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September 27, 2017 By Kelly 70 Comments

Lake House Master Bedroom

I’ve been putting off sharing this room, mainly because it means I have to iron my bedding. And if you know me, you know I don’t iron. It’s a life skill that I just don’t possess. In the true spirit of procrastination and avoiding ironing at all costs, I ordered myself a hand steamer. Life changing guys!!! I legit have cute things hanging in my closet that I haven’t worn in forever because they are wrinkled, and I think if I just hang it back in the closet, it will become magically unwrinkled the next time I want to wear it. I will now be steaming all the things.

Anyways, enough about my domestic shortcomings and onto the room reveal. The Mr. would like me to add MTV crib styles circa 2001 “this is where the magic happens”… to which, I would like to also add my eye roll… ;)

In this house, we wanted the master bedroom on the main level so that we can grow old and gray here and not worry about the stairs. We also wanted a little separation from the kids rooms (they are downstairs). So this room is right off the living room.

We continued the same wood flooring throughout so it felt seamless, and we did a double door with a glass transom to make the room feel more open.

Here you can see the other reason I’ve been putting this room off, my great grandmother’s dresser there. It didn’t survive our storage unit so well and it needs a new coat of paint and a good sanding. That drawer that is slightly open on the right is actually swollen shut that way, and it is currently holding all my socks hostage…thankfully it’s still 90 degrees out so flip-flop season is still going strong. I’m hoping to free my socks before the snow flies.

I shared with you all last week how I hid our TV in our living room, but it wasn’t really an option in here. We decided to frame it out and recess it instead, and I’m really happy with how it looks. It seems a little off center in these pics, but the Mr. hung it absolutely perfectly. Yes, he is basically the handiest man alive – it’s just the angle I’m at (he made me clarify that one…)

The best part of this room is our view and the deck off of our room.

We spend a ton of time out on our deck and we actually made our room a little smaller than our last master bedroom knowing the majority of our time would be spent outside during the warmer months. I have my coffee there in the morning and a glass of wine at night.

Ignore the fact that I accidentally left my lunch sitting on the dresser in the above shot (a salad and black cherry water if you want to know) it’s the latest in home accessorizing, whoops.

We went with the same 4 sliding door configuration that we did in the dining room, so the house is symmetrical on the back. I love that the doors open in the middle and really make the most of the indoor/outdoor feeling.

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about window coverings on such large windows and doors. We used cellular blinds, because I love that they almost completely disappear when they are up and don’t block the view. We purchased ours at our local Budget Blinds. Here’s how they look pulled down. They have black out ones available that block more light, but we are usually up before the sun anyways.

This is Charlie pouting, because I won’t let him snuggle on the bed. He does not appreciate my hard work of steaming wrinkles out!

Speaking of Charlie I just bought this bench so he could hop on and off our bed easily without hurting his little legs.

I’ll link it below in the source list – we absolutely love it. It’s the perfect height and the pillow top makes it a comfy place to sit and put on socks, I mean if I could get them out of my drawer…

We purchased the bed last fall before we even built the house because I wanted to know the dimensions to have the windows and sconces in the exact right spots. The bedding and rug are from our last house, although I’ve been on the hunt for a new duvet cover as I’m thinking about a little deeper blue tone in here.

I picked these cute nightstands up at a flea market last summer and the Mr. added these legs to make them taller. They are normally covered with stacks of books and full glasses of water that I never drink, but I cleaned up a little for you all.

My favorite piece in our bedroom is this absolutely gorgeous painting from Melissa Lyons. It just makes me happy every time I walk in here. I have one of her prints in our living room as well (see it here). She is so talented and the sweetest person. I linked her shop below in the source list so you can check out more of her art.

One last thing to mention is this ceiling fan. We like to sleep with the windows open as often as possible, so while I would have rather had a pretty light fixture in this room, a ceiling fan is a must for us. Luckily, I found this cute ceiling fan that still has a fun lake vibe, I’ll link it below.

