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Powder Room Revealed!

Lori Siegel
Jan 25, 2021
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As the addition/renovation project is coming to an end, I find myself at odds with my emotions. As each project gets completed, there is relief, but also a sense of sadness. In my case, this feeling of loss is only natural because it has not just been an eight-month renovation; it has been years in the making. I have been renovating and reimagining my home in my head for as long as I can remember - moving closets, knocking down walls, changing layouts, and so on. To me, this is not just the end of the renovation, but the closing of a large chapter in my life. Many of the things I imagined, or couldn’t have imagined, are coming to fruition.

One of which has just been completed: The Powder Room!

When the addition for my mother-in-law needed access to our existing house, the old powder room needed to be moved. I was not opposed to this idea because I had always wanted to move it from its location near the kitchen.

When the framing started, I already knew I would be using a chandelier I purchased years ago at a garage sale, a frame that I wanted to turn into a mirror, and wallpaper I had already picked out. I told you I had been remodeling in my head over the years and now I get to implement my ideas.

The first thing we did was put up the wallpaper. I liked the dark background of the wallpaper, so we had paint color matched for the lower half of the walls. Next, we added molding below the wallpaper for more definition. Finally, adding the chandelier, it was so beautiful. I kept coming back just to look at the room. I couldn't believe it was ours.

To start off, we installed the wallpaper. I was fond of the dark backdrop of the wallpaper, prompting us to get a paint color that complemented it for the bottom half of the walls. Subsequently, we incorporated molding below the wallpaper to enhance the room's definition. Lastly, when we hung the chandelier, it looked stunning. I found myself returning to the room just to admire it. It was hard to believe it belonged to us.

I loved the patina of the mirror but was not a big fan of the painted flowers or brown embellishments on it. Using steel wool, I was able to remove the paint on the flowers and then added black wax to give them depth. Then I painted the brown panels with chalk paint and layered on black wax until I liked the color. Once everything was dry, I took it to have a mirror installed.

I decided not to invest in art, so I repurposed the lovely plates from my mother-in-law by attaching them to the backing of a shadow box using Velcro. And just like that, I created my own artwork!

Now for the reveal!