Monday, June 20, 2011

Tweeking the Powder Room

I painted the powder room navy last year. 
I wanted to lighten it up a bit and thought I would do wallpaper beadboard.    I got all the supplies home and realized how many corners I had in this tiny room and decided that wasn't going to be the way to go.

I decided to do a chair rail and wainscotting.  I like the navy, so I just painted primer and then BM Cloud White up 5 feet.
I added the chairrail which I had pre-painted and then started mitering the wainscotting.   Easy Peasy!





I like it!   Not to formal ... not too casual., and the room feels huge after being so dark.  

I have a new light for over the vanity, but I couldn't get the old one unscrewed.  I'll have to wait til someone with muscles visits :-)

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13 comments:

  1. Love the navy powder room, navy is so classic. We had navy carperting thoughout our home in S. California, not practical, but I loved it. You are certainly handy with a paint brush, hammer, and sewing machine.

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  2. Sharon it looks fantastic! I love what you did! :)

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  3. What a fabulous update!! Did you take pictures of each step? I'd love to see how you did it!

    Gorgeous!

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  4. Wow, it looks great! I love love navy and white. You have some skill to miter those corners and call it easy ;) I'm still working on it.

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  5. Holy cow, it looks GREAT! I'm really impressed with your skillz!

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  6. What a transformation! I love the color combination, especially with the white trimwork. Your roman shade is really cute too!
    Meredith @ Welcome to Heardmont

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  7. Beautiful! Your bathroom looks so elegant.

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  8. It's exactly what the room needed! Perfection!

    Jenny
    jennypen20@zzx.com

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  9. I love the navy too but you're right, it was a bit dark for a small room. Great solution and your wainscoting looks amazing!

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  10. I love it! I've been wanting to do this. It inspires me!

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  11. Looks AMAZING! I've always been a sucker for blue and white, so you can imagine how crazy I am about this project!

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  12. Sharon, beautiful job on your bathroom. I love how you used the moulding. Just finishing up our boy's bathroom now with some board & batten and other moulding. I love working with the stuff.

    Brittany

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