Beach Bathroom Makeover

First I have to say I really did like lime green. No one else in the house did though. This was our funky (my word) or ugly (their word) old bathroom.

Ok so the "fugly" bathroom had to go.
I guess I have to admit it was a bit hard on the eyes!

My guy didn't waste any time painting over this accent wall. He primed that sucker first!

We wanted to brighten up the cabinets too, but really weren't sure if we were going to like the idea of painting over the oak.

And we wanted to change things up so everything above this counter had to be removed. The upper cabinets, glass shelves (aka clutter catchers!), builder mirror and the little mirror we had added so the kids could see themselves when they brushed their teeth. At 26 and 20 they're big enough now and don't need it anymore!

That little mirror had been held on with double stick tape and was relatively easy to remove. Before starting my husband taped the surface of the mirror in case it broke thereby (hopefully) keeping the shards from landing all over the bathroom. Thankfully with just a little prying it came off in one piece.

Next he removed the cabinets. That made sliding out the large mirror pretty simple. (Big sigh of relief...no seven years of bad luck!)

He lightly sanded the cabinets, then I got to work. First coat was Benjamin Moore Stix bonding primer applied with a sponge roller.

Once all the surfaces were covered it had to dry/cure for 24 hours. Second coat same thing.

Then on went 2 coats of Benjamin Moore White Dove OC-131 which is exactly the colour of our bone-coloured sink, etc. We are glad we decided to paint the cabinets.

My husband installed crown moulding and painted the ceiling and the moulding with Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace OC-65.

For the walls we chose CIL Big Chill 90BG 72/063

Remember how the upper cabinets were on each side of the old builder mirror. We hung them together making one compact storage area and the new mirror from Home Sense next to it.

Nice new hardware in brushed nickel ...

I lovelovelove our new shower curtain from - Antigua Avanti Linens from the Linen Chest! (Although I do NOT like the matching shower hooks! The shell design is pretty but the hooks come off the rod too easily. Will have to find a solution for that!)

(SHOWER HOOK UPDATE: at the end of this post)

Remember I wanted to eliminate clutter? DIY Kleenex Box Cover on the wall to dispense kleenex.

Here's how:

http://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.ca/2018/02/diy-kleenex-box-cover.html

And if you're interested in this beachy piece find out how simple it was to make here:

http://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.ca/2018/02/coastal-decor.html

It doesn't even seem like it could be the same room !!!

SHOWER HOOK UPDATE:

Here's a link that will show you step-by-step how to correct those too short shower hooks!
http://hotandcoldrunningmom.blogspot.ca/2018/02/shower-curtain-hooks-that-dont-stay-on.html