SOURCE LIST: (contains affiliate links)

Wall color – Extra White by Sherwin Williams, Silverstrand by Sherwin Williams

Rug – I have it in grey but it’s also available in light blue Hayneedle

Flooring – BuildDirect

Bed – Bellacor, we have a Queen but it comes in King as well

Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Lumbar Pillow – Wayfair

Throw – I got mine on clearance Restoration Hardware

Bench – Target

Nightstands – flea market find

Painting – Melissa Lyons Art

Dresser – hand me down

Ceiling Fan – Here it is in in galvanized – Grayton 54 in. Indoor/Outdoor Galvanized Ceiling Fan

and in White like I have.

Wall sconces – Wayfair

Doors – NorthStar Windows

Blinds – Budget Blinds

Outdoor furniture – Chair, Pottery Barn Ottoman, Pottery Barn

And in case you hate ironing as much as I do, here is the steamer I bought! – Conair ExtremeSteam Hand Held Fabric Steamer with Dual Heat; White

June 3, 2016 By Kelly 20 Comments

Beach Condo Coastal Decor – Master Bedroom and Bath

Ok, quick popping in today to share the master bath and bedroom makeover over at my parent’s new beach condo. If you don’t know what I’m talking about check out this post here for all the details and let’s continue the tour.

Here’s the before – and another ceiling fan that bit the dust :)

And after!

I’ll try to keep this short. Mainly because we are in the last weeks of school here, and I’m actually dashing this off in the carpool line at school – 7 more pickups left, not that I’m counting.

We didn’t swap much in this room besides bedding and paint, but wow what a huge difference that makes! The furniture in here is kind of enormous and ornate, not really my mom’s style, but we couldn’t talk my Dad into moving this furniture out of there since it weighs a gazillion pounds. We did at least get rid of the enormous dresser, because it was just way too much furniture in one room.

Ideally we wanted to paint the bed all white to downplay some of the more ornate detailing but we ran out of time. So, for now we gave the nightstands a little makeover to break up the matchy-matchiness of this set. Here’s the before –

And After –

New lamps brighten it up in here and help with a more casual vibe.

On to their little master bathroom area, before –

And after –

Again crazy what a difference a lighter paint color can make, also the walls were all previously painted in a semi gloss finish which really highlighted every imperfection, switching to more of a matte finish was key too.

We also painted the mirror and swapped the light fixtures. We didn’t have a lot of options as far as lights went, because there was a huge hole in the wall behind the existing one we had to cover up. Thankfully, this one fit perfectly.

Putting up a pretty shower curtain for a pop of color and losing the glass door was our next move. Removing a shower door is so easy – you basically need a screwdriver to undo a few screws and that’s it. Here’s the before of the door/shower curtain combo, not sure why they had both?

And after –

Oh and we swapped out the dated medicine cabinet for this pretty mirror.

Tada! Quick and easy transformation, and my mom is already sleeping better in here…

We will not talk about how the first night we were down here she took a sleeping pill (she never sleeps well away from my Dad) and somehow sleep-ate an entire bag of candy orange slices in the middle of the night unbeknownst to her…

nor will we mention how she woke up covered in sugar with a previously mentioned candy orange slice stuck to her cheek.

Me being covered in paint and her being covered in sugar, we were a hot mess that morning.

BUT that definitely didn’t happen…just between us, love you mom! :)

Stay tuned for next week, I’m sharing my favorite part of the whole tour – the kitchen!! Don’t forget to check out their living room post from last week if you missed it!

SOURCES:

Bedding – Amazon

Lamps – City Furniture

Paint – Top Sail by Sherwin Williams

Mirror – Wayfair

Light Fixtures – Home Depot

Shower Curtain – HomeGoods

Wall Art – HomeGoods

March 8, 2016 By Kelly 21 Comments

Master Bedroom Flooring

I was MIA last week due to snow days (ugh) and sick kids, but we have finally dug ourselves out of all the snow just in time for 60 degree days (yay) this week! I’m back to show you the new flooring in our master bedroom and how it has changed the look in here so much.

