Hi Friends!
If you missed it, last week we announced that we purchased a building where we’ll be moving our FunCycled storefront at the end of the summer or early fall. We’re also planning to make the two bedroom apartment above the commercial storefront an airbnb so you and your friends can enjoy our sweet city in a comfy, urban, designer space. We asked our FunCycled fans to help us pick a hashtag to follow along as we redo it, and for people to tag us when they stay in the airbnb. Our favorite was #funcycledstays so be sure to follow that hashtag to keep updated on everything. Thanks for all your input!
This weekend we started painting the trim and living room area. Harmony and Josh have decided that their favorite way to help is with painting… it must be in their blood. 😉 So they were my painting buddies for the day and did a wonderful job.
Just before we closed on the new building, we pushed really hard to finish up one of the bathrooms in our Repurposed Idea House. We’ve been working on this bathroom since January and it’s been tedious; what feels like a forever job! We were thankful to have time to work on this project as a family during COVID though. If we didn’t have that time, it may have taken us all year. lol
Here are the photos before… we moved some things around so be sure to check out where this sink and toilet (peaking out just past the tub) are; those two things stayed in the same exact spot. The door and the bathtub moved.
This is while we were gutting everything:
We may get quite a few questions about the sink so I wanted to give you the details on that. We bought it at the Habitat for Humanity Restore and got it for a great price. Here’s where you could buy one new: Kohler Double Bathroom Sink. The only thing we didn’t know when we bought it was that the faucets for this are really expensive and the install is tricky. I could only find two different style faucets and both were in a silver finish. I wanted black or gold and we even went to a local company who can order all different plumbing parts and they couldn’t find a different style. So I went with these Kohler Faucets and then painted them. We’ve painted faucets in the past and they’ve held up really well so we decided to risk it. I was nervous about that because they were so expensive, but my whole theme for the space had no chrome in it at all. We used a metal primer and then a metal spray paint in a matte black. It seems to be holding up well so far. With the cost of the faucets and the time it took to install, I’d probably pass on this sink if I had a choice again, BUT the finished product is really swoon worthy and it works out well because just below that sink is a radiator that we didn’t want to cover up.
I wanted white and black contrast in this space, but I also wanted to bring in bright pops of colors. I did that with an old china cabinet that I painted a grassy green.
We went with large subway tile in the shower to mix it up from the traditional subway tile size. Then we installed a beautiful rain shower spigot. We bought our Kohler tub from the Habitat From Humanity Restore (trying to reuse as much as we can instead of buying new). Another thing that I learned was that you can buy recessed lighting with a fan in it for bathrooms. I didn’t want one of the lights that have fans because I have another light right near it and so many of them are ugly. You can see the one we bought here: Recessed Fan and Light Combo
One tricky thing about decorating this room was that no stores were open. So I really had to be creative; pulling things from all around my house and the FunCycled store of course. My nephew Caleb came by and did the decorating part with me. We had such a blast! I plan to add some plants as well in this room.
After we pulled up the linoleum, we found huge hardwood flooring underneath. It had some damage, but we repaired it and we don’t mind an imperfect floor. It adds to the charm of this old house built in 1805. Some people have said we may not end up liking that. We filled all the seams between the wood with calk and then painted the floor with black floor paint and sealed with with a protective clear coat. We decided if we don’t like it in time, it’s an easy change out. So far so good though. In the winter, I’ll probably add a larger rug to make it warmer as well. Just haven’t done that yet!
One thing that is unique to this space, we took out the closet that was straight ahead in the before picture and installed an antique cabinet in the wall to act as the linen closet. This is one of my favorite parts.
I also love that we shiplapped part of the ceiling and then painted the other part black. The black ceiling made everything pop!
Wall color: Simply White by Benjamin Moore
Ceiling Color: Black by Benjamin Moore
Here are the afters for you!!
We would love to help you with your next interior design project through a virtual design consult or in person once the restrictions are lifted! Check out our Interior Design page for more information. You can also check out new pieces on our For Sale page:
Mustard Dresser 
Navy and White Set 
Geometric Mid Century Dresser Set 
Navy and Wood Front Dresser Set 
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
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