Monday, December 5, 2011

Double Whammy!

I’m baaa-aack!
I don’t know what exactly I did to fix my laptop, but it’s working now. Score one for selecting random options and pushing random buttons!
Now let’s talk master bathroom progress:
I finally finished the easiest project on my list – spray painting the bathroom vent. This is what it’s looked like for the past 8 ½ months.

I took the vent down and used Citristrip to remove the old paint.

Then I sprayed the vent and screws with Krylon Dual Paint + Primer in White Satin. This was my first time using the Dual. I definitely like that it saved me a step, but it seemed to take a long time to dry. 3 hours later it was still tacky. Whatev, it turned out awesome!

Cost
Krylon Dual – Wal-Mart $4something

I hung my new towel bar all by my onesies! And it was really simple…I don’t know why I was so scared. I think the hardest part was finding the towel bar! I had to go to two different Lowe’s to find the allen + roth 24” Raleigh Chrome Towel Bar (it matches my toilet paper holder).
Anyway, here’s my towel bar-less wall:

I followed the included directions (duh!) and now here’s my towel bar-installed wall:

Yay!
Don’t judge me by my towels. New towels are on my list, remember?

It’s so nice to have somewhere to hang my hand towels (1 for hands, 1 for face). Definitely better than laying on the vanity:
And finally, proof that it’s level!

Cost
Towel Bar – Lowes $24.98  $2something (tax)
(I had a $25 gift card from my credit card points)

One more small change – new Q-tip holder!

Cost
Glass Holder – Goodwill $1.49

Grand Total ~$8.49

Now I'm on the hunt for towels and artwork!

4 comments:

  1. May I have your old Q tip holder?

    Also, we have "just for show" towels and the towels we use. Hello, they start looking beat immediately, so we use them and don't worry about them!

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  2. Good job getting things crossed of the list; I really need to work on that! :) Not judging you at all on the towels, you should see mine!

    Take care!
    jodi

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  3. I procrastinate and dread doing the small stuff for-ev-er, then to have it end up being a really quick project. The being scared to do it is the real stopper, I feel like I'm not a professional so I shouldn't be doing it.

    Kudos to you for striping the paint off the vent prior to painting it.... I might have skipped that step. :-)

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  4. The power of spray paint!! I love it! I think your bathroom looks great! I also think it is fantastic that we have almost the same gray color. You know what they say about great minds!

    I am envious of your cute Qtip container! My cats steal mine and eat them. Along with cotton balls. So they have to be confined to a wee little jar. It looks great! I love all the little touches that you're doing! They really make the difference.

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