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Hall Bath: After

Hall Bath Makeover

May 26, 2014 Sarah Coggins

Early nesting? Perhaps. We’ve been slowly working through various DIY projects around this house since we purchased it in September 2012. Now with the baby on the way and my belly growing, we’re kicking it into high gear and trying to knock out a few more things from our lengthy wish list before the fall.

Over the weekend we added fresh mulch to the front flower beds, mowed, replaced the exterior light at the deck, and gave the hall bathroom upstairs a much needed makeover.

Hall Bath: After

As with other rooms in this house, the hall bathroom was functional. The walls had been painted prior to us purchasing in Sherwin Williams ‘Kilim Beige’. It’s a nice neutral, but a bit dark for the bathroom and, with a flat finish, every bit of splashed water and soap was leaving stains – similar to our half bath downstairs. The only changes we had made in here prior to this past weekend were replacing the shower head, necessary repairs to the toilet including replacing the seat, and installing a curved shower rod bar.

Here’s a quick look at the before taken with my iPhone literally as we began clearing the room on Saturday in preparation for painting. Okay, but certainly nothing fancy.

Hall Bath: Before

As we are still using the shower curtain and towels from our old house, I decided to use a similar color I had painted there and liked. I just went a shade darker this time. It’s Benjamin Moore ‘Spring Blossom’. A fresh, light green color.

Dylan helped me and managed to paint everything within his reach. Even climbing our 2-step step ladder (with me behind him) to reach a little higher.

Hall Bath Makeover: Toilet Painting Tip

Next we removed the old makeup style light fixture and replaced it with a new 4 bulb fixture. Prettier and, honestly, I think it provides better lighting. Certainly not as harsh as those makeup bulbs.

Hall Bath: New Light Fixture

We also removed the old towel bar (something else that I never liked when we bought this house) and replaced it with a new, more stylish option times 2. It’s always nice to have extra room to hang towels when we have company so we bought two 24-inch long towel rods and stacked them near the tub/shower for easy reach. My mom has done this in 2 bathrooms in her house and I knew it was an idea I wanted to copy. She even provided me with the heights (67″ and 37-1/2″ above the floor).

The entire process took time on both Saturday and Sunday, but was completely worth it. Even Dylan commented to me how nice it looked now. A quick side-by-side comparison look back and it’s pretty obvious the drastic difference those small changes made.

Hall Bath Makeover: Before & After

Eventually we will replace the faucets (for now they work so no reason to), update the toilet paper holder & hand towel ring to match the new towel bars, and I would like to frame out the mirror with trim or possibly replace. So expect future updates. It’ll probably just be a while. We have other projects needing attention including the kitchen. Remember that one? We haven’t forgotten. It’s just taking time, but it looks like we finally chose a granite color so progress on that soon!

Cost breakdown: about $150
1 gallon Behr Ultra, color match Benjamin Moore ‘Spring Blossom’, eggshell finish $27 (after $5 rebate)
Hampton Bay 4-Light Vanity model #705207 $60
Round plastic electrical box (for light install) $2
2 Delta 24-inch Windmere towel bars $53

4 Comments

  • lovelifelogistics May 27, 2014 at 7:51 pm
    oooh, we're working on a bathroom makeover too! i dont know what to call it because it's not a remodel, but def. some upgrades. great tip on covering the toilet seats!
    • Sarah Coggins May 27, 2014 at 7:59 pm
      I struggled with what to call ours. Definitely not a remodel (kept all the original fixtures) but it certainly was a huge improvement. It feels like a new room. :) And, thanks! After painting multiple bathrooms, I quickly learned that a trash bag over the toilet is the easier way to keep it clean.
  • Kim Anderson May 30, 2014 at 4:53 pm
    The toilet paper cover is awesome because we recently replaced the toilet in our bathroom and you can see where I didn't paint all the way behind the toilet that was in there previously because I didn't want to get paint all over it. Now I can cover the new toilet with the bag and paint to my heart's content!
  • Natalie June 6, 2014 at 11:44 am
    I love it! You guys did a great job!
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