It all started with a simple promise…

Years ago I surprised my wife with a showing of affection. While she was away at a business trip I covered our house from top to bottom with little sticky notes of all the reasons I love her.  These ranged from the big to the small. One in particular has always stayed up as a constant reminder.

"Because you will live with this for now" This was my inspiration.

Of all the notes I left that day, this one was more than a reason; it was a promise to her that I would make her a room she would love!

When we moved into our house there were wallpaper borders in EVERY ROOM! Some rooms had borders over paint, over borders. I took them all down with a steamer and painted over everyone of them, except for our half-bath. Well, actually I did paint over it with the wrong shade of blue… It was not my fault! Well, yah it was. But the color was close and it worked for a little while.

It looks ok, but look closely at the top...

Looks nice, right? Yah, but the vanity is huge and it has an older look to it.

This side is a different story! Big Mess

On the other side of the room is our laundry. With one wire shelf as our storage area it is quite a mess trying to keep cleaning cloths and misc items out of the way. I wanted something more for this room, something nice and clean.

After about a week of work I was able to transform the space quite nicely with very little expense. Over the next few posts I will break down how I did everything and what exactly was involved.

The new look

Neat storage options that look great

All and all a well put together room

Stay tuned as I update the project step by step of how everything was done.

Update #1: Demo