A Grand Fairy Indulgence, or the chain reaction of redos keeps on

When I was showing Dewdrop the paint chips for the guest room, she came up with a brilliant plan.

 I should paint their bathroom pink.  

The cute part was  when she tilted her little head, tapped her tiny chin, and acted like she was really making a deep consideration about the color.

 Which is funny, because in her mind, PINK is the only color that should exist.

And since I kinda like some pink myself, and since I'd been redoing and shuffling things around the house, and was still in that mode, I said, "Great idea!"  And went for it.

And anyway, when redoing the guest room, I moved a piece of furniture to the studio, and when I redid that area of the studio, I no longer had a place for this sweet little tin box covered in old wallpaper.

So, heck, I needed to redo the bathroom to make a spot for it.

Right????

The shower curtains were due for a freshening  and needed to be taken down to be washed. The room used to be grey, and the shower liner was tan, so I bought a new white liner. That alone really brightened up the space.

 There is something about dull, Kansas winters that makes me want to brighten and lighten. I felt so much happier with my pretty, soft pink, sparkling walls and white shower curtain.

The best part of the pink is that sparkle.  I dumped a few gold and silver glitter bottles into the paint before rolling it on. But to make it really dazzle, when the paint was still wet, I gave it a fairy dusting.

I filled my palm with glitter, and blew it onto the wall to stick to the wet paint.  Perfect results! (Unless you consider what a mess the floor was, and how much of it got tracked through the house. Which doesn't really bother me. I like to leave a trail of glitz and sparkle every where I go, and apparently the dogs do too.)

And while I am pinking up the bathroom, I am considering de-pinking the kitchen.  I moved one of my paintings from the kitchen to the newly pink guest bath. 

The door stayed gray. I liked that neutral shade with the wall color. I almost painted it white to match the trim, but am glad I changed my mind instead of the door color.

I also left the old tins on the ceiling rustic and natural instead of painting them all white, like some already are.  And not just because I detest painting ceilings, but because the roughness of the rust helps cut through the sweetness of the pink.

And there is plenty of sweetness going on.  Previously, there was a similar wall of mirrors. The largest and smallest were here with two other ones. But in looking around the house, I realized that I had two more mirrors with a rose patterned frame and I switched them out and added them to the other rose rimmed mirrors.

Dewdrop hasn't been by to see it yet (as I am writing this ahead)  but Sugarwings was very pleased. And I am too. It is so dainty and pretty that I no longer can refer to it as a guest bathroom, I think I'll have to call it a "powder room".  That seems to fit it so much better.

There was a very ugly light fixture in there, previously it was painted to match the wall and disappear.   I thought I'd paint it white, but wasn't happy with that.  I bought a new fixture to hang, but decided I didn't want to spend that much. So far, my only expenditure was for a gallon of paint, a few bottles of glitter, and a $9 shower liner. The $89 light fixture gave me a pause, plus it was just too new looking for this old house.

The tin box covered in wallpaper that had been moved from the studio, made me think of these rolls of wallpaper border I had.

A strip of old paper dressed up the light fixture just fine for me.  

And I'm happy with the mismatched, vintage shades on the fixture.  They seem to suit my old cottage.

I think Dewdrop will like the pink flowers on the light.  Of course, she'd probably rather of had pink kitties.... I can't leave all decisions up to her!

Comments

[Linda P.]

I just love seeing your "journey of re-doing"! I, too, have some glitter on my walls, only in my house it is on brightly-colored squares of Batik fabric that I have in parts of my kitchen, hallway, and dining room. :) I certainly love your style, too, Karla--the vintage shabby chic-ness is so beautiful and soothing to the eye! That pink bathroom looks so pretty, and I LOVE your painting of the pink roses!

[Karla Nathan]

Id be surprised if you didnt have glitter on your walls, Linda!

And thanks, that is one of my favorite paintings.

[jeanie]

Way too adorable, Karla! You are one crazy woman with a paint brush and boy, do the results look terrific. Interesting on the glitter; hadn't thought of that! I was looking at a chair of mine that is falling apart and thinking it was shabby without the chic! Wish I had your talent with stitching, upholstering and all!

[Gigi Harlan]

I love how the bathroom came out! Sweet with a touch of rust is perfect. The soft pink looks so grand and now, yes it's a powder room, love it!

[Laurie Jackson]

Of COURSE you have glitter on your powder room walls! What fun -- it looks soft and beautiful.

[Rebecca]

What a wonderful idea...glitter on the walls!!! I still remember how incredibly fun your glitter table set up was for crafting!!

[Karla Nathan]

Thanks, Rebecca. The darker the paint, the more the glitter shows I tried it on white walls and it is just lost. I once had it on chocolate brown and that was spectacular.

[Karla Nathan]

Im sure loving it. And this is one redo my husband even commented on. Usually he doesnt notice.

[Karla Nathan]

Yep, Gigi, it is a powder room for sure,

[LindaSonia]

You sure do have a unique style!

[Coleen Julian]

I loved this! Especially the folding: I filled my palm with glitter, and blew it onto the wall to stick to the wet paint. Perfect results! (Unless you consider what a mess the floor was, and how much of it got tracked through the house. Which doesn't really bother me. I like to leave a trail of glitz and sparkle every where I go, and apparently the dogs do too.)

Karla, I love your trail of glitz and your sparkle!

[Karla Nathan]

Thanks, Coleen, I have to admit, Im still finding glitter here and there from that day. I dont think it is a technique I could use at a clients home, but it is a fun way to paint at my house!

[Marian]

Hi Karla! I love the makeover. What brand and color of paint did you use in this bathroom? I'm trying to find a similar shade of pink. Thanks so much!