Hello friends! Today I’m excited to show you our guest bathroom makeover. My vision for this bathroom was something calm and neutral. So we went with a light grey and stenciled accent wall. I couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out!
For the accent wall I used the Moroccan Dream Stencil
from Cutting Edge Stencils. I’m so proud of this project because besides moving the toilet, I completed this makeover without my husband’s help. I even cut the molding to frame the mirror. This is a huge improvement for someone who, besides a screwdriver and hammer, has never touched a tool in her life up until a couple months ago.
from Cutting Edge Stencils. I’m so proud of this project because besides moving the toilet, I completed this makeover without my husband’s help. I even cut the molding to frame the mirror. This is a huge improvement for someone who, besides a screwdriver and hammer, has never touched a tool in her life up until a couple months ago.
To keep the bathroom from looking too busy I chose white towels and a simple orchid for a pop of color.
Here’s a quick before picture (excuse the horrible lighting)
So what do you think? Eventually I’ll switch out the light fixture and paint the cabinets. My question for all of you is what color? White or black? I’d love to hear some ideas.
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Update: the paint color is Valspar Chromium from Lowes
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Disclosure: I received a stencil to review, no other compensation was provided. As always, all opinions are my own.
Looks beautiful! You did a great job with framing the mirror too! I'm a die hard DIYer from tiling, hanging doors, sheetrock to vynal siding yet I don't touch trim work, that is always for my hubby. I think a black vanity would look really nice and contrast the white and grey.
Wow! It looks so much brighter and bigger with the new color! I would say black cabinets. I am a newer follower – did you do a post about your stencil process? I am considering a similar stencil for a wall in my entry way… You did a super great job!
holy cow!! you did an amazing job!! i cannot wait to own a house so i can paint and remodel!
Ooh pretty. I love stenciled walls.
I think a white vanity would flow well with the rest of the room. A black vanity would draw everyone's eyes to it. If you want that gorgeous accent wall to be more of a focal point, I would paint the vanity white.
-Shirley
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Very nice look! Even with just the two of us now, I can't make white towels work. They're mussed in a heartbeat! Pretty though.
Very pretty. I love stenciled walls…did one in my dining room recently. I think painting the cabinet dark would really pop.
Beautiful! I want to do a similar stencil in my kitchen! Love the gray, too!
I love the colors and the stencil. It looks amazing. Nice work!
You did a lovely job, it looks so fresh and light. I definitely vote for white on the vanity!
Crystal, I love this bathroom! It feels so clean, fresh, and chic too! I would love for you to consider linking this to my very first link party tomorrow at my blog Sugar and Spice. The link party is called Drab to Fab, and this would be perfect to link! You can link as many as you want. Here's a link to see more about it:
http://www.amynjesse.com/p/drab-to-fab.html
Hope to see you tomorrow morning!
WOW I'm loving the stenciled wall. This is something I want to do to our bathroom this year. Frame the mirror and stencil the wall… and change out the builder grade light! lol. Your bathroom looks amazing!
Oh, how I love your space! It looks fresh and up to date. The stenciling rocks!
It's gorgeous, just gorgeous! And to do it all on your own- I aspire to do that someday! (I would say black cabinets would contrast nicely- and they hide the bathroom grunge better).
Love it-
Valerie- http://www.occasionallycrafty.blogspot.com
Love it! I've been on the fence about stenciling something in my house and then I see posts like this and I wanna get started immediately! You picked great colors too! I just started my first link party and would love it if you linked up!http://www.aturtleslifeforme.com/2012/01/share-wow-wednesday-first-ever-link.html
Oh how beautiful. I have been eying that very same stencil and considering it for one wall of my bedroom… only thinking a light bluish gray and white for the stencil as well. Oh, only paint the cabinet white. That is safer if you decide to change colors or repaint the walls, it is easier to paint walls than the cabinets. Plus I think the stencil should be your focal point.
so so gorgeous! Loving the soft gray and yellow. Great job!
I am inspired. You have made me want to try stenciling!
Eilis
my-heart-lives-here.blogspot.com
That looks amazing!!!!
Awesome job on the stenciling. It looks great!
I love stencils- great job. Visiting from Whipperberry!
:) Samantha
Visiting from Simply Designing…loved your wreath and stencil projects and wanted to invite you to link up at my party too!
WOW! Your bathroom is stunning! I'd love it if you'd stop by my blog and link up this project. I host a Home and Family Friday linky party each Friday. I hope you'll come link up to the party!
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Becca
Gorgeous transformation! I absolutely love the colors!! The stencil and mirror frame look amazing. Thanks for linking up to the 1st Project of the Year Party!