I still can’t get over the difference of not having carpet up here! 1. it feels so much cleaner; 2. I had an excuse to buy a new rug; and 3. I get to slide around in my socks while singing in my hairbrush Risky Business style in the privacy of my own bedroom… the benefits are endless I tell you!

Speaking of the new rug, I snagged this one at Joss and Main and I love the subtle pattern in it.

Our bedroom is pretty tone on tone, which I think is soothing in here since most everywhere else in our home I use pops of color. The rug looks a bit wrinkly in these photos because I had just unrolled it, but now that it has a rug pad under it and it has had a few weeks to relax, it is great. I love the texture it brings to the room while still keeping in the neutral color scheme.

Oh and if you have missed a few posts, I’ll remind you again that the flooring in here was provided by BuildDirect and is the Lamton White Dogwood laminate. You can read more info about it here and here.

We are still loving it. I’m loving the sunshine in here even more though – let’s hope we have seen the last of the snow. I can’t wait to sit out here on the deck again, c’mon spring!

SOURCES:

Paint color – arctic grey by benjamin moore

Rug – Joss and Main

Bedding – Restoration Hardware

Sunshine Pillow – Parris Chic Boutique Etsy shop

Chairs – Grandma’s house

Nightstands – Ikea hack see it here

Headboard – DIY see it here

Bed – Pottery Barn

Lamps – HomeGoods

October 8, 2015 By Kelly 29 Comments

Master Bedroom Bedding

If we are keeping a running tally of how much our dog Buddy has cost me in ruined stuff I’d say we are working our way well up into 4 figures now. Obviously, our love/hate relationship is more love than hate since we still keep the stinker around. Basically, what I’m saying is Buddy destroyed our bedding a few months ago, and is responsible for yet another makeover in our house…

Which is kind of a happy accident, because I was ready for a change (so maybe Buddy and I secretly are working in cahoots?). Also, you may be thinking “didn’t there used to be a rug in here?” Why, yes, yes dear reader there was… you can ask Buddy about that one too… :)

I found this pretty linen bedding at Restoration Hardware on sale and also scored the softest oversized knit throw ever on clearance while I was there.

I love the texture and subtle striping in the duvet cover and it really paired well with the old Pottery Barn pillows that remained unscathed despite Buddy’s path of destruction.

It was also time for a new set of sheets and I tried a new set out from Perfect Linens.

Disclosure: Perfect linens provided me a complimentary set of sheets to review, but all honest opinions are my own.

I’m a cold sheets kind of girl, do you know what I mean? Like even the thought of flannel sheets makes me hyperventilate, plaguing me with visions of slowly suffocating in the night…

I had a set of Mario and Luigi flannel sheets as a kid that totally traumatized me…

I like crisp and cool sheets to snuggle into at night and the Second Skin sheets from Perfect Linens are amazing! They are the perfect amount of light and airy yet they feel totally cozy. Even the Mr. noticed the difference! I didn’t tell him we got new sheets and he asked me “did you wash the sheets in something different? They feel so much softer than they normally do!” It totally feels like we are sleeping in a nice hotel now, minus the 3 am bad dream wake up call from one our kiddos. Perfect Linens offers a variety of sheet sets lightweight to cozy, so you can really find the best ones for you.

Perfect Linens is also currently offering a discount code for $35 off your purchase just for my readers, so be sure to use code LilyPad35 at checkout!

Our bedroom is feeling all fresh and cozy with just these few new touches! Now, if I only I didn’t have to sleep with one eye open to make sure Buddy doesn’t go on a rampage again… or at least until I am ready to redecorate! :)

We are on our 3^rd dog trainer, I’m pretty sure it’s time for a dog whisperer or therapist…not sure if the therapy will be for him or me at this point…possibly my bank account? :)

Oh, one more hint for you! See the little lumbar pillow on the bed? The Restoration Hardware duvet cover came in a little striped drawstring bag of the same material the bedding was in. I took the bag apart and made this little pillow. I’m still looking for something different – possibly a floral or something to break up the stripes, but for now this added just the little detail I needed. Because one can never have too many throw pillows!

