It’s Fat Tuesday! It’s Mardi Gras! I live a loooong way from New Orleans but we can party from afar don’t ya think? Well, I don’t have any fancy parties to go to but maybe me and my boys will get some Mardi Gras beads from Party City and have a dance party while Dads at school. haha! My kids would love that! Any reason to have a celebration right?
Anyway, today I wanted to share with you my little bathroom. It’s a tiny little thing but it fits our needs just fine. Since it’s such a small space, I wanted it clean and simple. I’m not a fan of bathroom extras unless you have the space for it. I like my bathroom decorated just a little but squeaky clean!
This was my original idea for the bathroom. I went that direction for most of it. I ditched the idea of the curtain/window treatment because the window lets in so much light that we rarely need the bathroom light on, except at night of course. I love the sunshine through the window so I opted to leave the window bare with just the blinds.
The paint color is Glidden Pebble Grey. It’s the same color as my living room and my hallway.
I got my rug from Urban Outiftters and I love it lots! I have had to throw it in the wash a few times and it’s done just fine. I love the color and texture of it! You can get it at Urban Outfitters for $29. They have other colors too!
I ditched the idea of the ruffled shower curtain since the rug has tons of texture going on. I got a white shower curtain from a thrift store and the mustard fabric from wal-mart and sewed on the stripes. I appliqued them on and let me tell you, I won’t do it again. It wasn’t easy to get the lines straight. I’ll cut the strips and sew them together I I do it again. 🙂
I hung my “You make me happy when skies are grey” printable above the towel bar for some easy artwork.
(Double click on it and Save it to your computer!)
Finally, I update the vanity and built in cabinets with some white paint (Behr Swiss Coffee) and a new knob on the vanity to dress ‘er up a bit!
Next step in this bathroom is cleaning, painting and organizing the insides of the cabinets. I’ll show you that when I get it done and when I get brave enough! 🙂
What do you think? Are you a yellow fan? Do you like it?
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30 Comments
Jenny@NorthwestLovelies
February 21, 2012 at 4:33 pmIt looks so fresh and clean! I LOVE the shower curtain and rug! Thanks for sharing the printable! 🙂
Jen
February 21, 2012 at 4:49 pmlove it!! You’re pictures look amazing!! So bright and cheery!
Kendall
February 21, 2012 at 7:00 pmLove, love, love it! The rug has the colors of fall leaves- and that printable- too cute!
Allyson
February 21, 2012 at 7:05 pmI love yellow and gray together! This is so great!
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com
dreamingahome
February 21, 2012 at 8:05 pmMallory, I JUST finished painting my first floor hallway yellow. It’s like instant sunshine, isn’t it?
Liz
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Lauren @ aCommonersCastle
February 21, 2012 at 8:22 pmI LOVE IT! It looks totally fab! The bathrooms in our house are totally hideous. Thanks for the reminder that the little things can make as much of a difference as the big ones. :o)
Lauren
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Emily
February 21, 2012 at 10:09 pmSo pretty. I love gray and yellow.
kelsey bang
February 21, 2012 at 10:19 pmfun and simple! yellow is the BEST!
Danielle
February 21, 2012 at 10:39 pmLooks really nice. I like the unexpectedness of the rug and the happy stripes with the crisp gray. Lovely.
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
February 21, 2012 at 4:14 pmLove the color combination and that rug is so much fun! Great update!
SuppersYoungans&Thangs
February 22, 2012 at 1:20 amBathroom looks great. I would say it was very hard to applique those stripes on, a bigger project than I could imagine. Saw your post at Tip Junkie. Thanks for sharing.
SuppersYoungans&Thangs
February 22, 2012 at 1:27 amLove your fresh redo. Thanks for sharing at Tip Junkie
Sugarr2518
February 22, 2012 at 2:45 amIt’s looking really good! Can’t wait to see it completely finished!
Kelley Gilster
February 22, 2012 at 4:59 amwhoa love everything about this!
the cape on the corner
February 22, 2012 at 4:40 pmlooks great! i love how calming it is!
Tasha
February 23, 2012 at 9:53 pmYou are so talented! I love grey and yellow together 🙂
Mike, Kalie, Jason, Lexie and Colden
February 24, 2012 at 3:16 pmI love the gray! I am going to have to find somewhere to put it in my house!
Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking
February 24, 2012 at 5:18 pmGorgeous! I’ve been crushing on gray and yellow lately. I’m putting your pretty makeover in Domestically Speaking’s PoPP Spotlight. Thanks for linking up.
Cassidy
February 25, 2012 at 8:52 amLove how clean and simple this is! I am becoming a huge fan of yellow and just added that color to my grey bathroom as which I still need to post. I LOVE you blog and am now following! Would love for you to follow back if you like 🙂
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Katie Jakubs
February 26, 2012 at 9:20 amLOVE! I just love the grey and yellow together! They are so perfect together!
Katie @ Little Becky Homecky
thetwistedruffle
February 27, 2012 at 5:59 pmi love the yellow and grey color combo! i’m planning on a redo for our small bath. yours turned out really well. and, the rug? i love it!
Glamorous Mommy
May 1, 2012 at 1:02 amSuper cute! I love the colors!!
Kate Rossing
July 5, 2012 at 3:23 pmWhere did you get that shower curtain? I love the stripes!
jeremy
August 8, 2012 at 12:08 pmLovely share. I get so many ideas.
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October 6, 2012 at 1:18 amI love yellow and grey together and I’ve been looking for a rug like that everywhere!! 🙂
Aimee - ItsOverflowing.com
October 12, 2012 at 5:48 pmI totally love this! Featuring you! XO, Aimee
Lo S
October 31, 2012 at 5:46 pmvisiting from Lil Luna ilk party. LOVE That rug! Everything looks so crisp and clean. Great job!
Lo
http://aloandbeholdlife.blogspot.com
Jordan
June 11, 2014 at 1:40 amI love the way it turned out. ..so cute! How does the paint look in person? Does it read taupe/tanning or is it blue grey ?
Mini Clean
September 21, 2014 at 6:24 amI really love the way you do it. Very creative. I will try to do this at home at place it on our bathroom. Nice way of decluttering and recycling. Cheers.
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September 30, 2016 at 4:42 amnice article thanks for sharing !!!!!