Happy End of the week friends. You made it and I don’t know about you, but I always celebrate making it to the end of another week. This week was particularly refreshing as I begin to understand the importance of a well balanced schedule, and how truly freeing it can be to not say YES to everything, and spend the time I have diligently and intentionally.
Last weekend some of you know my kiddos went with dad, grandpa, and uncles camping for an entire 4 days!! You guys. I did not know what to do with myself. I spent a good hour at the beginning of the weekend just processing the fact that I was going to have all of that time. As a mom of two toddler boys under 4, I don’t usually have that much time to myself, and in a lot of ways, I wasn’t sure if I was even going to enjoy it.
Well I dropped that attitude quickly and decided I was going to make the VERY BEST of a alone weekend. I wanted to make sure It was going to be a balance weekend. I am an all or nothing kind of person, and sometimes I can do too much of one thing and not enough of the other. For instance, I tend to get too much sleep or not enough. Issues. I know.
So as I contemplated what I would do with ALL that free time, I decided I would revamp our bathroom, as it is one of the last rooms in our home that needs a little extra love. The transformation in just one day was incredible. It feels like a whole new room.. and you guys. I only spent $5. (I had paint in my garage) If I didn’t, it would have cost $75.
before
Step One
Fresh Paint.
I painted this bathroom with Benjamins Moores Simply White. You’ll be amazed at what a can of paint can do to a space. It is my “go to” when revamping a space. Think about it … for $30 you can completely change the look of a room. This bathroom is super small so I knew white would open it up and make it look larger.
Step Two
Paint Floors
Now obviously this depends on your current floors. I had linoleum Vinyl flooring and it was super easy to paint over these bad boys. In a few weeks I will do a post about this process for me. I know you can paint tiles, and concrete floors as well. & Here is the stencil I used to paint them. (Remember Michael’s has an app and coupons you can get for any store)
Step Three
Paint Existing Cabinets
I couldn’t believe how easy it was to paint these cabinets. I used Linen White from Rust-oleum and sealed in with Miniwax Pliycrylic Water Based Protective Finish
Step Four
Frame in the old Mirror, or replace existing one.
I did this a few years ago, but I think it makes a huge difference in a space. If you have an old mirror that has no frame (a lot of older bathrooms were built with them), a cheap and easy solution is adding a painted frame to the edges. I bought the trim from Home Depot and glued it to the mirror using liquid nails.
Altogether and I am ecstatic about our new bathroom. I feel like we did a remodel… for a whole lot less. The weekend ended with a new bathroom, time with my sisters and mom, and a perfect balance of rest, rejuvenation, and renewal, just in time for my little crazies to return and life to go on.
Happy Almost Weekend Friends.
I’m inspired!! This is beautiful!!
Thank you so much Jane!!! Gotta Love cheap remodels!!