ROOM DETAILS

Headboard – I DIY’ed it find it here

Nighstands – again a DIY Ikea Hack make your own here

Paint Color – Arctic Blue by Benjamin Moore

Chairs – My grandmother’s

Pillows – Pottery Barn

“You are my sunshine pillow” – Parris Chic Boutique Etsy shop

Art Work- DIY Watercolor here

October 26, 2014 By Kelly 26 Comments

Master Bedroom Update

Hey! I feel like I haven’t talked to you all in a while, we took the kids to Disney last week and had a blast riding all the “roaster coasters” (as my son called them). We had the best time, I might try to throw together a quick post about it mainly because I have some of the most epically hilarious photos of the kids that are begging to be shared…

Also if I owe you an email, FB comment, blog question, Instagram shoutout or my firstborn child; I’m slowly, slowly wading thru the 152 gazillion emails in my inbox that I ignored for the week while I was hanging out with the 7 dwarfs like the grown up I am.

But back to why you are probably all here, ready for some home decor inspiration? I started revamping our master bedroom this summer and I showed you bits and pieces along the way, but never the whole shebang. I thought we were about due for an update, now that the new doors and trim are all finished in here!

Not too much has changed since I showed you how I DIY’ed this headboard, but I did bring my grandmother’s cane backed chairs up here.

Which little man promptly put his foot through while reenacting the Lego Movie, hence the need for a cute pillow to cover up the ruined back, sigh…

Our old dining room rug from Pottery Barn found a new home up here as well, the bed may be strategically covering up a giant ketchup stain…

Are you sensing a theme here? Basically all the ruined leftovers of the house have made their way up here, but that’s ok it’s kind of working?

Ok and can we talk about the new view thanks to the new doors? There used to be 2 big windows up here, but this door really makes our room feel so much larger! (Details on the outdoor furniture and deck here)

Yup, my favorite place on earth. We reused our old 3 door sliding door from downstairs and brought it up here and then added the transom windows all around to really open it up, this saved us SO much money on our renovation.

Here’s what it looks like from our bed.

On this side of the room is my painted armoire, one of my very first blog projects ever. And actually my first attempt with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, little did I know I was going to practically paint everything I own with it.

You can get a peek of our master bathroom down this hallway (check out the grand tour here.)

Oh, I also never showed you these cool tobacco drying racks I picked up at the flea market! Love these things, I was looking for something huge for this wall, since I got rid of the ginormous dresser that used to be on the wall. I love the texture and interest they bring to the room.

Here’s my “let’s pretend I bring the Mr. coffee in bed with a book and cute napkin, all the while the bed remains suspiciously perfectly made up” shot :)

and my nightstand devoid of it’s usual stack of 32 books, and empty wine glass ;)

I’m still loving my Ikea Hack nightstands, you can check out how to make your own here.

Ok and I can’t resist sharing just a few shots of the trees right now, ahhh, love this time of year in Michigan!

SOURCES:

Bedding – Shams, Duvet cover – Pottery Barn

Quilt – my grandmother’s

Nightstands – Ikea

Bed Frame – Pottery Barn

Headboard – made by me, find it here

Lamps- Homegoods, repainted, check out the post here.

Mirrors – again with the DIY, make your own here

Shadow box – HomeGoods

Paint Color – find it here

October 1, 2014 By Kelly 47 Comments

Master Bedroom Decor – Parents Edition

The day has finally come! My parents master bedroom decor is done! I first posted about their redo in September last year. So clearly this is the longest makeover in the history of makeovers, but we finally crossed the finish line. Just imagine my mom and I jogging in place pumping our fists in the air ala Rocky…”it’s the eye of the tiger”…

You’re welcome for the visual image as well as the Rocky theme song in your head now.

Before we get into all the details, might I remind you of the before?

Isn’t it crazy how dark it was before? It’s so light and bright now!

