A Southern Belle with Northern Roots/Junkflirt

Our mobile home has two bathrooms, this is the small one which is the most used. It too has undergone a few transformations, I am glad to say I do not have photos of all of them because frankly, it has looked awful!


This is what it looked like when we first moved in, both baths had the same fern wallpaper. This shot is from a door that we closed up, I could never understand why the little bathroom had two doors, one the main entry and the other from a bedroom that wasn't even the master. These doors were literally two feet apart from each other.  We sheetrocked over the area which gave greater wall space to both rooms.

This room immediately went to an awful puke green color which didn't last long, then this brilliant dark paper with the once again great idea of stamping the moose and bear along the top. I know that  I did like this back then, but it was so dark.... and hunter green.....let's say I am glad it was a passing phase.


Now, it has been replaced with a tile look wall board. Sold in 4X8 sheets at most home improvement stores, these give a lot of options with one main draw back- nail holes. Wall board is not an easy fix for holes, the texture is usually smooth and putty stands out, then painting over the putty on a shiny surface doesn't present a very good look.


This is my opportunity to show you something new! My neighbors were shopping at a thrift store and saw these gems, and thought, "Shannon would love these"  so they bought them for me. I was so excited! I had been looking for a way to give this room more of a boost, it had been stark with no reflection of any style like the rest of the home.






These work great as towel hangers, mixed with some crates, it has a more junk style feel. I do intend to do something with the mirror, I like the white but it is almost too white now. What do you think? I would love to find a chippy shallow wood box to mount there instead and it is on my "hope to find" list.






Now here is a moment of temporary decorating insanity......yes I did this. I painted the large bathroom hot gypsy pink.
     I KNOW!
what was I thinking?
then...we went to blue, and replaced the white countertop with a deep blue swirl. (wishin the white was back) It was outdated and had two flimsy plastic yellowish sinks, one with it's own cigarette rest made from a previous owner that must have made the indent while applying his or her mascara...who knows.  We went with one sink, there was really no need for two and the extra countertop space is much appreciated.  All paint was directly applied over the existing fern wall board which is an almost waxy paper finish, not high gloss like so many options today.


But....at least the blue doesn't clash too much with the white vintage style I have now.



I do love this room, It has been featured on a couple other blogs and has received many pins for which I am grateful.  It is kind of a little retreat.










so, that is the transition of the bathrooms. Last up is the bedrooms, I don't have as many before photos but by now you have caught on to the general before of our home.  I am loving all your comments and emails on your transitions.
And here is a shout out to Ames and her stories of their home and the red and black glitzy bathroom! Hoorah! At least I didn't have that! ; )
See part 1 to this series HERE
See part 2 HERE








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