Oliver and Company: Hill to DIY On... Bathroom Part 2

However excited I was to share last week's post, I am even more excited about this one. The vanity:

The first thing you saw when you entered the bathroom was this very large, very dark medicine cabinet. Although it provided storage, it took up a lot of room and made the bathroom seem very dark. I really like bathrooms to feel bright and clean.

During Ollie's naps, I would turn off the power and use a lot of elbow grease and blood sacrifices to take it off the wall. I only managed to put a few holes in the wall.

The room felt so much bigger already.

I failed to get pictures of the process, but I installed these two light sconces. As you can see, there was just one light source, but I split that into two. As you can see, I had to cut into the wall to get the wires from the attic to the sconces. This involved a lot of attic climbing and measuring. The original lights came with shades, but it made the bathroom too dark. Eventually, I would like to add globes around the lights.

Aaron's parents recently bought a new bedroom suite and I asked to have their old one.

I found this picture online, but it's very similar. I was Face-timing my mom and she asked if it was her furniture. I guess this was popular in the '60's.

I took the mirror out of the frame and made a new one using scrap wood and a staple gun. The only thing we bought were the brackets.

I really like the industrial look the lights and frame give to the bathroom.

I was looking at ways to modernize the bathroom and add color. I was really inspired by these bathrooms and made the plunge to paint the cabinets blue.

I used a countertop painting kit in my kitchen and I decided to DIY my own kit. It took a month to be delivered, as I ordered it from Amazon and this was the beginning of the corona virus in America. The day it was supposed to arrive, I had everything taped off because I wanted to get as much done during Ollie's nap.

I painted the countertop with a white primer, and started layering different shades of grey. I would use a sponge to add texture and then add more layers. I think in total, it took about six layers until I was happy with the result. I, of course had moments of panic when it wasn't quite looking like white marble, but it eventually came together and I am really pleased with the end result.

I added epoxy to protect it from everyday bathroom use. It is really hard to find epoxy that is perfectly clear and doesn't have a shade of yellow. I wasn't completely successful. Also, it dries really quickly. The drop-cloth I used to protect the floors got dirt on the countertop. While trying to take it out, I did leave some bald spots behind.

Here is the end result. I. am so excited with how it turned out!