LOVE!! I just posted this on my fb page :)
Love the stencil and paint color! Great job : )
Love, love, love this! I am obsessed with the grey/yellow combo lately to!
Very pretty! I love stenciling on walls. I'm doing my hallway now and I think I'm in love :)
LOVE the stencil! and the grey/yellow combo!!! Came over from Every Creative Endeavor.. following you now!
Your bathroom looks AWESOME!!! Nice work! You have definitely inspired me to frame out some of the mirrors in our bathrooms! Nice work! xoxo
Beautiful!! Love the color!!!
wow fantastic job! You did amazing!!
Wow! It's stunning. You did an amazing job on this. I love the stencilling.
Way to go! I really like that stencil. Nice work!
Absolutely gorgeous. The stencil is awesome, and the colors are so clean and nice. I would never leave the bathroom :)
That looks amazing!
I'm so jealous! I am trying to convince my husband to let me stencil in my craftroom, and he is being difficult. I am going to keep at him, because I just love the way it looks!
The stenciling is just lovely! Gray and white is so soothing. I would love for you to come link up at my party going on now through Sunday night!
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It's absolutely stunning. I'm planning the same for our half bath but I still need to find the paint for the stencil.
Cinthya
http://www.eyeheart.ca
love it!! So clean and crisp just my style!
Stopping by from TT&J. I have a linky party and would love for you to come by and link this and other projects you have!
http://www.littleinspiration.com/2012/01/create-and-inspire-party-we-have-winner.html
Hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Angie from A Little Inspiration
Came here from the Check Me Out Saturday party. Love, love the stenciling job you did! Maybe someday I can try this.
This is beautiful! I love the stenciling.. its gorg! And very calming too. :)
I would love for you to share this at my Friday link party going on now :)
beautiful! it's so bright and airy now! love it.
So pretty! I love white, but black would work too.
so pretty! with all the lightness of the room i would sand and restain the cabinets to be more of a cooler brown, not the warmer red, like a mix of dark walnut and ebony. that would be so pretty! (its what i did on mine haha)
just stunning! great job.
Love the stencil and the grey – what color paint did you use? I'm excited to see that your stencil worked well on textured walls. I've been afraid to try it because of that, but now I know it can be done!
Visiting from TT&J's feature~
Rhonda @ home.made.
I stenciled so much of our house years ago (we no longer live in that house) – I love seeing it coming back in style – I LOVE this look!!
Thanks for linking up! I featured you post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/valentines-day-ideas/ Have a great weekend!
Gorgeous transformation – I love it! Thanks so much for sharing! :)
Wow! You did an amazing job! Visiting from the ECE linky party. I love the stencil work and the color. I vote for white cabinets so your wall remains the focal point.
That's absolutely stunning! You should be proud. Stopping by from Tidy Mom's. Great job!
Very nice job! I recently re-styled our bathroom in white and grey; I'm loving how clean and fresh it feels! :)
So beautiful! I love the colors.
I hope you will share this at my party, Some Good Stuff: http://some-good-times.blogspot.com/2012/01/some-good-stuff-3.html
Megan
Beautiful job! I love the look of espresso finished cabinets in an otherwise neutral colored bathroom. Found your blog on Sumo's Sweet Stuff : )
Hellooooo fabulous! what a great before and AFTER! :) beautiful job! thanks for linking up and sharing on Make it Monday!
I'll be featuring it on the Brassy Apple FB page :)
I'm dying to stencil something! Thanks for the inspiration!
You did a beautiful job with your bathroom redo! I love the color and the crisp white towels.
I love everything! What an incredible transformation.
Best wishes,
Natasha @ 5 Minutes Just for Me
thanks for linking – just gave you a shout out on my FB page :)
This is so nice! I'm so jealous that you do something like stenciling in your bathrooms! Here in Greece, we only have tiles all over the bathrooms from head to toes! LOL!
Love, Olga
P.S.: visiting from Sugar Bee Crafts
I like it so much every time I see you guys stenciling your bathrooms! I wish I could that, but here in Greece the bathrooms are tiled. Tiles all over, from head to toes! LOL!
Love, Olga
P.S.: visiting from Sugar Bee Crafts
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Great job!!!
Pamela @ pbjstories.com
serious yummy stenciling going on here.
visiting via TTJ and would love to have you stop by kate spade/vintage jewelry giveaway: http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2012/01/something-old-something-new-giveaway.html.
smiles.
michele
Wow! It looks amazing! I want to do this to my little bathroom… It looks gorgeous!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING :) I love it :)
New follower :) I was also featured on TT&J room reveals! Love your bathroom makeover. I'd love for you to stop by and say hi!
