Transforming A Powder Room With Paint
In the first year or so of living in our house we did a lot of “band-aid” fixes. These were just temporary budget updates that made me feel like I could stand to look at a space. In the second year, we focused more on permanent renovations and big-picture designs. The powder room makeover already had a couple things done such as an inexpensive vanity and mirror but it had so much more potential! Read how I went about transforming a powder room with paint (and a few other things, but mainly paint)!
What I Painted (And What I Didn’t)
The first thing I did was give the ugly tile floor a facelift with my favorite painted tile method. Since I had a geometric design in mind for the walls, I knew I needed a more organic pattern for the floor to compliment and not compete. I chose a dainty flower and used my Cricut to make my own stencil.
With the desire to go BOLD in this tiny space, I chose a muted mauve-y color called “Purple Taupe” by Behr and painted 55″ up the wall to create a chair rail look. To keep things cohesive I also decided to paint the ceiling!
I also wanted to glam up this powder room so instead of buying new fixtures I simply painted my existing ones gold with my favorite spray paint. This included the light fixture, towel ring, toilet paper holder, faucet, and even the toilet flusher!
What I didn’t end up painting was the Maze Dove Grey Wall Mural. However, I think a pattern like this could absolutely be achieved with paint. Also, another update was creating a concrete counter top for the vanity with leftover material from the kitchen countertop project.
In the end, the most impactful parts of this powder room transformation were simply from paint! Sources and steps below!
First, I removed the vanity to paint the floors. I have a more detailed separate post about tile painting on my Hometalk page!
This stencil gave the floor a nice dainty and organic look.
To get the “chair rail” look I used painters tape to paint halfway up the wall. Since this is a small bathroom I could use a small foam roller.
Painting the ceiling!
The paint color is Purple Taupe by Behr.
After paint, I wallpapered the upper half of the room, using a roll on wallpaper adhesive and a utility knife to cut off the access.
To hide the wallpaper seam I used small trim that I painted and nailed to the wall.
After painting
All the fixtures were updated with good ol spray paint!
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What a transformation! Love the floor, the wallpaper, the colors! So elegant.
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Great idea and a gold medal to you
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