8. DIY Bathroom Update

Completed  Bath Reno

Buying a "fixer" house was not in the plans when we made the move to San Diego.  Things changed when we found a fantastic view (pic below) with a project house attached.  Keeping within the budget meant doing some projects ourselves.

One of my first projects was a half bathroom.  The wall color made it feel gloomy and did not match the yellow in the floor tile.  Both the tile and cabinets had patterns that did not complement each other.  I did not want to spend too much since our plan is to do a full redo in a few years.  What immediately came to my mind was, you guessed it, painting.

 I decided to go with a valspar color combo I saw at Lowe's...Muslin Wrap for the walls and Deep Walnut for the cabinets in a satin finish.  Muslin Wrap is an off white with a touch of yellow and Deep Walnut is deep brown.  I hoped the yellow touch would brighten up the area since it receives no natural light and complement the tile.  It worked almost too well.  The lighting in the bathroom made the yellow really stand out. I wanted to make the medicine cabinet less noticeable so decided to paint the trim the wall color.  Deep Walnut on the cabinets and mirror brought out the brown in the tile.  I used accessories I already had to add pops of green to the space.  We replaced the facet, lighting, and hardware to brushed nickel to complete the modern update. See some before and after.

Later I will post about my cabinet painting adventure with a few tips of dos and don'ts I learned the hard way.  Lots of work but well worth it.   I loved how it turned out in design and budget!  On to the next new DIY adventure.
What colors would you have chosen in this DIY project?