Your gonna do whaa.....

This next project is going to be a challenge. We have this coat closet in our hallway.



We though it was great until we opened the door to find our coat closet full of shelves.... So we use it as storage

but not much longer... This is going to be our computer station. Now I know what u might be thinking. How can you turn this 2x2 closet into a computer station? Well we already have the shelves now its purging time to see what can stay or what can go. I'm going to show you how to use a fabric treatment on the walls so it looks like wallpaper and also some handy storage ideas for little money!. I hope you turn in next Friday to see what I have done!!

Who wants to see a makeover!!

So its reveal time for the bathroom. I do have to say that I'm really impressed with myself! I think it came out awesome!!(if I do say so myself). More importantly it took me about 4 hours of work and I was well below budget. So lets see the before again to give you a reminder of what I was up against.


As you saw with my prior post the bathroom was plain and white, with the wonderful pink tile floors! I was going for a more soothing feeling in the bath reminiscent to the Cape Cod Style.


I know you probably cant tell what paint I used because I'm not the cleanest when It come to this sort of thing, but if you are looking for a No VOC paint then look no further Than The Freshaire Choice from Home Depot. There is no smell at all and they use a dye pack to color the paint. It can be a little pricey at around 45 Dollars a can but well worth the investment for the environment as well as the no smell feeling. Now I already had this paint left over from another project so I did not have to include it in my total cost for the makeover. This color is called tranquil pond.


First up was the taping and the painting. Which took me all of 2 hours from start to finish!



I found these knobs at Target. I was originally going to get some wooden knobs and then spray paint them a chrome color, but these where actually a little cheaper and I think look better.



And of course the best part is the accessorising! I had these green pots in my dinning room but little hands kept touching so i figured they would like there new home here better.


Remember how everything was being bounced off this color pallet. So are you ready!!



How great does this look! I cant wait for my kids to go to bed, put on some music have a glass of merlot and sit in the tub!

Now lets do a budget breakdown!

Paint,already had on hand $0.00

Accessories, already had on hand $0.00

Towels,Curtain and Rugs $0.00

Cabinet Knobs $9.99 at Target

Cup for bathroom 6.99 at Target

Valence 7.99 at the Air force Base Exchange

Total cost for this bathroom makeover $26.16!!

Isn't that fabulous!! It is also one of my key points to making this blog. As a military family we always have extra stuff on hand most of the time from all of our moving around. It doesn't take allot to make a room beautiful!

Well tune in Friday to see how to turn a coat closet into a computer station and my ideas on how to make the most of your Master bedroom!

Here bathroom...where are you???

My first makeover is going to be my lovely child sized bathroom! At our last duty station we had 2 full baths and we are now down to 1 bath with a family of 5!! So I'm trying to make it more functional or as functional as it can be for 4 females and 1 male.( I think the hubster is crying in the corner). I want a calming vibe in the bathroom. Now my whole house this time around is going to invoke comfy seaside living! I grew up in Massachusetts by the water and I love the Cape Cod type style. Blues, whites and greens with a little bright color for some added funk and pop! Okay okay I know you want to see some before pics so here we go!!!!

*** Check with your military housing office or property manager to see if its okay to paint!!!


This is our bathroom.. Notice all of the white and pink, yes I said pink floors. I actually don't mind the floors because they are original to the apartment which dates back to the 1950's.


Well folks this is all the cabinet space we have! I like the cabinet but I'm going to replace the knobs. Its just a little to white for my taste.


Obviously the bathtub. Its just your basic run of the mill type. It does have a little bit of storage if you have shampoo and conditioner that is itty bitty :)


Here is the other side of the bath/shower. We already replaced the shower head with a new rain shower type. I love this shower head and it was so easy to install! My biggest complaint with this shower is that I don't have a place to put a shower caddy for my toiletries so I'm going to have to get creative!


This is my absolute favorite part of my bathroom! Can you imagine candles or even a nice little green plant here!


Everything is going to be bounced off this color palette. Doesn't it invoke a nice soothing bath when all the kids are in bed?! I have had this shower curtain for about 4 years now and I love, love love it!

Well that's my bathroom and I'm sticking to it!(well not like I have a choice lol) So are you as excited as I am about how is going to look!!

Ryan