My parent’s were in major need of some extra storage and were even contemplating turning the adjacent sitting room into an extra closet. While I’m all for a huge dream closet with rotating shoe racks, (I don’t even know if they make those, but they should or ohh! remember the closet from Clueless?? I totally want one of those!) but their sitting room has gorgeous views of the lake not to mention a balcony, so it just didn’t seem like the best use of the space. I talked them out of the that one and eventually my mom came up with the builtins around the bed idea.

To save some dough I suggested reusing their existing headboard and footboard plus their nightstands. The carpenter did a great job incorporating them.

Love the little hidden cubbies on the sides, it’s the perfect spot to store phones, iPads, midnight snacks…

I mean, just saying, I personally keep a bag (or 3) of gummy worms in my nightstand for emergency situations, ahem.

My parents bathroom (I’ll be sharing that soon) only has one vanity, so my mom has this little corner of the bedroom to beautify herself (not that it takes much!)

The mirror is just propped up there for now, maybe someday it will be hung. My dad is one of those guys with a phobia of putting holes in the wall; my gallery wall would be enough to give him nightmares for a week.

This is one of several mermaids that my mom collects, she also has a fondness for collecting bunnies, and grandchildren :)

This has got to be the happiest little sign ever.

Sneak peek of the sitting room in this photo, that’s all you get for now!

So here’s the deal, basically I’m moving in…who’s with me???

Source List:

Bedding – Pottery Barn

Throw Pillows and Blue boxes – One Kings Lane

Paint Color – Peek O Blue by Clark+Kensington

Bench – local store called Blue Bird on the Moon

Mermaid and pulley’s – antique market

June 4, 2014 By Kelly 64 Comments

DIY Headboard – more changes in the master bedroom

Remember the new bed that is in our master bedroom? I showed you the other week when I shared my new night stands…

Well, my whole bed switcheroo came about on a rainy Monday morning when I had a serious case of the blahs.. What better way to get out of my funk than to rearrange my entire house? Right? You do this too, I hope..

I kept passing the guest room – AKA the disaster zone dumping ground for all unwanted throw pillows, discarded craft projects and random Christmas decorations. All of a sudden it dawned on me that the bed in there would actually be a nice change in our master bedroom. It was a hand me down Pottery Barn platform bed from my parent’s guest room, which I loved, but I always thought it needed a headboard. Then I thought duh, I can build one now with my trusty jigsaw and nail gun (me and my power tools are slowly taking over the world, ok well maybe just the house).

So, being the extremely level headed reasonable person I am, ~~I decided to wait until the Mr. got home from his business trip to try to move it~~ I had to drop everything and move it that minute all by myself. Well, little man was there too, and he clapped for me, but he certainly wasn’t pulling his weight.

I really wish I could have caught it on tape, because it was probably one of the more hilarious things I’ve done (right up there with my DIY upholstered bed fiasco). Just envision me putting each section of this bed (it breaks down into 3 parts, 3 extremely heavy parts) on a rug and dragging it toward the staircase…

(oh did I not mention our guest room is on the main floor, and our master is on the 2nd? Yeah, up the stairs we go…)

then attempting to slide each piece up the stairs,

grunting like I’m in some sort of Iron Man competition or an episode of American Gladiators (my brother watched this show endlessly in the 80’s) only to get it to the top and have it come sliding down at me in slow motion…

your basic Pottery Barn bed staircase avalanche – I’m sure it happens all the time.

Well, I survived, the bed survived, the bottom of our stairs survived (with the help of some touch up paint and spackle) I finally got all 3 pieces up the stairs and we all lived happily ever after. Although I could barely move for 2 days afterward…

Now onto the diy headboard! This was so easy and you could make this for just a plain bed frame too. It’s actually sort of a faux headboard, because it is just a few pieces of moulding nailed to the wall.

Here I’ll break it down for you with this handy graphic –

I used a little liquid nails, a level, and my brad nailer to secure the pieces to the wall. I wanted a fairly simple style since the bed already has the baskets underneath and my nightstands are more the star of the show anyways.

Once I had my design down, I caulked everything to get a seamless look and gave it 3 coats of Silent White paint in satin by Clark+Kensington (which is quickly becoming my go to white color).

