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My client, Melissa, (for her family room makeover, click on the link) called me recently to come back and help her with the finishing touches on the powder room that she and her hubby had been working on. Melissa is great to work with. She knows what she likes and gets my advice on how to achieve it, then does the legwork herself. So, I went back recently to help her with the accessories in the powder room. As you can see here, they had some work to do to get off the old paper bag faux finish treatment that was glued to the walls. Anyone remember this brilliant decorating idea from a few years ago? 
This is an example of what not to do! Old World gone terribly wrong. I’ve seen this method done before and often wondered how it would be to remove later and from what Melissa said, it was a bear to get down. The sheetrock had to be repaired before any painting could be done, so they ended up using a textured paint to help hide the flaws. And it turned out beautifully…
AFTER: Melissa chose a soft blue for the walls and accented with black and white and orange. I advised her to decoupage her trashcan, so she picked a pretty zebra scrapbook paper and it looks wonderful.
They are dog lovers and found a really nice original doggie painting at an art show and had it framed to go with the flow of the new look. Replaced the old mirror with a black oval one, and added a cute zebra nightlight. The orange accents really pop in the room. 
She found a nice glass-front cabinet that fit nicely in the corner for storage, along with the orange vase and berries. Rolled up orange towels look great through the glass. She already had the other metal Chihuahua sign, so I used some ribbon she had on hand to hang it with. 
After figuring out how we wanted to hang the shelves, her hubby put them up for us to accessorize and the prints and other things were added that Melissa had collected.
As you can see, this is a major difference in this small powder room with only a change of paint, new mirror, and a few added accessories. A real budget-busting makeover! Hope you got some nice ideas from it too.
The 2008 Top Projects Party is next Wednesday, so I hope you’re getting your posts together. Click on the button to the left for all the details!
I have some other exciting news. One week from Saturday (Jan. 10th), I’ll be heading to Atlanta to shop with Eddie Ross in his Scott’s Antique market shopping trip! I can’t wait for that and of course, I’ll be blogging all about it.
Those changes made a BIG difference! I love to see before and after photos! Thanks & Happy New Year!
Neat, Rhoda! Big Difference!!!
You lucky dog to get to shop with Eddie Ross, but he’s lucky to get to shop with you, too! Y’all will have FUN! 🙂
Happy New Year!
XO,
Sheila 🙂
Rhoda,
What a major difference! Love the color scheme – blue and orange – sounds like Gator colors!
I posted a “design board” for a Powder Room re-do that we are currently working on. I added your link so others can check out your post for more inspiration.
How lucky for you to go shopping with Eddie Ross! I’m jealous! Have fun. Can’t wait to hear about it!
I had to share this with my husband. We had a great laugh. We actually tore off an entire room of this decorating nono a few years ago and it was not fun. Brown paper sack removal is like working with wet mushy graham crackers. We had a total mess on our hands. Fortunatly, the walls were not damaged too much and we were able to paint it and make it look nice.
What an incredible difference! It is bright and delicious now…
What a fun to shop with Eddie Ross!
Can’t wait to hear all the juicy details and see the great finds:)
Happy New Years!
Much better! Wow – a shopping trip with Eddie Ross. We want to hear all about it and pictures.
I enjoyed Melissa’s makeover. Also, I’m looking forward to your Eddie Ross shopping trip – that should be loads of fun. Sally
That is a wonderful change. I like the unexpected orange color with the blue.
Thanks for sharing this makeover with us! For those of us who do a lot of wishing… it is fun to see someone actually go forth!
I love the powder room!! The colors look amazing together!!
Big impact for a small space…looks great girl!! hugs and smiles Gloria
Happy New Year!
Hugs!
Kat
Wow! That looks SO much better. I love the doggie theme and the orange…two of my favorite things!
Happy New Year Rhoda!
I’ll bet you and Eddie will have a blast. Can’t wait to read about the excursion on y’all’s blogs.
The powder room redo look so fresh and inviting. Didn’t we learn about that paper bag treatment from Lynette Jennings? Oy vey.
Oh, I love Eddie! Can’t wait to hear about your trip.
I hear you’re going to Blissdom. I look forward to meeting you:-)
Happy New Year!!
Rhoda, as usual, it looks great. I just wish you lived near me.LOL
Beautiful transformation, Rhoda! Great color choices with the soft blue, orange and b/w for the neutrals. They incorporate meaningful pieces very tastefully, too. Kudos on the idea to decoupage the wastebasket! I always forget about the many wonderful uses of decoupage (brown paper sack wall treatments excluded) and you always remind me.
Looking forward to seeing everyone’s contributions next Wednesday!
I love those colors…totally me! I love black and white with pops of color…oh and I so love zebra! Covering the trash can is a great idea!
How beautiful! You are so lucky to get to shop with Eddie Ross — he is amazing! I hope you have a blast.
Happy New Year!
Looks great! I love all the little accents in the small place. The orange is fun, too. Love it!! Kudos to you and Melissa.