Bathroom Reveal-Done For Now

I will have to say that I am just as pleased with my bathroom makeover done on the cheap, as I would have been with my inspiration bathroom.  The inspiration room was quite elegant, and way more froo-froo than I am.  Then when we ran into all the unexpected dental bills, I got a little nervous about spending any money, and tried to redo the room with what I could find around the house.  I love it, which proves that sometimes you just have to back up, start again and use your imagination.  To see my original post go here.  (Sorry for the shadows in the pictures, since there is no window, I had to bring in a spotlight to illuminate the room.)

In a previous post I also showed you how I antiqued the mirror with a little 24K gold paint and spatters of Minwax walnut stain.  You can see that tutorial here.

The shower curtain is made from leftover fabric I already had that was used as the topper for the familyroom drapes. There is a second rod layered behind with a regular shower curtain.  Both go to the ceiling which creates the illusion of more space and adds a little drama too.

 Transferware dishes and a painting I already had add.

A favorite painting in an onate frame adds some unexpected glam.  (It is actually a print and has non-glare glass over it which gives it the look of an oil.  The glass will protect it from any moisture.)

I always look at Ross and TJMaxx for affordable towels and I found some really pretty ones to layer together.  I kept the color scheme just gold and cream.

This pretty little art work I found at Goodwill some time back and it works perfectly in the bathroom.

Remember the builder grade medecine cabinet, I gave you a tutorial on how to remove it and patch the wall here.   I had already replaced the slab mirror with this one a couple of years ago, but it did need a facelift, the gold antique finish dressed it up for now.

The medecine cabinet gone and a towel bar and picture in it's place.  So much better, don't you think?  I also hung some of the new towels on the guest rod behind the door. (This is perfect when space is limited to hold extra towels when a guest needs them.)

So much better with the medecine cabinet gone.

The accessories that I had already ordered from Restoration Hardware arrived.  They give the room an additional touch of class.  (My new faucet is on backorder, it should be here in 3 to 6 week.)

I love the frenchy design in silver and gold

Isn't the apothecary jar stunning.

I think this looks pretty good for shopping the house and being totally cheap thrify. I made a tank topper tray that I will show you later, complete with a tutorial.

Glamour shot with the overhead light turned off.  I love the shimmer of the gold.

From a jungle theme to - - -

this.      So, what do you think, how did I do?

The finishing touch when the new faucet arrived.

Here's the breakdown of the costs -  Fabric I already had leftover from the topper to the familyroom drapes=0 Artwork that I found at Goodwill several months earlier=0 Paint for the mirror I already had=0 Touchup paint for the bathroom I already had.=0 Restoration Hardware accessories I had already ordered - $63.93 Things I bought and money spent -     Repair of the sheetrock where I took the medecine cabinet out=$21.04    New towels.=$24.63 Artwork from Goodwill above towel bar =$3.99    So all in all just over $100.  I can live with that.

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