I am notoriously horrible about finish projects that I start (I can't help it I'm a Gemini!). Late this spring I started working on redoing our guest bathroom. I always liked blue bathrooms so I picked a bright light sky blue. The molding and cabinet had been this ugly orangey wood that I really don't like that much (all the cabinets in our house are the same! It has grown on me in the kitchen luckily.), so painting the cabinets and molding was a must. I wanted it to be white, but Shane really didn't want white, so we decided on a soft creme. My overall inspiration were four postcards that I picked up from Yverdon, France. Overall, I'm so happy with how it turned out. The bright blue is still a bit of a shock when I go in there, but it is a very happy place to pass some time :) Eventually I'd like to replace the door knobs to be a bronze, get a new shower curtain, and get a nice black or dark wood toilet cabinet to store guest towels. My next plan of action is to organize and get the family room situated, and then move my way down the house: laundry room, hallway, finsih the living room, the kitchen, master bath and then master bedroom. The guest bedroom is pretty much done; I'm not planning on painting in there. The library and the office are the two rooms I'm going to be putting off because they are too scary and involve too much of Shane related stuff. Knowing me this will probably not all get done in the next few years that we plan on staying in the house :) but one can hope! 
The guest bath before. An off-white pinky walls with ugly wood trim and cabinet.
A couple afters...the gold door knobs won't last long!
These were the postcards that served as my inspiration for the room. It's my bright, sunny, lakeside French retreat!
1 comment:
I love the blue, have thought the idea was great since I first saw the color swatches taped to the wall. I think the cream was a great choice too. My first thought would of been white as well, but I think the cream ended up nicer, very soft and I think follows the feel of your postcards. My one edit would be instead of bronze handles I think a brushed chrome would go nicer.
I look forward to seeing the living room done, with all of your photos up. And I am very interested in how the family room will turn out.
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