TADA! Instant headboard. Bonus it only took about 2 hours and $40 to make.

The width of the headboard measures about 67 inches (for a queen bed). I made my headboard about 2 inches wider on either side than the actual bed (although in these pictures for some reason it doesn’t look that way, weird camera angle I guess) to make it look a little more substantial. You could use more intricate pieces of trim if you wanted a more formal look, the possibilities are really endless with this one.

I’m finishing up a few more changes in here and pretty soon I will be ready to share the whole room reveal with you guys!

PS If you follow me on Instagram you will notice a few sneak peeks of some big projects coming up, blog post coming soon!!!

Linking up to I Heart Naptime

September 23, 2013 By Kelly 28 Comments

Master Bedroom Redo – Hanging at my Parent’s House

I mentioned before that my mom and I have similar style and we have so much fun decorating together. It’s always fun to help decorate my parent’s house, because I get to suggest things that I would love to buy for my house…without having to foot the bill.

Like this amazing wood wall art from Ballard – I was so in love with these and convinced my mom they would look great on this wall, aren’t they cool? You’re welcome mom…anytime you are ready for a change feel free to send them down to my house for a bit :)

The big project I’m helping my mom brainstorm for at the moment is the overhauling of my parent’s master bedroom and bath. I’m particularly excited for this project since it means I will be getting her castoff’s (yay!). They are pretty cool castoff’s, she is just ready for a change, and with a few tweaks they will fit perfect in my house.

We have everything all planned and picked out, but they haven’t started the renovation yet. So today I’ll just share the before photos…

Some of you may be all like “wait, what these are the before photos? This looks pretty!” and it does, but she has had the same green walls for 11 years now, so she is ready for a change. We are taking it down a notch to a more soothing blue and white scheme with a few pops of color.

My parents have really cool architecture in their house. My uncle built it and he did an amazing job on all these curved walls. You can’t really tell from this photo how curved it is, here let me show you another view…

More cool architecture…this wall behind my parents bed separates the bedroom and bathroom.

Remember I said I would be getting some hand me downs? I get to take this nightstand and it’s twin home with me! I can’t wait to get them, I think I’m just going to switch out the hardware and lose the scalloped edge on the bottom and they will fit perfect in our beachy master bedroom.

This renovation plan all started with this bathroom. The glass block has seen better days. In it’s place there will be all sorts of marbley goodness and pretty much my dream bathroom.

Another thing they want to fix is this vanity area that my mom never uses. The plan is to turn this into all storage and get rid of the mirror and counter top.

I’m so obsessed with this little stool, it was my great grandmother’s, isn’t it chippy perfection? I’ll be trying (probably unsuccessfully) to sneak this piece over to my house too…

The sitting room off their master is getting a facelift too, it’s going to be so crisp and white. Just perfect for those grand kids to hang out in, right mom? Ok, so I have a feeling my kiddos will be barred from this area of the house when it’s all done, but I don’t blame her. I would bar their little sticky fingers from half my own house too if I could :)

Can’t wait to show you all the after photos, but I’m going to have to – we have a long way to go on this project so stay tuned in the next few months for some progress shots. In the meantime lets all enjoy my parents view…

December 3, 2018 By Kelly 21 Comments

Blue and White Christmas Bedroom Decor

Instead of a Friday Feels this week, I’m coming at you with a bonus Monday post! This time of year is so crazy, so I’m fitting in blog posts when I can. Today, I’m sharing a few updates in our master bedroom. Much like our living room, I like to keep the colors in our bedroom simple to really highlight the view outside. Now that it’s winter time and there’s nothing but white snow as far as the eye can see, I thought it would be fun to add some more color to our bedroom. Blue and white christmas bedroom decor

Well, I mean, I didn’t get too crazy… It’s still blue and white! :) This pretty seersucker bedding really adds a lot of warmth in here.

Charlie has claimed this navy throw as his own personal hangout spot, and actually, I’m ok with that since the darker color hides any snowy paw prints.

