I am so excited to share with you this fun addition I recently added to my girls bathroom. My husband and I recently updated this bathroom but still had several little projects within the bathroom we wanted to complete. One of which was to add some fun decorative vinyl wall decals in boxes of our picture frame wainscoting wall boxes. I really love how it turned out and how it adds just a little bit of femininity, interest and color to the room.
It is a white vinyl decorative decal that I got from my friend Shelley from House of Smith’s, who also has a fun shop, House of Smith’s Designs, in which she sells a lot of her great home décor items. We were able to take the measurements of my wall boxes and was able to design them to fit into my space. We came up with a fun design that I knew would be perfect for my room.
I took this picture of me with my cell phone the day I went to her house to work on it with her. Can you tell which room of hers I am standing in front of? Haha! I couldn’t resist getting a picture of me in front of her “famous landmark”. And by the way, her house is just as fabulous in real life! Some of you already saw this picture when I shared it with you on Facebook!
I simply painted inside of the picture frame wainscoting the same color of paint we used on the bathroom walls. The paint color is Upward by Sherwin Williams in a semi-gloss finish. If you are interested in seeing how we made the picture frame wainscoting for these walls you can find the tutorial here:
Picture Frame Wainscoting Tutorial
Then I simply peeled the vinyl off of the backing and had my husband help me line it up just right so that it fit perfectly into the box. This was the hardest part. We did not take any pictures since it took both of us and I did not want to get it on there crooked. It did take the two of us too to make sure that we got it on there smoothly as well.
We started smoothing it on in the middle and then pushed outwards and up with a little flat scraper so that any air bubbles would be pushed up and out to the top, bottom and sides. Then after it was firmly attached, we peeled the backing off very carefully!
I am so happy with how it turned out. The bathroom is so fresh and clean feeling. Unfortunately right before I took this picture…I had to clean the big globs of toothpaste my girls had left in the sick this morning after brushing their teeth…*sigh*! Please tell me I am not the only one whose kids do that!
This large mirror was just a regular builder’s grade mirror that we framed in using some base boards. Isn’t that one of the longest bathroom mirrors? Good thing I guess since three teenage girls will be “sharing” it here in a few years…{pray for me}!!! If you are interested in seeing how we did that you can find the tutorial I shared here:
Framing in a Builder’s Grade Mirror
My husband and I also built the shelf that have hooks on it for the girl’s towels. We had a towel bar in there….but with three girls…that was not working out well. There was only room for 2 towels and for some reason the girls could never seem to hang the towels back up on the rack. So this new system is working out pretty well for us! For the Shelf Tutorial you can go here:
DIY Bathroom Shelf With Towel Hooks
We also painted the cabinets white. I am so happy that we did. It made such a difference in the overall appearance of the room. The 35 year old cabinets were pretty beat up. I will share some more on that at a later time. There are a few more little updates I plan to make in there shortly before this room officially gets the “finished” approval. And of course I will share them with you when I get to them. Baby steps….right? Oh…and since I am sure SOMEONE is going to ask…the shower curtain was from Target online…and I LOVE it!
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It looks fantastic! Way to go. Great job :). so very pretty.
Thanks so much Elaine! I really appreciate it!
I have thought about doing this and now I really want too! Your walls turned out so cute! I love the design you picked – darling!
Thanks Amanda! I was thinking I was over vinyl wall decor..but I was wrong! The pattern is fun huh?
Very nice! How about for your next project you come and redo my bathroom???
Haha! Wouldn’t that be fun? Where do you live…? Hehe!
That is beautiful! It looks so fresh and calming in there.
And I had to laugh at that mirror, because ours is super long too, and there is another mirror on the adjacent wall. That is a lot of skin to see coming out of the shower, hee hee :)
Ha! I am not even sure how they got that into the house initially! I agree…not a place I love having a bunch of mirrors! My girls dance in front of them ;)
Amazing idea! I am going to have to try this out with my Silhouette.
Thanks Erica! You really should. It changed the whole look of the room.
I got several great ideas from your post today. thank you!
Oh good! So glad. I love finding things that inspire me…that is why I love to share!
Love the vinyl decals! The bathroom looks great!!
Thanks so much Karie!
Very fun! I love the pop the color and the vinyl give the wall. I must have missed the picture frame molding before. Going to check that out now!
The picture frame molding was a pretty easy project if you have a saw…It can also transform a room.
Amy, What a great idea! So cute and it adds a some whimsy to that room. I have got to figure out a place where I can try that!
Thanks Julie. I hope you can find a spot perfect for it.
Beautiful!! Wish my bathroom looked like that! Your girls are very lucky.
Thanks Michelle.
I love this bathroom! It’s just perfect.
Krista
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I have nominated you for a KREATIV Blogger award . . . love your ideas!
Thank you so much Andrea! I love that!
Very cute and I can see why you are so excited, Amy- really stunning decal!
Visiting from TT&J linky party tonight and thanks for sharing :D
~Suzanne in NW Illinois at WHYCUZICAN
Thank you for taking the time to stop on by and leave a comment. I really appreciate it! Blessings!
The bathroom is fabulous. I love the vinyl design. It looks awesome in the space.
Ruth
What a fabulous look! You did a wonderful job!
Kindest regards,
Jennifer
This is such a cute idea!!!
The vinyl is a great idea! I like how well it looks in the bathroom; but those precious babies have me convinced I need to add this touch to my bathroom as well. How sweet.
Erika
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The bathroom looks great! Great post! And totally unrelated….but that gray shirt your wearing is SO cute…you mind me asking where you got it? ;)
Oh thanks! You are really sweet! Made my day. I found the shirt at a little boutique called Qunicey’s. IF you are from Salt Lake they are in the Utah County area.
This is such a great idea! We would love to have you come share this at our weekly link pary every Saturday! -The Sisters
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love it! Can we buy your pattern of vinyl decorative decal from House of Smith Designs. I only see the one pattern for sale on her site. Thanks
Love this bathroom! Beautiful! Do you have a tutorial on how to make that beautiful shelf with hooks?
Yes. Yes I do :) Here is the link! http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/11/diy-new-bathroom-shelf-with-towel-hooks.html
Where are the frames purchased?
I got the frames at a local store called Rod Works! They are called bead board frames. So you might be able to google some and find an online shop or some near you!
You are so clever!! Where do you come up with such cute ideas? Also, how do you get your husband motivated to get all these projects done with you?
HaHa! You are so sweet! That made me laugh out loud! I am just really lucky. My husband worked in a cabinet making shop when he was growing up and his Grandfather built furniture in Germany as a profession, so it is in his blood. He actually really enjoys it…most of the time :). Plus I like to feed him his favorite foods as a little bribe ;)!
Hi Amy,
I was wondering what paint color you used for this bathroom? it looked so cute
Love it! Can I just say that I am so jealous of the double sinks?! All four of our children are sharing a bathroom right now (oldest is 5) until eventually one of them gets the room downstairs with the half bath. Funny- we have the same problem with hanging up towels around here too :)