Our 1st (and best yet) Before and After

The Scavenger Home bathroom left quite a lot to be desired when we moved in, but were we daunted? No, (yes), and it’s a rental, (not to mention the high failure rate in retail, crappy economy, etc…) so we had to do it on very little dime.  Honestly, I really think this is the coolest project.  Check it out.
 
Yikes, right?  Ok, so here goes.
Paint, change mirror, cover disgusting water heater, new lighting, replace the sink, no wait, that’s too expensive, well, fix it somehow, and then there’s the floor, oy…

Paint – Benjamin Moore in Hale Navy High Gloss – “OMG” best paint color ever!
Change Mirror – Bad mom. Totally stole it straight off the wall of my kids bathroom.  Nobody wants vain kids anyhow, right?  Originally from Urban Outfitters, but I don’t think they carry it anymore.
Cover Water Heater – scored totally gorgeous sample from F. Schumacher at design center for 20 bucks.  Yay!  By the way, also rebuilt wonky little table over it with wood cut to size at Home Depot.
New Lighting -  took down ugly plastic thing.  Bought only slightly less ugly brass/glass thing from craigslist for $20.  Sort of like this before I removed the etched glass panels and the brass “wheel” that the glass hung from.

Fix Sink – didn’t want to replace the sink in a rental, even though it was leaning off the wall in a precariously forward position.  And here is why being a pack rat sometimes pays off.  Finally found a use for a chrome sink stand that we didn’t use building our house.  Dismantled it and stole it’s legs.  Wedged them under front of ugly, institutional sink.  And voila!  You can turn an ugly, institutional sink into a silk  purse.  Should have replaced the faucet, but too lazy.
The Floor – ok, here is the part that makes me all shiny and happy.  The floor was really nasty lino tiles, dirty, broken and finished.  Removed, cleaned, then what?  Inspired by this post on design*sponge, we put our own spin on it.  I will do a detailed how to post on the floor, but I can say this.  It’s like giant stickers!
The Result - 

Ok, now, as usual, it looks so much better in person.  I can’t even tell you.  The blue is much richer, blah blah, bad photographer, blah blah blah.
 

What do ya think?

Suburban Outfitters

So I follow Revival Home and Garden on twitter. (See how technologically advanced I have become? (twitter is new to me)) Anyhow, last night Leah, the owner, tweeted that she wondered about Urban Outfitters home, or rather apartment, decor items. As I have been a fan of finding the cheapest possible furniture available for quite some time, I do have a few of their peices in my house. I can't speak to the quality of their case pieces (probably crap), but the stuff I have, I really like.

The headboard, lamp and lampshade are from Urban. They are in my little Leah's bedroom.This is in Abigail and Leah's bathroom. I suck at taking pictures, but the mirror is Urban as well as the light fixture. Actually the light itself is some halogen junk from Ikea, but the "crystal" fixture around it is from Urban.By the way, Leah, if you didn't get my comment response to your comment on my blog, I am super flattered and thrilled that you have even seen my blog, let alone like my stuff. I love your store and can't wait till you get settled into your new location, where ever that may be. I am the dork that voted for Bellevue.