Painted bathroom

On my "to do" list this summer is some painting around the house.  I started a couple of weeks ago painting the downstairs bathroom, just my favorite gray color and fresh white paint on the baseboards.  The kids bathroom has been the same since we moved in with no updates except for adding knobs to the cabinets.

When asked their opinion, their biggest request is NOT GRAY!   and NOT WHITE!   I guess I have been painting most everything those colors?

I found this picture below on Pinterest a couple of days ago, image originally from here

I loved the color of this painted cabinet, but as to their request of not white walls, I gave Thomas my Sherwin williams paint fan deck, and the card he picked included the color "Grand canal" which was similar to the color in the picture above.
For the wall color I went with the lightest shade on the card - called "Buoyant blue".


Here are some BEFORE pictures, just a pretty boring bathroom, white cabinets and gold color walls.

And AFTER:

(sorry, not the best pictures, no natural light in here, it looks much better in person, but you should get the idea)

fun new shower curtain from Target.  The other things on the wall I just moved in here from other places in the house.

I had the paint mixed in this paint which I've used before on furniture (a lady at Lowes told me one time this was good paint for furniture).  I am going to also give the cabinet a coat of polyacrylic to seal it even better

and here's my downstairs gray bathroom.  Painting on the wall from a garage sale, vintage towel from Goodwill and vintage Haegar planter

Coolest Vintage store ever

Long time between posts here, but I have a few things to update around here, so more posts to come soon!   Our family just had a vacation getaway to Arkansas, and everyone was patient with my need to stop and check out some antique shops along the way.

My favorite was in Russellville, Arkansas - named "Funky Junky".

salt and pepper shakers anyone?

these pictures are not great (taken on my I phone).  I think my favorite thing about this place was how they had all the dishes and knick knacks on the shelves arranged by color

Here's my little haul from the week away from home....... mostly dishes, except for the brass owl bookend from Funky Junky!

 

I'm sharing this post at Treasure Hunt Thursday:

Another Owl Cookie jar

Happy easter! 

The kids and I headed out at 7am yesterday for a local estate sale and found a few treasures, including another owl cookie jar.

This one is just plain cream, with no name stamp on the bottom.

It is big and in great condition so quite a find for $8.

I found the same one as this one etsy for $45.

I also bought this pretty blue and white ironstone bowl.....

I already have a plate with the same print hanging on the wall.

And a little owl print in a gold frame......

 We went to Round Top again to check out the antiques there on Friday too.  I bought a few small things, a clock, a bowl, a flour jar, some earrings, a head band for Kate.  All the pictures I managed to take were these below of some bottle cap art / furniture, and a pretty painted dresser.

Here is the cute clock I bought, it is a "Baby Ben" clock, made in the USA, and it works too if you wind it up!

Spring break trip - Corpus Christi

Texas State Aquarium.

Dolphin show:

Padre Island beach

Fulton mansion

Windblown live oak trees

We found an area of antique shops in Corpus Christi

and picked up one little vintage treasure - this green planter from Haegar potteries