Bathroom Renovation - Inspirations

The house is currently a construction zone. Literally. I'm normally not a super neat freak but I have to admit I get out of sorts when my home isn't at least partially organized and clean. And because we are spending most of our time working on the house renovations, our apartment is also a disaster area! It is sort of depressing lol.
 

This weekend we will be renovating our bathroom. For several weeks now I've gathered pinterest inspiring pictures, so I have a pretty good idea of what I want my bathroom to look like. The problem?? I can't find the right piece of furniture for my vanity. I don't want to go out and buy a regular vanity and sink. No way. I want something different. Something with a twist. Something that will get comments from visitors. And being that this blog is about revamping junk...I really should find something junky to use.
 

I fell inlove with this bathroom renovation at Beautiful Matters. I knew from the moment I saw it that my bathroom was going to look like this.

 

 

 

I know for sure that the vanity (whatever I end up using) will be this blue color. And I would totally use a shelving unit just like this, if I could find one!

 

 

 

 

Can you believe this piece of junk was transformed like this??  I absolutely love the contrast of the brown baskets.

 

 

 

 

The curtains are genius. I've never seen anyone use two and use them as "drapes" for the tub. I've already got a similar curtain picked out at Bed Bath & Beyonds website. Hello gift card!

 

 

 

 

What do you think about this cute mirror up do?  Cute right?

 

 

 

  

 

 

Some other ideas of interest.....

 

Love this vanity found at House Tweaking. 

 

 

 

 

The Lettered Cottage's bathroom redo turned out great. Love the table used as a vanity with the fabric curtain.

 

 

 

 

Another table used as a vanity found at BHG

 

 

 

 

And finally, I just really liked the colors used on this bathroom at Live Beautifully

 

 

So many choices....and so little time to decide.  I can't wait to see what we end up putting together!

 

Have a great weekend!

 

 

House Tour & I Was Featured

I was going to post our flooring pictures today, but I thought it would be more appropriate to give you a house tour first. That and the flooring didn't come along as well as we had planned. BUT it's been a learning process and next time, we will hire a flooring company to refinish hardwoods!

We got the house at a steal. Which is super exciting for me as the updating it needs isn't all that extreme. Luckily we have two months left on our rental lease, so I'm sure our schedules are going to be booked until then in order to get it ready. BUT.... I don't mind, this is right up my alley. 

We will start with the living room. I'm not sure what the previous owners were thinking, but the paint job and carpet are horrible. This picture doesn't really show the uneven paint application on the red wall. All we need to do in this room is paint, put up new trim, and redo the flooring.

The bathroom is super outdated but there is potential there. The flooring is a nice ceramic tile but everything else has to go. 

Master bedroom. Needs paint, flooring, and new trim. The ceiling fan is actually nice...so that will stay.  (The room is a lot larger then it looks in this picture). 

The second bedroom needs paint, flooring, trim, and a ceiling light fixture. 

Here is the third bedroom. Also known as my craft room. Needs paint, flooring, trim, and new ceiling fixture. 

The kitchen....I'm undecided about what to do here.  The flooring is a nice ceramic tile with no imperfections. The cabinets are solid oak. The ceiling fixture is newer. I think we will just paint this room and get appliances for now. 

All of these things will be done in the next two months. It will be like moving into a new house! I can't wait to start showing the before and after pictures to you! 

And before I sign off....I'm super excited to announce that my Spindle Leg End Table Redo post was featured at Roadkill Rescue! 

I love Beckie's blog...it's the perfect place to stop when looking for furniture redo ideas! Seriously!  Head over there and check out the roadkill post here!!

House News and A Sneak Peak

We finally got our house! And I'm so excited to share this with you that I couldn't wait any longer. To prove it...I'm posting from my phone! I haven't been home enough in the last few days to upload photos to my laptop, so this will have to do.

Here's a sneak peak at our first project --- refinishing the hardwoods. Can you believe these were hidden under carpet?!? I can't!
....be sure to come back later in the week for a full post!