Bathroom Reveal!

 Bathroom Reveal! This was the bathroom when we bought the house. Notice the green. The walls are green. The ceiling is green. The curtain is green. The vanity is green. Not a super relaxing room with the bright glow of green! Not great for putting on make-up too! On the second day we had the house, I taped off all the green. Taped around the tile and the mirrors. Thankfully the tile was already done and the bathroom was pretty updated, just the color needed tweaking.  I bagged off the lights and taped around the bases. And painted everything light gray, just like the living room! Then let it dry and removed the tape and the bags.  And here it sat for months. I didn't even paint the vanity yet.  But the ceiling and the walls look terrific!  Then I used some Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in gray I had my daughter use a brush and paint the vanity. Opening the doors slightly to keep them from sticking. The chalk paint dries sup...

Stencil a Shower Curtain with Cutting Edge Stencils! And a Give-away!

I was thrilled when I was offered to review a stencil from Cutting Edge Stencils! In the past, I just hand cut my own stencils out of thick plastic, like here and here and here and here ...and here . So...to have a REAL stencil was amazing! I picked the Maze Runner Stencil. Here's their sample pick.  I love it.  I love that Asian Vibe. Simple right? Definitely a stencil that I didn't initially think I would pick. But I sat down with my husband (I want him to like it too right?) and this one was his favorite...we've always liked Asian Decor. {We used to own a Martial Arts school.} Since we are renting, painting the walls is out of the question.  So, for now, I found a way to spruce up a  super YELLOW bathroom using this stencil. This main bathroom in the house is bright yellow. Originally it was decorated with blue and green. It was decorated with FROGS too!   Not adorable little bright green tree frogs... but old wrinkl...