Well, my appointment with the orthopaedic surgeon went well, and my rheumatism flare-up seems to slowly be un-flaring (thanks to a cortisone shot in the tukus- yowza!).
Kev’s been working on our master bathroom while I’ve been confined to the couch, and although it’s not a major makeover (more like a “paint bucket special”- ha!), the work he’s done has made such a difference in there!
We’ve made lots of changes to our master bedroom over the past couple of years…
…but the master bathroom was another story…
Badly stained unsealed grout, unpainted baseboards (that weren’t even attached to the walls), and a bad paint job were just a few of the things that needed tackling in there. (We had also only been using a shower curtain liner and a teeny tiny little bath mat in there for the past 5 years- shhh!)
Here’s what Kev whipped up, while I was stuck down for the count…(check out the “before and after” grout!)
We wanted to wrap up this re-do fairly quickly, and our main goal was to inexpensively refresh the space. We drew color inspiration from the Chip It! card I blogged a few days ago…
Kev started by thoroughly scrubbing all the grout lines on the floor with a narrow, stiff brush and a big ol’ jug of grout cleaner/resealer.
Then he used some antique white-colored Grout Renew, an old toothbrush, and some paper towels to make the lines look brand new…
Crazy difference, huh? Every time I hobble in there now I think, “why didn’t we do this five years ago!?” I love that it sealed the grout, too. Hopefully it’ll stay cleaner-looking a little longer from now on.
Here’s a resource list in case anyone out there wants to click on through to the other side:
Conservative Gray -Sherwin Williams
Moonlight White – Benjamin Moore (mixed at Sherwin Williams)
rug – TJ Maxx
trash can – TJ Maxx
green tray – Pottery Barn (discontinued)
seagrass plant pot– Ikea
apothecary jars – ? (we’ve had them forever!)
towel bar- Target
towels- Target
shower curtain – Target
And speaking of that shower curtain, I forgot to tell Kev to snap a full-length picture of it, but he did take a close-up of my favorite part…the rouched, bottom edge:
I dig rouching….and that our shower actually has a curtain now- ha!
Layla,
I love your bathroom – especially the rug and the accessories!!! Actually, I love your blog. I try to look at it every couple of days to see what is new! My daughter has just bought a small house/cottage and we have had fun looking through your blog for all your fabulous ideas! Keep them coming!! Glad you are feeling better!!!
Debi
Looks great guys! Love the little touches.
Love it! I had to double check the before and after photos because I thought you’d bought new medicine cabinets too! Amazing how different they look with the paint and accessories. And you may have just saved my bathroom tile from a sledgehammer the next time I have a bad day. I’ll have to get some of that grout stuff and see what can be done. Awesome re-do, as always!
Thanks so much for sharing how Kevin cleaned the grout. What a pretty shower curtain…just might need to get that one.
Blessings,
Linda
Looks so wonderful! Love the shower curtain! I am so fixing my grout next week. Keep up the good work!
Love the rug and the pops of green!
Kevin did a great job!! hope you feel better and I love your blog. I have to tell you that after reading some of your post about southern architec(?) and also seeing the table that Shauna built, well my husband and I made a trip to Cullman, Al for some reclaimed wood!!! I let them know how I had heard about them…this was about a 11 hour round trip for us but we loved it and I thank you for your inspiration…darlene
THIS is the best post I’ve seen in 6 months on ANY website!!! First, you have the same 3 segment medicine cabinets that I do….’cept mine are oak, as is the base cabinet. I’m thinking paint, now…
Second, your grout/tiles are almost identical to mine and WOW, did that grout sealer make a huge difference!!! I can’t wait!!!
You rock!
I saw my podistrist today for plantar fisiitas and got a cortisone shot in my foot. I began to shrill in pain and he instructed me to breath as if I was giving birth.. I had 3 natural births and this breathing technique didn’t work then and I do remember quiet well I squelled in pain. So in between the shrills and breathing I survived and am a better women from it, lol. Oh, it only lasted only about 3 minutes but that was a long 3 minutes. So far just my foot is a tad bit improved but know in a couple of days it too will de-flare.
Sending you well wishes and a speedy recovery.
Looks great! It’s amazing what a little paint, elbow grease, and some inexpensive accessories can accomplish!!!! Hope you are feeling better soon, Layla!
Looks wonderful.
OMGosh! That is the best grout clean I have ever seen! Yea!
–Katie
Layla, it looks amazing and so clean. I’m getting a zen vibe 🙂 Hope you enjoy your ‘new’ bathroom.
Great makeover and even better that you guys did it so affordably. I just picked up some grout renew this week and hope to get started on ours soon.
Nice work KEV!
It looks like a whole new bathroom! A little paint and grout renew goes a long way! I am impressed!
Looks great guys! What’s next on the agenda?
The guest bathroom! I look forward to blogging all about it next week! 😀
Oh, goody! I love what you’ve done in the guest bathroom so far, and am looking forward to seeing how you finish it out. Oh, and the master bathroom looks great, too! 🙂
P.S. So glad you are feeling better, Layla! But how nice to have a husband who will do something like this for you while you are not feeling well. Good job, Kev!
Love it! I forgot where, but just read a blog where they turned 2 of those shower curtains into a duvet cover. Love the ruching too!
Wow! Much better!
Absolutely beautiful! Great job to you for the design and to Kev for all the hard work. Thanks for posting the details – I love the grey and want to use it in my bathroom!
