Here is the latest gift from the retro decorating gods: Kerri’s bathroom vanity — which she renovated with terrific results. Kerri wrote:
We found the cabinet at a salvage yard in Boulder, Colorado . It is steel with glass doors. We stripped the paint off the entire cabinet. We frosted the doors with a starburst pattern similar to our vintage light fixture and painted the metal (not the chrome trim) turquoise. It turned out fantastic.
Yup, Kerri, the vanity is just fabulous. Kerri explains how they frosted the glass:
I made a paper stencil using a ruler and a protractor which we taped on to the doors. Then we sprayed it with frosted glass spray which is just like using spray paint. We had to use a razor blade to clean up some of the edges b/c the tape did not hold the stencil perfectly flat along some of the edges. Looking back, I would have used spray glue or some other way of holding the stencil on.
And she adds:
…We raised the vanity to kitchen cabinet height (you can see the turquoise blocks between the chrome legs and the cabinet) since my husband and I are both tall.
Kerri says her house was built in 1956 — “not a bungalow, not a ranch.” There was nothing much original remaining when they moved in, and they waited eight years to remodel — a big deal that included the kitchen, too. She’s taking more photos to share with us soon. Thanks, Kerri!
Kerri says
The sink top is glass. We tried to find a vintage sink that worked but is was hard to find the right size and find a countertop material that worked. We found the perfect size glass top on the Home Depot website, and the color looks great with the backsplash tiles.
Keith says
Great work retro-vating! I’d love to see the “before” of this bathroom
Mick says
Fantastic!
Virginia says
Gorgeous, and still keeping with the spirit of the piece. Great job!
Rebecca Prichard says
Wow. Good job!
Maryanna says
Fantastic is right! One photo isn’t enough…I want to see MORE! 🙂
Amanda says
Just an FYI – they make special adhesives to put on the back of stencils so you can easily adhere & remove stencils while also preventing any of the paint from bleeding underneath the stencil.
Some are applied by brush and others by daubers.
Ask at your craft store – it really is an invaluable tool.
Jane (aka Elvis) says
That’s such a creative and authentic solution! I like the restrained use of the narrow tile backsplash, too. Would love to see the top of the vanity: what is the surface?
Jeanne says
That vanity is fantastic! What a great idea to add the pattern to the glass doors. And I love the Modwalls tiles!
Maryann Roy says
This is absolutely YUMMY ! So inspirational !
Beautiful job.