The true joy in blogging comes when I creatively inspire others. I was recently honored to receive an email from Omar, commending the work we had done in
our kitchen. Omar mentioned that he loved the look of the cabinets and would like to replicate. His wife was out of the country for 30 days on a mission trip. While she was gone, Omar worked hard to surprise his wife with a complete remodel of their master suite. How sweet is that! Needless to say, she loved it! His wife returned home to her own personal resort after sleeping in bunkers in Africa for 30 days. After tirelessly working on his wife's surprise, I am excited to share with you Omar's before and after pictures.
Before pictures of the bathroom vanity-
The cabinets are very similar to what was in
our kitchen before of we updated them with moulding.
Omar started by lifting the vanity off the ground and adding legs.
He used recycled wood and bead board wall paper to create raised door panels from the flat Formica doors. He removed the Formica counter top and replaced it with recycled wood from a locally closed restaurant.
Both sinks were reused instead of being sent to the waste dump.
The doors from the cabinets were removed and replaced with wicker baskets to hold personal items.
The ladder was made from recycled ballet bars from a closed dance studio. Omar purchased a valet chair at a local garage sale for $5 and reupholstered it in a beautiful coral print fabric.
The large eight foot long mirror was left in place, but divided to look like two separate mirrors.
The shelf, made from reclaimed wood is perfect for creating additional storage space. You can never have too much storage space in the bathroom!
Before pictures of the bedroom-
The first daunting task was to repaint all the wood trim to white and prime the red walls.
The walls were painted a light yellow to give the room a much brighter look.
I love the basket filled with antlers and his wife's jewelry.
The candle sticks on top of the tall dresser were repainted thrift store finds.
The shelf above the bed was also a thrift store find adorned with the couple's initials, hand wrapped with jute twine.
The window shutters were cleverly made from old louvered closet doors found at the thrift store.
Old frames are abundant in thrift stores. I love the empty frames grouped together on the wall.
Beautiful work, Omar! You did an amazing job. Thank you again for allowing me to share your lovely home.
* A special thanks to
Design Sponge for featuring Omar's remodel.
