Pimp My bathroom-part 1 in which I spend more money and find out my entire family hates this color

So I painted the bathrom pink,

taking cues from the recent House Beautiful edition that proclaimed it fabulous beyond all belief.

My husband, who professes to like pink, hates this color. Too intense, he says.

I added a stand alone TP holder thinking its about as inoffensive as it gets for such an item.

The accesories are all blue and white.

I need more but many of the items are boxed up in another state at the moment.

I removed ugly towel bars and realized that now is the time to change the light fixture above the vanity.

This is actually the same only larger in another bath in my house. I hate them but I must confess they are cheap and I used one to replace a very dated fixture at my old house in Pennsylvania.

This is where the more money part comes in.

I spent

$53 on accessories-- shower curtain, rug, and TP holder.

$35 on paint and supplies

$125 on this new light fixture

I think the $125 price tag was very reasonable but it busted my $100 budget.

It goes here..

The faucet and vanity aren't great but they are there and are staying for the time being.

I also need to figure out the hand towel situation.

What do you think? Thumbs up or Thumbs down on this unfinished project.

Part 2 coming soon... I hope.

pink weekend ahead

My home is, at the moment dull, dull, and more dull.

Its not that I have no ideas, just ya'know "Rome wasn't built in a day".

Well, the bottom line is that I'm sick of it.

Sick of the scuffed white walls and builder grade finishes and accessories.

So for about $100 I am going to pimp my bathroom.

My main inspiration is this month's House Beautiful.

I have always relegated pink to sunporch slipcovers and cushions but I have begun to rethink it.

My scanner is misbehaving so check out some photos HERE.

The photo above had a pink that's a bit too intense for me.

The pairing with white wainscoting and the blue and white ginger jar had me thinking and this is what I found...

Sherwin-Williams 6576 Azalea Flower.

I was concerned about the undertones being too blue and becoming a sickening muddy mess next to the

orangey wood of the floor.

I also didn't want to swing too far in the direction of peach, ampicillin and Pepto.

I found the above shower curtain for $20 bucks at Target. I was surprised after my last post "Shower Curtain Hell"

I also got this small rug at Target for $20.

I removed this dreadful medicine cabinet too.

I also have to remove this towel bar above the toilet, eww.

It is no where near the sink and the TP holder is matching and, also, less than convenient.

Wish me luck.

Final photos coming soon.

Mrs. Bubble

As I struggle to figure out how I will give new construction a soul, I am thinking about vintage bathrooms. The Necco wafer colored tiles and fixtures remind me of my childhood and houses I've visited.

There is something about the colors and thoughtful patterns that, however tacky, feel homey.

They can be oh-so garish.

Or have crisp black and white tiles that never lie about being clean.

 

 

The library of whimsical pattern is huge.

This one needs a bit of help to sparkle but I love the pink and green. Notice the arch above the tub.

Kitschy, kitschy, cute.

This new bathroom lacks the  personality of the funky vintage ones. Builders build and sell what people will buy and people buy what is affordable. It still leaves me cold and it may turn out to be my bathroom in the near future.





What would make you this happy? Vintage in color or

black and white?

Or do you like the brand new?