You can deduce a few things about the owners of this bathroom just by looking at it. Judging by the mountain of hair accessories on the counter, I’d say this bathroom belongs to a girl. More than one girl, if you count the poufs hanging in the shower. Who wants to share a pouf? Nobody I know. Also, I’d wager that those colorful papers taped to the mirror are inspirational thoughts, so I’m thinking these are probably teenage girls. Because A: toddlers can’t read, and B: they certainly can’t read anything that high, and C: teenage girls just seem to like that sort of thing.
I’m practically Sherlock Holmes over here. But can you solve the mystery of what this bathroom doesn’t have, my dear Watson?
Did you say ‘storage and style?’ You’re correct! And so smart! But don’t worry, it sure didn’t stay like that for long.
Those teenage girls and their mother Ronda DIYed their way across each inch of this bathroom, adding style to every surface. The vanity got a fresh coat of navy paint and chic new knobs, the countertop and backsplash were updated, the space above the shower was tiled, and the walls received new paint and paneling. Rhonda also sewed the shower curtain and built those shelves herself (for $4)!
But wait! Those shelves are super cute and stuff, but where is the STORAGE we were talking about? Look again at the mirror. She swapped out the flat builder mirror for a huge cabinet mirror that can hold more hair products than a girl will ever use in her lifetime. HA! That’s impossible. But it really does hold a lot. Grand total for this entire bathroom makeover was $420!
Get the whole budget breakdown and all the fun details on Ronda’s blog Batchelors Way.
Hi Lindsey Love your Sherlockian lingo
Is that bbc sherlock or cbs elementary?
haha
I love Elementsry, but I can never stay awake for the whole thing! It requires too much thinking for how late I watch tv!
Ha! The 70s were good for something – those storage mirrors were all the rage back then. Are the floor tiles different? They look the same but how can the lighting be so dramatically different that they’re grey in one pc and gold in the next?
Love it!
Lindsey, I have the best home decor loofah horror story for you! And also, probably the ONLY home decor loofah horror story. Which isn’t actually a story, it’s just a really tragic and shocking fact: The previous owners of my home decorated the bonus room by draping the ceiling and walls with white fabric, holding it down with PVC pipe, and finishing it off with a flourish of multi-color loofahs gathered bouquet-style and stapled to the corners. Yes. This actually happened. And it happened to me, for I had the odious task of de-loofah-ing the room. Ew ew ew.
Oh my goodness! You definitely win the best home decor loofah horror story award! I would have loved to see a picture of that!!!