That turned out incredible! You have yourself an amazing man if he will hit the grout with a paintbrush… Lol! Love the shower curtain and have it in my guest bath. Now to find that rug…
Think I bought your map from Prattville Pickers for my son’s room. Gosh I need your help. Maybe if it is in fact your map, then I can channel your talent through the map by touching the state of Alabama. I don’t know. But it’s worth a try.
Love the color! Thanks for posting how to clean the grout. We have the same problem in our bathroom.
Seeing the grout pictures brings back memories from doing that to the grout in my old kitchen. So not fun, but so worthwhile! It really was night and day difference.
It’s so cheery! Love the colors
That is a wonderful example of small changes adding up to something wonderful. And I need to echo the big thanks for showing me what to do with yucky grout…..why did I have to do algebra in school instead of learning something really useful like this?
Layla so glad you are feeling so much better.
Nothing worse than being down and out.
The motto has to be if you do not have your health you have nothing. Money, houses, etc do not trump feeling well.
Even being down you and Kevin create beautiful spaces.
Love the color of the walls. I needed to get braver with the color gray.
Feel great. Geri.
Love it!
Unyucking bathroom floor grout is next on my to-do list. Do you think your grout was originally tan or white? It’s hard to tell if the Grout Renew cleaned it or dyed it.
Love the bathroom update! I always look forward to your posts. Rouching is always a good idea, and green & gray accented with red looks amazing! Looking forward to the next project!
The re-do looks fantastic! I am curious, do you have RA? I do. Along with several other autoimmune issues. It is always a challenge getting what you want accomplished, at least in my experience. Great job!
A girl should ALWAYS have a beautiful bathroom! Your man is a good one! What a cool mini-makeover!! (my favorite kinds:) ~Kim
Thank you! 😀
LOVE your bathroom–so clean and fresh! We actually have a bathroom vanity set-up similar to your’s. We got the grand idea to build a tall box that fir perfectly between our two sinks. We added crown moulding at the top and shelves and now it takes on the look of a built-in. We love it and it adds a place for tissues, q-tips, lotions and soaps and a cute stoneware pot that I throw all my daily “cosmetic needs” in. We painted our vanity a mocha brown and the tower is the same color.
Oh my goodness, Lynda! We were going to do the same thing! 😀 We decided to just do a quick makeover, but I still love that idea!
I saw a pin on Pinterest like this and have been wanting to do that to our bathroom ever since. A girl can never have two much storage or crown molding!
Love your bathroom, the colors and accessories. The shower curtain is great. Love your blog.
Hope that shot works and no icky side effects:) I have a daughter with Lupus I know there are days when pain gets the best of you….it (the pain) just won’t sit in a corner and behave while you “enjoy” life’s little pleasures!
Hugs from Iowa,
Michelle@Pine Needle Hill
Thank you for commenting, Michelle. Before I was diagnosed with Palindromic Rheumatism they thought it might be Lupus, so I guess they’re very similar. Lotsa ouchie joints! 🙁 Hope you’re daughter is feeling ok right now!
weekend is here…hope the shot works and gets you up and about. you really don’t seem like the kind of woman who enjoys laying around.
xoxo
also…loving that rug. and the whole job on the bath. looks lovely.
Thank you! I’m starting a 2-week round of steroid pills tomorrow…hopefully that’ll knock it out for a few years!
Isn’t that grout renew stuff amazing? The grout in our basement bathroom had turned completely yellow over the years (we suspect there were some indoor smokers who lived here before…). I went at it with that stuff and it was like a whole new bathroom.
And I love the rug you’ve added to it!
looks great!
Love it. It’s a makeover that we can all aspire to. Many blogs claim to be thrifty and then they show what would be million dollar homes in New England. You never disappoint. Hope you are well on your way to health, full of ideas you thought of on the couch.
Thank you for the kind comment, Barbara! 🙂
That shower curtain is to die for! So pretty.
It’s all in the little touches! Simply, Beautiful Job!
Great job on the master bath!
Turmeric and vitamin C is great for rheumatism, sore muscles and arthritis! Turmeric relaxs the muscle like a muscle relaxer – seriously…
Hi Charlie! You’re the second person to recommend turmeric today! 😀
I’m so sorry to hear you are down and out for a while. I can imagine how hard that is for you because you are such a worker bee! Kevin did a great job on the bathroom-it looks beautiful!
Oh my daisies! I love the re-do. I totally want the rug, shower curtain and the starfish! He did great. I”m sorry to hear that you and the furkins are all sharing the couch but it’s nice to see you’re on the mend. Get well soon!
Amazing what a little paint, touch ups, and ascessories can do! Simply beautiful! Glad you are doing better.
Love that you keep it real Layla! You and Kevin are so wonderfully talented around your house, and it’s great to see that you actually do live like normal people…Dirty grout and all! Keep it up!
Thank you, Jessica! We’re working on our other bathroom next week…that ones even dirtier- ha! 🙂
Love the bathroom and love the post! There are a lot of people out there wanting to do a total reno of a room but just cannot afford it right now. I am sure many will be inspired to see that a little $ and some elbow grease can go a long way in making a mini-makeover look like a whole new room. Great job you two!
Love it where did you get the shower curtain. So Pretty.
Thanks, Nancy! Check out the resource list at the end of the post for all the links! 🙂
I was in a hurry I see now Yay Target! Thanks Love you blog.
Looks so great!! I think it’s really fun when you can makeover a room on the cheap with just a few changes! Nice job! 🙂
Love it! Where did you get the rug? I don’t see that link…thanks!!
Thanks, Melissa! It’s up there in our resource list, but there’s no link because it came from TJ Maxx. (I sure wish they had a website that you could buy their products from!)