I borrowed this pillow from the living room couch and it’s the perfect punch of happy blue in here. My flea market snow shoes were fun in here for photos…until my kids decided they would make good tennis rackets.

I swapped out my sailboat art for a simple wreath with a bow.

And filled the Mr.’s little change tray with ornaments (which ~~scrooge~~ the Mr. promptly booted out when he got home.)

I’m loving the deeper colors and the cozy feeling in here for winter. Charlie approves as usual.

SOURCE LIST: (contains affiliate links)

Duvet cover – Serena and Lily

Euro Pillow Shams – Serena and Lily

Navy Throw – Serena and Lily

Bed – Wayfair

Bench – Target

Throw Pillow – Serena and Lily

Nightstands – flea market find

Lights – Wayfair

Wreath – Balsam Hill

Rug – World Market

March 7, 2018 By Kelly 21 Comments

Coastal Master Bathroom Makeover

I’ve got another fun makeover for you all today from my parent’s Florida home. Besides the kitchen, this coastal master bathroom makeover has the best before and after photos, which are just my favorite thing. Let’s jump right in and take a look at the before again (although let me remind you this was when my tripod broke, so don’t judge my less than sharp after photos):

and after!

When I talked about this bathroom last fall, our plan was a bit different than we ended up with. The first thing they did was rip out this old shower, it was just an awkward shape and my mom really wanted a tub up here. They ended up reconfiguring the whole floor plan in here. They put a beautiful free standing tub (the same one I have actually) where the shower used to be.

The walls were so destroyed after pulling off the tile, we decided to do a vertical planking up the wall rather than re-drywall it all. This also solved the problem of fixing the hole the old builtin mirror/medicine cabinet situation left in the wall. The ceilings are vaulted in here, so they just took the planks up 8 ft (which is how long the boards are) and painted it TopSail above the wall treatment. It’s crazy how much bigger it makes this bathroom feel. They had to keep that little half wall on the right side of the tub, because their central vac system was in there and it would have been super expensive to try to move. It actually creates a nice little nook for the tub.

That hall leads down to my parents bedroom and closet. This house had 2 master closets which my parent’s didn’t really need because they don’t live here year round, so they decided to turn the 2nd master closet into the shower.

I didn’t get a before photo of the closet before demo, but on the left side where the shelves and shower are was a closet. There was a door that basically mirrored the door to the powder room with a sink in between. They removed the sink on this side of the room and added this cabinet that my mom had at their old home and turned it into a little makeup vanity area for my mom. You may notice the mirror is hung a little high and we ran into this a ton in this house, all of the outlets are at super weird spots and heights. Thankfully my mom is tall and the mirror still works for her.

They used a pretty grey subway tile in this shower and I love the wood on the ceiling. This shower photographs kind of small, but my 6’3″ dad has plenty of room in here.

One more before –

and after –

We ordered this vanity from Home Decorators and it has a pretty greyish driftwood wash on it. We did swap out the hardware which was black, for this polished nickel for a more beachy vibe. The rope mirrors were a fun find too.

They went with a white washed wood looking tile just like we used in our master bathroom and it turned out so pretty.

Can you believe the difference? It was so great to banish the pinkish/beige 90’s tile and bring in a fresh and beachy look. If you want a better tour of this space (since my slightly blurry photos don’t do it justice) you can visit my instagram profile and click on my highlights. There is one for my parent’s Florida home where I give you a little tour of this bathroom and kitchen, and a tour of the entire main floor of our house too!

SOURCES: Disclosure: contains affiliate links

Vanity – Home Decorators

Plank paint color – Extra White Sherwin Williams

Wall Color – Top Sail Sherwin Williams

Bathtub – Signature Hardware

Rope Mirrors – Wayfair

Tile – Floor and Decor

Light Fixtures – Build.com

Faucets – Lowe’s

Hardware – Amazon

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DIY Headboard – more changes in the master bedroom

Master Bedroom Redo – Hanging at my Parent’s House

Blue and White Christmas Bedroom Decor

Coastal Master Bathroom Makeover

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