent a full day at the mall looking for a comforter for our guest bedroom and it took us 4 months to find a picture to hang above the fireplace), so maybe you can understand that agreeing on a paint color and a shower curtain and accessories could be time consuming. And all that doesn't even include the whole part of actually working on a project (that has somewhat permanent ramifications) together in a small space for hours. Oh and by the way, I had never painted a room in a house in my entire life, so I had no idea what I was doing and was dependant on Matt's guidance. I'm happy to say that we survived, we both like how the bathroom turned out, and we are still speaking to each other :). Overall, I actually thought the project went smoothly and we actually had fun doing it.

I had been growing tired of every wall in our house being the same color for awhile, so Matt promised we would at least paint the guest bathroom before the end of the summer. We had a free weekend, so we decided to tackle the project. Here are some before and after pictures.

BEFORE

Our guest bathtub and shower had glass doors, which I hated to clean and didn't really like. I thought they got in the way, and did I mention I hated to clean them?? My mom would actually clean them every time after they visited because she knew how much I detested cleaning them. Matt and Barry removed the doors a couple of weekends ago. I was very happy, although it took a few hours and some patience to get all the glue and caulk off the tub and tile.

AND AFTER...

We decided the best way to go about picking a paint color was to find a shower curtain we both agreed on and base the paint color on the curtain. This is the curtain we agreed on. Barry (my step-dad) actually suggested painting the walls a light yellow after he saw the shower curtain. I think he has a good eye. I really like how it turned out.

Obviously, a bathroom redecoration had to include new towels and rugs.

Matt put a towel bar up on the wall since we lost the one that was on the doors. We found the sign on vacation and thought it matched the color scheme nicely.

Well, now that this project is out of the way, I'm ready to move on to painting the office and guest bedroom. Hopefully we'll get around to at least one of those in the next couple of months, although Matt wants to build a shed in our backyard and that might take priority. I am loving being a homeowner and being able to decorate and renovate and not thinking that we're just throwing money away because we will be moving soon. Hopefully we'll enjoy our new guest bathroom for many years.