Kelly
livelaughrowe.com
Great job. I love the colors. I'm a new follower.
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Thank you so much! :)
I love the stencil, it looks great!
WOW!!! :) Crystal, this is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the stencil, and those colors! The pop of yellow is just perfect with the light gray! Just tweeted this…. thanks for linking up to Oopsey Daisy!
The stencil is gorgeous and WOW, I am super impressed that you did this yourself! Kudos!
WOW! What a gorgeous transformation! It seriously looks like something you'd see in a magazine!!! GREAT before & after! Thanks for sharing & linking up to Craft Monkey'n Monday!
It is beautiful and I'm 100% jealous of your bathroom! Guess it's time for me to invest in a stencil for our walls. New follower:)
You are awesome so I featured you at my Hookin Up with HoH Party!
Feel free to stop by for a button if you'd like. :)
xoxo
Allison @ House of Hepworths
AHH-AMAZING!! I have the same stencil and it is still in the box! Great inspiration, awesome makeover!!
Beautiful, love the quatrefoil design!!
SOOOOOO pretty. I love the stenciling. I think you should go with black for your cabinets for sure. Or maybe if your into it you could go with a charcoal grey. I think something darker will look amazing against to cool toned walls and crisp stencil. Great Job!!
This is beautiful – you did such a great job!
Being a lover of Calm Cool White I'd say
paint the cabinets White… your bath is
now beautiful.
Wonderful Job
Sandy
Your bathroom makeover is so pretty!! I love the gray and white and that orchid just looks perfect! Thanks for linking up to Think Pink Sundays! I featured you today! http://www.flamingotoes.com/2012/01/crush-of-the-week-think-pink-features-36/
Wow, I'm impressed AND you've given me a great idea for my bathroom! Thank you! I'm copying if you don't mind! Not Your Ordinary Agent
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Wow! Your bathroom is GORGEOUS! I LOVE it and how happy and bright it looks! I would love it if you would link this up to the Tuesday Talent Show this Tuesday at Chef in Training! I hope to see you next Tuesday!
-Nikki
Chef in Training
http://www.chef-in-training.com
This looks amazing! I love the stencil. I would love to have you share this at my link party over at Rustic Crafts http://rustic-crafts.com/?p=4689
Renee
I love love love that stenciled accent wall!!! You did an awesome job on changing that room big time!!! And gray and white…so relaxing!!! Thanks for sharing on Trick or Treat Tuesday!!!
Just wanted to let you know that I featured this today from my Show & Share party! Thanks for linking up!
http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/2012/01/show-share-23-features.html
Very cute! The stencil looks great!! We are so glad that you linked up to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". We hope you will come back next Saturday and share another idea! -The Sisters
I love gray, and I love this calming bathroom idea! I just submitted this to the M&T Spotlight http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Great work! That's a totally inspiring makeover :-D
Love the wall color and the stencil.. beautifully done!
Wow, this is gorgeous!
I say paint the cabinet a dark, smokey grey
Jenny
http://www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com
What a great transformation! The bathroom looks gorgeous! What color gray did you use on the walls? I vote for black on the cabinets.
This is so cute. I have a small powder bath that I've been wanting to spruce up. This could work. Hope all is well with your and your family! :)
Saw your room over at Funky Junk. Great choices on the stencil, and the colors!
The stencils and colors you chose are perfect! I think I would go with white on the cabinet. You can continually change your accent colors with a neutral background!
I love stenciling in small spaces. I've got an entry I plan to stencil very soon and love seeing examples.
It is so eye catching and beautiful.
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OMG What a beauuuuuuutiful job you did. WOW I am floored. I must save your page!!
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I recall this bathroom make over. Come link it up again, at our linky party about BEST OF 2012: http://www.finecraftguild.com/best-of-2012-linky-parties/
Love your stenciled wall! It’s beautiful! I’m getting a stencil from Cutting Edge soon and can’t wait to get started with it!
Allison
I love your stenciled wall, and I especially love the color. I’ve been looking for a similar gray. Would you mind sharing what brand/ shade it is? Thanks!
Always amazed at the comments on AT. The room looks great and of course lighting played a factor but really the paint & stencil made a major difference! Lighting alone wouldn’t have had the same transformative effect!
This is so beautiful! I love light, cool colors in bathrooms (icy blue, light gray, etc.) because I think they help things feel crisp and fresh. And congrats on cutting the molding yourself! I don’t think I’m brave enough to attempt that. :) I love that you transformed your bathroom in a way that is simple yet sophisticated. Good for you! (And don’t let the negative nellies of the world get you down.)