Glamorous Glamorous!

Seeing as I am working hard on my March Madness Before and After project I figured I should show you my favorite part of the whole cosmetic face lift that I did in the bathroom! 

Remember the traditional, classy, though remarkable boring shower curtain that previously existed? 

Well of course Pinterest has this lovely way of reminding you that what you have... isn't the best that you could have. My roommate found this gorgeous set up:

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So amazingly gorgeous right??? Who would have thought a shower could look more like a luxurious window? And I don't mean like the weird draw back ones that you see in old homes that haven't been updated in the last 30 or 40 years.

We decided to do our own version... using the existing curtain rod we pulled it all the way up to the ceiling and took some inexpensive 98" curtains from IKEA for 12.99. Love IKEA.

I used two separate shower curtain liners for each panel. I have learned from my roommates (after they used it a few times) that longer liners are needed. I'll be ordering those off of Amazon.com soon if I can't find any at Bed, Bath & Beyond soon. I used the original hooks that were still really cute for the inside so that it was also glamorous and bejeweled a little bit inside of the shower. 

It makes the ceiling seem sooo much higher then it used too! I just love it!

And here's a final shot of the new shower curtain set up! It looks so pretty. Luckily it's three girls that are living at my house which allows for the more feminine type of decor. But it makes the small space seem so much bigger.

And your view from the doorway...

Pretty crafty right? I am madly in love. I may or may not have sat in there just admiring my creativity.

My total investment on the new set up was only $12.99. The price of the curtains from IKEA. Pretty great right?

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March Madness: Guest Bath II

For my March Before and After project I've been working on the guest bathroom. This bathroom is shared by both of my roommates so it requires some smart choices and a bit of neutrality. The first thing that had to go was the awful blue paint color. Truly terrible choice on my part.

I decided to use the left over grey from my bathroom because I am a poor college student and a $30 dollar gallon of paint has to be justifiable. 

Here's the painting in progress...

I won't lie to any of you.... painting over baby blue was hard.



and terrible.

And not advised.

I feel like every roll of the brush made the room brighter and bigger. Plus it became far more updated and lovely.

It's interesting that the grey took on a slightly blue hue. Perhaps that's just my eyes seeing blue through all the paint. Hoofta. I spent roughly 3 hours trying to cover that.

The next thing that I did was paint the beat up looking corner round that surrounds the shower and is along the floor. Of course I went white.

It made a huge difference! Plus if you look in the mirror you can see the cabinet that I hung up on ONE TRY! Yeah. I am that awesome! It's been working out really well. Yay me!

Here's a closer shot of the new cabinet...

My roommates love it already which I think is a positive sign of a job well done! I'm pretty excited by it myself. What do you think? Does it look more grown up with the gray?

A Little Teal Makes Life Better

I love accessorizing my glorious new kitchen. Especially since it's so cute now! My roommate's friend came from Denver (about 4 hours from here) and told me how much she loved my kitchen! It was a great feeling. She even commented on my vintage vibe and everything! Seriously. Made my whole entire day. 

So when I was at Habitat for Humanity (still attempting to find a mirror for my entry way) I came across these lovely mugs!

Now certainly I have a massive amount of mugs so these ones were purely for decoration. Lucky for me there were 4 of them. I decided to break up the white against white of my backsplash to cabinet. I had some little white hooks already from another cabinet. (Thank you previous owners for leaving something useful.)

I selected the desired location....

The whole process took me about 6 minutes. I used my little Ryobi drill and made 4 holes under the cabinet and simply hand screwed the hooks in....

 Check it out! Totally cute right? They almost look like Fiesta ware! Though of course they aren't since they were only .49 cents at a thrift store. But! Still teal and cute.

Now it designates our coffee area! And looks awesome. I won't even lie.