today’s final before & afters (stay tuned for a great “black heart” themed floral post from studio choo at 1!) come from d*s readers lauren, nick, and meg. lauren and nick run second coat design in boston and recently had one of their projects featured in the globe! they walked globe readers through the step-by-step how-to and i couldn’t resist sharing the before & after shots here. i’d be proud to have that little mustard yellow beauty in my home. great work, you two!
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next up is meg from elsie marley who decided to makeover her home’s bathroom. the previous owners had removed the bathroom tile, leaving an ugly peach plastic behind and a layer of glue. so meg managed to plaster and sand (and plaster and sand again) until the surface was smooth. after repainting the walls, meg replaced the pedestal sink and storage units. vintage boxes and an old first aid kit were used to store toiletries and magazines. i love the redo and beautiful wall color- great work, meg!
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Perfect blue!!!
that bathroom makeover is gorgeous. I would have never thought of a deep teal color for a bathroom. The result is simply stunning.
Looks beautiful! I love the vintage boxes, it gives the bathroom such a warm feeling.
WOOOOOW!!
I love those vibrant colors, it looks awesome :)
I MUST know that paint color!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!
I love that bathroom sink/vanity!! Where oh WHERE is it from??
The table makeover is gorgeous! I don’t *love* the bathroom one. The sink is cool, but looks as though it’d be awkward to actually use. The wooden carton is too big for the toilet tank, and the mirror and painting look crooked. Sorry!
What’s the bathroom color source!!
also, great find on that table. Some pieces, it is hard to see their potential, but not this one. I do wonder, who the heck painted it the first time??!
Is it two colors I see on the table, a lighter edging or is it just the lighting?
hello grace. i’m always wondering where can i get boxes like the ones in the bathroom to store the toilet paper?
I love the bathroom after, but I LOVED that table before! The colors were wonderful!
That little mustard colored table is divine! Love it!
I ADORE that teal! This may be my favourite bathroom of all time. I second the calls for the paint colour!
Oh wow. Bathroom paint color, please! Looks wonderful
LOVE these!
I love the idea of that high chair rail–so fabulous.
Wow wow wow! I love both of these. That mustard yellow really accentuates the delicate detailing on the legs, and what a wonderful colour for a bathroom. I would never have thought of this but it works so well!
Love both of these! Such great color choices.
oh i LOVE yellow!!!
Does anyone know the color of the mustard table? I must find out. Love it!!!
yes yes, bathroom paint color please! it is such a rich hue. i feel so calm and peaceful just looking at it!
This is a perfect example that small bathrooms can be exquisite. Love the blue!
The lovely folks who redid the table were featured in the Boston Globe (02/04 Sunday edition) & they say in the article that the yellow color is “Mustard Seed” by Glidden. Here’s a link: http://www.boston.com/yourtown/brookline/articles/2010/02/04/a_couple_of_restoration_buffs/?page=2
That bathroom is ridiculously gorgeous!! Wowed!
That bathroom is INSPIRED! Two fantastic before & afters!!
ahhh I have a few old crates knocking around and didnt know what to do with them – never thought about the bathroom! Really loving the bathroom, although, those sinks dont seem to be a match for my splashy face washing i’m afraid to say :((
saer ~the cravenmaven
I love the colors of the table and the final details like the outline and clear handles.
The bathroom is a gorgeous combination of old and new! But the link to elsie marley isn’t working, please fix!
that little yellow table is one of my favorite before and after’s!! beautiful!
omg I actually love the before of that table, but the after is even better!!!!
And that shade of blue in the bathroom is gorgeous!
wow! gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous before and afters! i loved all of them!
oh please tell us the colour of the bathroom! I’m getting my paintbrushes ready…
can anyone tell me about the brown leather bag sitting on the yellow table?
love, Love, LOVE both….especially that chartreuse color on the table. Just perfect.
I, too, sort of love the before table, though finding the right room for it might be a challenge.
i love this! the colors are perfect. and the sink is as well.
hey meg here. thanks for all the compliments on our bathroom! As for the color, I slopped paint all over the name (argh!) sorry. It was behr brand paint from home depot and I plan to take a trip there this weekend to get the name for all of you! If you’d like to know more about the redo, you can click over to my blog: elsiemarley.com
thanks again!
Love the color of the walls off the wood. Reminds me of a romantic color combo between the Titanic and the ocean,
Fantastic color on the side board.
I was a bit worried when I saw the “before” shot as I liked the way it looks there. But that mustard color had me straight away.
I love your blog and the “before/after” section!
I’m doing some works in my apartment and I hope I’ll be able to send you some photos! :)
Those mustard yellow and duck blue colors are just magic !
I absolutely love the table makeover. The new knobs really make a difference! I loke the blue colour in the bathroom as well although I think that a round mirror would look better.
Oh I just love that the mustard color table….amazing!!! and oh how I love before and afters, what more could I ask for??
Thanks to everyone for the kind words on the table transformation! As someone else already noted, the paint color we chose was glidden’s mustard seed. To get the lighter yellow trim, we simply added some white paint to the mix. Also, that bathroom looks terrific, Meg!
Wow = I love the bathroom, with the dark turquoise wall. It’s not a color I normally resonate with, but in this setting it’s beautiful!
Love love LOVE both of these.
Lauren, I love your table. Great use of yellow, the result is very classy.
I am deeply envious of both makeovers. They’re absolutely stunning; wonderful use of rich color!
oh I’m redoing my tiny bathroom and this looks lovely. its so hard to pick color and worry about making it feel too small.
That purse that’s sitting on the table – Where is it from?!
That little tabe is absolutely sublime in that mustard yellow colour. Was a pretty neat looking thing before the transformation though. Love the teal blue in that bathroom too. I’ll be grabbing that colour for my own bathroom, if I can find it. Thanks
Wow, I love the vintage charm with that wicked teal/blue. And the knobs on the little table, eee! Wonder if its real glass or replicas?
I love that deep teal in the bathroom! what is it? thanks so much for sharing. *a
It never ceases to amaze me what some elbow grease and a few coats of paint will do. I love both of them.
I sn’t it amazing how in that bathroom the whole scale is changed? The way they’ve cut through the room with the white and teal creates so much interest; exactly what I like to see in any room!
amazing!!!! really…stunning!
The teal is fab! Please please tell what it is!!!
UPDATE! I found the paint color: it’s called Realm and it’s by Behr. Thanks everyone, for all the kind words.
-meg
once again, the makeovers were astounding–the little mustard table looks so *designer” and the bathroom
is crisp and much larger now! Great job!
Wow I just bought this color from home depot… and I mean WOW great color find… and I was buried in color swatches! I am also using it for a stripes pattern behind my headboard!
Just found “Realm” in my Behr paint deck! All the colors in that chip are gorgeous, thanks for sharing and great work!
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