IdeaDesignMake: Our "Retro-Modern" Bathroom Makeover Part 1 of Phase I

Well the time has finally come to address our mid-century powder-blue hallway bathroom... I'm not sure if it is that inexplicable "nesting urge" that pregnant women have when they're just a couple of weeks away from their delivery date that causes them to feel the need to re-vamp things around the house or if I have simply had enough of the day-in and day-out of another area in this house that reminds me that we have not officially moved in yet!

Regardless of whatever the cause is, I have urged Adam to begin this bathroom project with me. We concluded that because our timeframe is short before the baby arrives, and the funds are short because, ...well, the baby will be arriving, we will be breaking up this project into Phases.

Phase I of the Bathroom Project Makeover will consist of:

Removing Granny-Style wall border(s) ...Yes, there are (2) wall borders in this room!
Sanding and painting over all blue trim work.
Re-painting existing doors and off-white trim.
Painting Walls. Going with the "retro idea" of Color-Blocking.
Re-placing the Ballerina-Style vanity lights with new ones.
Re-placing the vanity mirror.
Removing the dated shower doors and re-placing them with a custom shower curtain made from a fabric that will ~~(hopefully)~~ pull it all together!
Cladding the existing double vanity with a new "skin" having Shaker-Styling with new hardware and a new countertop.

With all of that said, have you noticed that I did not mention, removing the blue plumbing fixtures???

Actually, we are considering an eventual overhaul (Phase II) of the plumbing fixtures and all of the tile work at a later date (Phase II), but for now nothing is really wrong with the major equipment in the room. To our surprise, the faucets are by Kohler, the toilet works great, and the tub is cast-iron - Top quality for the 1960s.

So, we have decided to just keep what we like and replace what we absolutely can't stand and just see what happens with our "Retro-Modern Makeover". ~

Let the transformation begin...... Part 1 of Phase I

By the way, the mirror was only clipped on to some fasteners, so we didn't have to pop it off, but it was very heavy to remove.

This is the fabric that we will be making our custom shower curtain out of. I thought that the ikat print is perfectly on-trend along with the powder-blue background in the cloth which matches our fixtures to a tee! I found it at a local fabric store here in Kernersville, NC called Luxury Fabrics.

http://www.luxuryfabricsnc.com/index.html

This store racks up on name brand fabrics at wholesale prices!

We re-painted the doors in a very similar color that matched the existing. The paint we used was Sherwin Williams 7011, Natural Choice, Semi-gloss. http://www.sherwin-williams.com/

Unfortunately, the blue trim bled through, so we had to give the trim a second coat.

Color Blocking...

And here is what we have so far -

Part 2 of Phase I

All that is left:

[1] Re-facing the vanity cabinet, doors, countertop. Also, Adam is adding a long open built-in underneath the mirror for more storage (so that we can keep clutter on the counter at a minimum).

[2] ~~Re-moving the shower doors and re-placing with a custom shower curtain~~

[3] ~~Accessorizing the space with accoutrements and artwork!~~

Anyone else working on their own "Retro-Modern" Makeovers?

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