Hey hey, guess what today is? The first day of fall! Go enjoy some hot cocoa and a stomp in the leaves for me. I’ll be at the pool. Sadly, we don’t really get a fall here in Phoenix. The leaves do fall off the trees, but usually not till around February. And most of them don’t even turn colors. Lame, right? I want my money back! I didn’t order three summers and no fall!
So we can’t change the weather, oh well. At least we can change things like a funky vanity in an old bathroom. For some reason (ugly, outdated, seahorses) Melissa and her husband wanted a new vanity, but didn’t want to pay the $2800 they were quoted for a custom build. So they re-imagined this one by removing the doors and drawer fronts for a flush-mount look and adding a single piece of veneer over the front. Such style! I’m shocked that it’s the same piece!
See more on Melissa’s blog S’ Wonderful.
I have to admit, I kind of liked the little seahorse tiles. Not enough to actually keep them around in the new bathroom, but maybe enough to save one and frame it or something, kind of like the bunny wallpaper in that one episode of Full House when Michelle moved into big-girl room, anyone? Anyone? I know you know what I’m talking about.
See the entire bathroom makeover right here: S’ Wonderful.
16 Comments
Ashley
September 22, 2014 at 11:05 AMBrilliant!!!
Lori
September 22, 2014 at 11:10 AMYou’re a day early! First day of Autumn is Sept 23!
Mumzy
September 22, 2014 at 11:18 AMBeautiful!!!! Wow!
Tori
September 22, 2014 at 12:04 PMThey were Stephanie’s bunnies! Yeah… I so shouldn’t know that…
Lindsey @ Better After
September 22, 2014 at 2:38 PMOh my gosh, you’re right! Hahaha, I love that you know that.
gail marie
September 22, 2014 at 12:31 PMI may have sprung for some new curtains. Also, as beautiful as the makeover is, I bet those black shelves will need a lot of upkeep. We rehabbed a half bath and I made the brilliant decision to go with black toilet, black pedestal sink and awesome black iridescent 1″ tiles floor to ceiling on one wall. Absolutely stunning….for about 5 minutes after cleaning! Toilet paper dust, towel fibers, powder, OMG. It requires constant dusting!! But I still love how beautiful it is. Just won’t do it again. Word to the wise!
Andrea
September 22, 2014 at 1:04 PMThe veneer front is *great*. Now i want to go veneer my crappy old bathroom.
🙂
Swan
September 22, 2014 at 1:28 PMOk, first? Nearly had a heart attack when I saw the post title, thinking you were leaving/ending the blog. Glad you meant summer and not ‘the whole ball of [blog]’.
Second? Great bathroom. Love the cabinet transition from paint to stain AND closed to open storage.
Last but not least, keep up the great work, Lindsey!
Melissa Maris
September 22, 2014 at 2:31 PMThanks for the feature, Lindsey! It’s so fun to see our stuff over here on one of my daily stops for great makeover posts! For the record, we did save one of the seahorse tiles and plan to build a little frame for it. They were too cute to get rid of altogether. 🙂
@gail marie – We actually painted the interior of the vanity a dark grey color and so far it hasn’t been bad with the dust. I think the grey is just light enough to keep it from looking like it should have secret dust messages written on it. As for the curtains, I just couldn’t part with them and felt the circles went well with the new pendant lights.
Bee
September 22, 2014 at 2:45 PMI am amazed with they did with a single sheet of veneer!
Autumn
September 22, 2014 at 3:59 PMThe bunnies were a big deal because the girls’ mom had put them up — I remember, too. 🙂 Oh, and the bathroom makeover is lovely!
Elaine
September 22, 2014 at 6:28 PMSorry but dislike your new website design. Don’t visit you as much as I used to because of it.
Lindsey @ Better After
September 23, 2014 at 9:47 AMHi Elaine, I’m sorry to hear that. Are you using an Ipad to view the blog by chance? I haven’t changed my design in a long time, but I do have a mobile platform for ipad viewers. I admit that it’s a little wonky, and I’m constantly working with the developers to figure out an easier reader experience.
LeeAnn
September 23, 2014 at 7:56 PMThat’s slick and I like it!
I totally get the three summers and no fall. We get three summers & an ice storm. 😛
Lindsey @ Better After
September 24, 2014 at 10:08 AMI have to be thankful we at least don’t get all the crazy snow and ice. Our worst weather is a dust storm, which basically lasts for five minutes and blows over your patio furniture.
LeeAnn
September 24, 2014 at 8:39 PMI LOVE the ice storm days. It’s a reprieve from the freaking heat and it usually only lasts a day or so. Of course, everything shuts down because Texans can’t drive on ice, at least not safely. ha!