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How to Make a Basic Bathroom Look Expensive

December 30, 2014 by Hometalk

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Glitter and Goat Cheese blogger Stephanie Shore Fisher shows us how to make over a bathroom on a budget via Hometalk. Take it away, Stephanie!

My husband and I used saturated color and creativity to update our tiny builder-grade powder room with an even tinier budget.

When we first moved into our home, the downstairs bathroom was, um, OK.

It certainly could have been worse. But every time I walked past it, I sighed, and that's how I knew it needed a makeover. Badly.
The first step was to paint the walls with Benjamin Moore's Champion Cobalt.
Next, we added a shelf over the toilet to hold some much-needed decor and accessories. It began with a piece of red oak.

We wanted to use Ikea's Ekby Bjarnum brackets (spray-painted gold), so the oak had to go through some extensive sanding to create a perfect fit. Once that was done, we stained it with Minwax's Dark Walnut and finished it with a couple coats of Polycrylic.

Next, I created two little pieces of text-based art on my computer and printed them out to put in simple white frames. (You can get printable versions on my blog!)

The walls needed a few more accents, so I attempted two amateur abstract pieces with acrylic paint.

My husband painted a colorful, beachy scene with watercolors to complete the corner.

I painted the wood vanity white and spray-painted the towel rack and toilet paper holder gold to continue the gold theme.

I picked up three faceted cabinet knobs from Lowe's, and surprise, surprise – I spray-painted those, too.

The faucet and light fixture are still chrome for now. All the cool kids mix metal, right?

I still don't love the tile, so . . . I just don't look at it. Problem solved!
To see more pictures, check out Glitter and Goat Cheese.

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