The Gray Bathroom

With all the snow we've had this winter-

We have been hunkered down in our house a-lot!

TV is a good distraction,
 crocheting, reading, blogging and
 even planning a new Etsy shop has kept me busy-

But, when I'm inside for too long,
 I notice things that need painting-

Therefore, the bathroom was my next victim-

This is a small powder room and 
the only one on the first floor-

It was painted a pale green, the peachy tile is original-

 about 60 years old- in good shape 

but the color leaves much to be desired- 

I ignore it and usually cover it up with a large throw rug-
But now, I have my new painted rug!

This is a good closeup of the tile floor-

 I had leftover paint

 from my laundry room project so 

it was time for a change-

I taped around the window, ceiling and trim- 

so proud of myself, I never do the proper prep!

I love the color in here, still using the same gallon of Martha Stewart's "cement" color paint-

Remember the rug I painted-

The fabric is just hanging over the rod for now,

 gotta get the sewing machine going again and

 I found some odd reclaimed wood box 
which will be part of the window treatment- 

I'll show you that when it's done!

You never know what you'll find at GW,

but I do love the goodwill hunting 

and after looking at these pictures of the floor-

I feel another change coming!!

Take care, gotta fly-

DIY Painted Rug

I wanted a rug to go with my newly painted powder room 

but I didn't want to spend much money-

Some of my DIY projects that start with what I already have, 

don't always stay within my under $10 budget- 

but the powder room was painted with leftover paint 

and I had already purchased fabric for the window

- so use what ya got- right?

  But, I hated the throw rug I had so, I scoured Pinterest for some inspiration-

Boy, did I find it- these bloggers took the idea of painting a rug
 to a whole new level!!

The idea room

casa sugar

vixen Made

One Life As Housewife

ELA'S Smiles

So, what did I have to lose!!

The throw rug is cream, and it was about $10

 but I was never happy with it, so 

time to try painting-

I chose a simple block pattern- 

had tape and no stencils so used what I had-

As you can see, I taped the rug onto the wood floor
 and eyeballed the pattern-

I pressed the tape down with my nails

 to make sure it was adhered tight enough 

so paint wouldn't seep under the tape- 

I also used a junky brush and tapped the heck out of it!

Now, the fun part-
 ripping off the tape and crossing my fingers

 that no paint seeped under the tape-

Yea!! It worked!!

Not bad, for a project that took 30 minutes- 

I love how easy this was-

 and best of all, no $$ was spent 

since I used the leftover paint 

from the laundry room makeover and the powder room-

 amazing what you can do with one gallon of paint!!

You can see a snippet of the new wall color in that picture too!

Love the new rug, and I can't wait to try it out on a larger one

with a cool stencil!

Take care, gotta fly-