Powder Puff; Powder Room Remodel: Guest
Well, the last feature led me to this remodel and I had to share. First of all, I love the cat, and I know that my cat Buddy has a kindred spirit out there. And then of course the thing we really want to see is the room, and Lisa of Lisa Goulet Design did a great job on her powder room remodel!:
I have a finished powder room!
After living in this home for three years and hating the powder room, can you believe it was too big! Just felt like a big cavernous hole especially with the puny pedestal sink. Anyways, I made do for awhile by wallpapering a couple of walls (the wallpaper from Graham & Brown called Charming – that I blogged about last week) and changing the light fixture to a much prettier one.
Here’s the before pictures:
This last one shows the wallpaper from Graham & Brown. Check out how Kelly’s used this wallpaper in her gorgeously finished master bedroom over at Design Ties.
But now, I think it is my favourite room in the house!!
So what did I do, well first I must give my hubby lots of credit as he did all the hard labour and had to sacrifice himself and go buy some new power tools – it was tough but he hung in there and finished it quickly! 😉 I was also trying to stay on a budget as we will have four children in university and college in the fall and we’re trying to be responsible parents.
A couple of months ago I found the perfect 1920’s mahogany dresser at an antique sale for the great price of $300. I had been looking for one to convert into a vanity that was the correct size, shape and finish. It looked like this when we got it.
Then I went looking for the sink and faucet. Well I wanted an oval sink to mirror the bow in the dresser and I had wanted a bowl sink but the dresser was already 34″ high so I had to find something else otherwise as a vanity it would be too high. After much looking I finally found a Kohler sink for that was oval, the right size and had about a 1 1/2″ lip to make it feel more like a bowl sink. Here it is:
Okay I have the two pieces that hubby needs to get started and here’s the work in progress. This is our supervisor Milo always at the ready to lend a paw.
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
>What a great redo! I LOVE the wallpaper, but not as much as I love the cat. What a character!
>I absolutely LOVE this bathroom. What an amazing transformation. I'd love to know what color the paint is… it's the exact shade I've been looking for. Wow, beautiful job.
>What a gorgeous redo! The cats pretty kool too!
>GORG-eeous!! what a transformation!!
>That's such a beautiful result!
>Such a talent…love what you came up with and how nice to have enough space to add the dresser. It's really a fabulous redo. Congrats!
>Awesome job, love Buddy's appearance! My cats would be the same way! ha! ha!
>That looks amazing!
>this is so pretty!! i think i can just sit there and read my books the whole day
>Amazing job! I love the wallpaper and the mirror, and the vanity – in fact, I like absolutely everything! Kerri
>This turned out great!!! I love it all. I especially love the dresser with the sink mounted on top. You did a wonderful job! Love & blessings from NC!
>Love the mirror!!
>amazing work,job well done!
>Wow! That wallpaper is awesome. I also loved the shiny pieces added. Great job.
>Beautiful bathroom, I love the chest. I just did one in my guest bath last year, my second one, I did one in the master bath of my old house several years ago. Great wallpaper.
Sandy
>I actually gasped. Seriously. It's stunning!
>Thanks Everyone for the lovely comments! For Melissa: the paint colour is Benjamin Moore Silver Fox.
>Very fancy and upscale. I love it!! Your cat statue is so lifelike. 😉
-heather