Bathroom before and after!

Today I'll show you my bathroom makeover! WOO HOO!! I'm so glad it's done! One of my heroes, Deano, came for a visit a couple weeks ago and was willing to paint. I KNEW it was time to take on another project while he was here.  I chose the kid's bathroom because it was dark and yucky looking.   It was fine for 2 years, but I was ready for a change.

Most of our house is neutral colors. I have some light colors in a couple of bedrooms, but everything else is blah.  And, blah is OK sometimes because I know you can brighten things up with accessories, BUT I do need some wall color in my life.  I decided to go CRAZY in the bathroom.

I'm still not crazy about the countertop, but at this point, I'm not willing to pay for a new one.  Our master bathroom is practically the same, so I plan to try painting that countertop, and if it goes well, I'll do the kid's bathroom too.

Here is before...

Try to focus on the bathroom itself and not Caleb with a screw driver in his mouth or my incredible hairdo and outfit.

Deano painted an elephant on the wall, and Caleb was upset when I painted over it. Sorry buddy!

 Dean did such a BEAUTIFUL job along all the edges... which is basically 95% of the bathroom.  I'm SO glad I didn't do it myself. It would have been a nightmare.  And, I'd probably have ended up with a blue painted shower...

And here's my brother Alan helping me hang the mirror.  Alan is also my hero.  He worked his tail off while he was at my house helping me put all new doors in upstairs!! THANKS ALAN! ( I'll post pictures of that a different time once the woodwork is up. )

And here are the after photos....

Like the colorful towels!?!  I do!

Ben picked out the shower curtain.  When I first saw it, I thought it was a bit wild.  But, Ben said I was picking ones that were too girly, so I decided to go with his pick.  Now I LOVE IT, and I love having a bright and fun bathroom!!

Let's do them right in a row.... 

Before

After

Sorry for the poor lighting...

Anyway, I find it much improved.  In fact, when I walk down the hall, sometimes I turn the light on just to enjoy the bright colors. ;)

-Melanie