Monday, 25 July 2011

Loo make over

OK the smallest room in the house has already had a mini makeover but what do you do when you have some free time on the weekend and it is raining and cold outside AND you are in a self imposed no shopping (as in not spending money) mode.... well, you could relax....read a book.....watch a movie....but nooooo.... I have to do a room makeover!!

I know I am nuts but as I said it had to cost nothing and what the heck....


I decided on stripes....


lots of masking tape...


only 2 stripes... I have no reason for that amount


I was just going to do the white stripes but it didn't look right (nothing like designing on the run!)


so I decided to use the stencil from my bedroom and the same paint as the wall colour...


the prison mirror was already in here, I have had it for years


the wall tiles are painted, I did it at the same time I did the bathroom makeover, when I can afford it this little room and the bathroom will have a proper reno. Unfortunately for now the floor tiles will have to stay.




The photos are a reminder of my trip to Italy a few years ago...so everytime I go to the loo... I have a little view! I need to do some sort of window treatment, that will come in time. I am not sure how long this look will last, I guess it depends on the next wet weekend when I have nothing to do....

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27 comments:

  1. brilliant - once again!!
    absolutely lovely.
    cheryl xox.

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  2. Gina, I love it. You amaze me doing stripes and stenciling. Two things I have not tried yet. If you get really bored again you can fly to the U.S. to the world's busiest airport here in Atlanta and come stencil away at my house.

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  3. Great makeover Gina and I love that it cost you nothing. Your loo looks very glam. xx

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  4. I love that you came up with that on the fly! It looks great.

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  5. I LOVE that stenciling you did! Very nice free makeover :)

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  6. It looks fabulous. I love the stripes and the stencils. Such a beautiful redo. Hugs, Marty

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  7. Totally beautiful! I love the stenciling ; o )

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  8. This is soooo pretty! Love it!
    I need to add some pop to the tiniest room in my home, also a powder room, and this may be it.

    Thanks!

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  9. Great job, love your stencilling! Saw you on link party, now following you via google and pinterest, Karima x www.karimascrafts.com

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  10. Wow Gina! I love it. It makes it look bigger! I just started blogging and would love you to come by to visit!

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  11. This looks adorable-love the "prison" mirror-lol and the stencil is fab!

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  13. I love this! I am working on my office and am doing an accent wall. I was thinking - stripes? Stencil? Putting both of them together adds great drama and impact! Awesome,,

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  14. Wow! I love what you did with the loo! The mirror is also beautiful.

    Carolyn

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  15. The loo looked good before but you've taken it up a notch with your paint treatment. Lovely!

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  16. I just took a look at your bathroom makeover and all I can say is "WOW"! You made a pretty awful bathroom look really pretty.

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  17. Hi Gina
    I love your bathroom makeover. I'm in the process or re-decorating mine, I'm loving those stripes, I think I'm gonna have to go for them too! Thank you for the inspiration!
    XXX Ido

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  18. Wow! I agree with Linda...it looked good before but now! It's "loovly"! That mirror is fabulous. Yep, you've done it again!

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  19. This looks great! Love the photo's from you trip to Italy!

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  20. You really did a makeover on the bath! The former owners would not believe it's the same one!

    Hope you will please drop by and enter my $50 Overstock.com Gift Card Giveaway!! If there are 500 entries, the amount will increase the Gift Card to $100.

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  21. Lovely! The stenciled stripes are fabulous!

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  22. That looks so much better with the lines and stencils!

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  23. Of course this is so fantastic as is everything you do. I'll be showing this off on my blog today! THanks for linking up at Mod Mix Monday!

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  24. Gina, I found you on Mod Mix today. I am going to use this idea in my long narrow hallway. I am loving how this came out! Brilliant and oh so glamorous!

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  25. Fantastic makeover~ I love this!! It came out so darling! Sharing this at Feathered Nest Friday this week- thanks for linking up! :)

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  26. beautiful makeover, Gina. The stenciled stripes are very nice.

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  27. Hi! I'm hopping over from Feathered Nest Friday! Love what you've done! We too have moved in a fixer, as of last June. So it's nice to see other people work on their homes as well. ;) I'm now your newest follower. When you find the time, I'd love for you to come visit my blog. Have a great weekend!

    Cheers,
    Jessie

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