Bathroom(s) Update(s)

Mission: "Spruce Up The Bathrooms" has begun:


First Bathroom:

I woke up one morning and decided to stain the vanity.  The hubs and I love how much storage space it gives, so we opted to save ourselves some money and keep it, but we were not a fan of the out-datedness of it. 

So this is where I came in.  After some elbow grease, a orb-sander, a few 60 grit sand paper sheets ,a lot of patience and some stain and spray paint we have this:

If you are looking to save money and want a drastic change, this is the project for you.  This project was $13.00 (spray paint and stain), which is a huge savings compared to the cost of a new vanity!

To get there I took the doors and drawers off and got to sanding.  (Heads-up this took a while at first, so that's why I eventually went to 60 grit and worked just fine).

 I took care of the doors outside and stained them in the garage.  You can use pretty much anything to apply the stain, I used a stain sponge.

 The stain I used was Minwax PolyShades Stain and Polyurethane combo in Mission Oak.

I used this stain, with polyurethane in it, which saved a lot of time and LOVE how closely it matches the blinds!

I also went ahead and painted all of the hardware on the vanity the same color as what I painted the vent (Rust-oleum Caterpillar Yellow).

I also went ahead and started to paint the trim around the window on the floors.  Definitely cleans things up if I say so myself!

We just need to switch up the vanity, the faucet and add a little tile and this bathroom will be in tip-top shape!

  

Second Bathroom:

This is our tiny half-bath.

This bathroom didn't really need a lot...it is small anyways. 

We switched out the light with this one, got our standard bamboo blinds from Overstock, slapped up a few coats of paint (Putty in My Hands),...

and I found this mirror from World Market and scooped it right up.  Since this bathroom doesn't really have any storage, the shelf helps a ton.

This room is pretty much done, we can add some spice with crown molding if we want, or wainscoting, but it all depends on how we are feeling.

 Any bathroom updates on a budget?