Half Bathroom Makeover- Part 1 (Painting)

We have lived in our house for about 6 months. Our house hasn't changed much, it changed from the empty look when we first moved in to having furniture and a few wall decorations. Yup, that is it! Our walls are plain white through out the whole house. I've been itching to paint but was unsure of what colors and afraid since we've never painted before. I told Eddie I wanted to start painting and we decided to aim for one of the smaller rooms in the house, our downstairs half bathroom.


I was searching through bathroom ideas online and ran into a picture that gave me the idea of doing a two tone color wall with a border all around to divide the colors. I mentioned it to Eddie and he liked the idea. That night we originally went to Walmart for book shopping and ended up in the paint section, which led us to Lowe's and purchasing a border and paint for our project. We didn't buy two colors after all but we might go back for the other color some other time. Maybe I'll keep it in one color, we will see.


We came home and I was so excited to get started. Although Eddie wasn't looking forward to start that night since it was close to bed time, I still convinced him to paint one wall. I was nervous about taping the borders and corners because if you mess up with the tape then it can ruin the project. Our first attempt was okay. The hubby was not careful and maybe too excited that his hand slipped a bit. No big deal though, it will be covered once we place the border. 


Here it is, plain jane:

Before

 Starting to paint our first wall.

Today (Saturday) I decided to not be lazy and woke up to finish off the rest of the walls. Eddie had to work but I didn't want to wait on him so I started taping and painting all by myself. I sent him a picture to show him while he was at work. He was so proud of me! :) Once he got home from work, he started working on the border. The below is our finished project, for now that is. 

After:

I'm thinking of changing the mirror. It was already in the restroom when we moved in. Since it's only a mirror with no frame, I'm wanting to do a DIY remodel or just buy a new mirror. Oh and also the light fixture has got to go. For now, this is how it came out. I'm liking it. I'm hoping to fully finish this project soon. Part 2 coming soon. Let me know your thoughts! 

Forgot to mention: Check this website out, it's a virtual painter where you can upload your own picture of the room you want to paint and you can get an idea of what your room will look like in ANY color. Pretty neat!!! http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/explore-colors/color-selector/index.html?screen=painterScreen

Love, Jeddie 8A