OK, this one has been a long time in the making. Nikki and I have lived in our house for almost 3 years now. It will be 3 year in February (we can’t beleive it…). When we moved in we painted every room in the house a new color as we weren’t too fond of the previous owners decorating choices. The only room we didn’t touch was the downstairs half bath. We’d always wanted to do something to it, and over time we picked up ideas along the way. When we originally painted the house I was chalkboard and magnetic paint and thought they could be interesting… Months later we happened to walk down the tile isle at home cheapo and saw some cool black and white tiles on close out (and only 2 boxes) so we picked those up too. Once thing led to another and a few weeks (months even) ago I tore into the downstairs half bath…

Here’s what I did:

• Removed toilet/sink
• removed old vanity
• patched hole where old vanity was
• painted top half of walls with 3~4 coats of magnetic paint
• painted top half of walls with chalkboard paint
• painted ceiling
• installed crown molding
• installed new vanity
• tiled floor
• installed beadboard
• painted beadboard
• installed new low flow toilet (it actually flushes better than the old one!)
• reused sink, but with new “chrome” faucet

I think that covers it. We both LOVE the new look. The only thing we have left is to find a simple blind we like for the back window, but the window is high enough you can’t see right in. If I were standing up and someone my height were on the deck, they’d see my chest and head, so it’s no huge deal. We’re also hoping the chalkboard walls will make people sitdown and have some fun, so less mess. Enjoy the shots, as we had a blast doing this. We’re planning on making it a mini photo gallery as well as collect anything funny anyone has to put up. If you’re in the area and need a restroom feel free to stop by and test it out!