Redo-ing the Bathroom 101

We moved into our new home in March 2005.

I began painting that year; I finished, with the exception of the master bathroom in about 2007, más o menos.

I finally got motivated to finish this room:

before pic. ( with mirrors down and all other stuff taken down)

After! New texture done by painter hired by the homebuilder-un hombre I met the week before. I don't think he knew what he was doing, I had to show him my neighbor's house, how she did hers. Next time, I will attempt it myself! :) At least I spoke his language and we got it figured out. I asked him to cart off the ginormous mirror (like 8 feet long and 5 feet high) and we bought these small, black-framed ones at my favorite home decorating store (inexpensive!) Kirklands. We got them on sale and threw in a coupons, each cost $24. Not bad!! This is my new favorite part of the whole house!! I am in heaven with the new look and now I feel so relaxed when I'm in there; I enjoy the colors, the feeling, the small mirrors, the new texture on the walls...I feel like I'm at my mom's house in St. George, which is a house that makes me feel warm, spa-like, and romantic. Bubbles in the tub, candles, ahhhhh. Maddie helped me use the rollers and got a great lesson in painting. She was very helpful! We had to un-hang (and then re-hang: towel racks, pictures, shelves (which I spray painted black to match the mirrors I bought), and valance. My conch shell, starfish, jars of shells look SOOO good with the new paint color!! After he texturized the walls, I got busy painting. Nick wanted to help, so I gave him my tiny brush for corners and told him to write a message in our small room where the toilet is (separate room/door attached to bathroom). He went right to work and came up with the following: I was CRACKING UP!!