Saturday, February 9, 2013

Rustic Whitewashed Wood Paneled Bathroom

As one of our final (indoor) projects (for NOW! :), we gutted and remodeled the guest 1/2 bath.

Most anything was an improvement over the 80's style old bathroom:


Lovely yellowed linoleum, round-bulb lighting, striped wallpaper, pre-fab chunk of mirror, cheapo vanity.  We actually replaced the old toilet pretty immediately, so the old off-white leaky one has already been traded out here.

We traded out the linoleum for an inexpensive porcelain tile from Lowe's:


We used Rialto white (be careful to watch the numbers on the package as the different lots can have very different colors and sizes!)

Next, we installed the wall panels... this part was a little bit intense, but not as bad as we thought it might be!  With these Evertrue pine planks from Lowes (we cut them to fit the wall horizontally, and then they fit together with the v-groove on the sides):



We used a Rustoleum white-wash stain to give it that lovely sunbleached driftwood look:



The mirror came from T.J. Maxx Home Goods, which always has a varied selection.

The sink was another Lowe's purchase:


The lighting was an online purchase, looking for a "farm pendant" style light:

Some accents from Target (shelving and box under sink), and... The final product (for now)!