Bathroom Shelves {June 2013}

We have this really funny nook in our hall bathroom right behind the door. It makes no sense and we feel like it's such wasted space. I knew when we bought this house we would definitely be doing something with that nook in the future! Well...it's the future and I had finally decided what to do with it! 

We first took measurements of the wall. We then ran over to HD and they cut everything for us! That was a cinch! 

I had the hubby nail in some bead-board...love that stuff!

We then installed 4 shelves. I wanted them to look like floating shelves so we used these metal push in brackets. They were easy to deal with...not much hassle! We also added a decorative trim in front of each shelf to give it a more finished look.

Once we knew everything fit in right I got my painting on! I painted everything white and went even further then that! I repainted my whole bathroom gray! I LOVE it! I have always wanted this bathroom gray, but gray is a hard color to find and to have it be just right. Well, I found this gray from my friend, Rachel! I stole it from her and painted my laundry room with it. I LOVED it SO much that I now did the bathroom with it too!

Once I was all done with painting the fun part came...SHOPPING! 

It was so fun to shop for just the right decor for my cute built in shelves!

I used to like my bathroom, but now I LOVE it! I can't stop starring at it!

It's just how I imagined it would be!

Molding, Hooks and Sign...Oh My! {Dec. 2012}

I have for quite some time been wanting to make a wood sign for my hall bathroom. I finally got around to it a few weeks ago. I just purchased this board in the scrap bin for under a buck at HD.

I found a way to copy the font I wanted without using or buying stencils. I wasn't sure it was going to work but it did! I found the font I wanted off my computer, printed it, then used a pencil and traced the words really dark, laid the paper on the wood and took my pencil and traced over the letters again. That way it would transfer! You can see the pencil in this picture.

I then took a black paint pen sharpie that you can get at your local craft store and painted careful all the letters that transferred from the paper. Once everything was dry I roughed it up with sandpaper. 

  

I also had other visions for the same bathroom. Ty and I took measurements and went to HD where they cut all the wood slats to the sizes we wanted! This makes your projects SO much easier! I had a plan to figure out a way to make it easier to grab your towel when climbing out of your shower. Where the previous towel rack was didn't make much sense. 

This project was SO easy and fast! I don't think it took more than an hour! 

My bathroom sign and towels found a good home in the hall bathroom!

I'm so pleased at how it all looks and turned out. This project cost around $25.00! Not too shabby!