Wednesday, March 2, 2011

the frog is king

A while back you may recall that I redid our upstairs hall bath with stripes. I knew as soon as I opened the can of yellow paint I hated it. If you really want to see it click here. I went against my instincts and moved forward anyway. Once I was done I just tried with all my might to just love it and own it. Wellllll that only lasted for a couple of months before I got the itch to fix things. The other thing I couldn't stand was how badly my blue tape bled. I still wanted to go with the striped look but this time I used Frog Tape and it was nothing less than a magical experience! It cost $8.99 a roll and it only took one for the whole project. I highly recommend it. I'm thrilled with the paint choice this time- so glad I mustered up the gumption to re-tape and level everything it was totally worth it.





lucy got her very first big girl tooth brush and elephant cup



i will never regret replacing the towel rack with the molding and hooks so much more functional












19 comments:

  1. I LOVE THIS! Beautiful! I am loving stripes lately...they're so fresh and crisp looking...and yours are definitely no exception :) And I'm impressed with how level they are!!

    Thanks so much for linking up to "20 Below Thursday"!! :)

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  2. It looks beautiful! I love the stripes and the sweet little elephant tooth brush holder. :)

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  3. Love the stripes.

    Is the table on the header photo made by you? It's awesome!

    Yanet of 3 SKBs

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  4. Love the stripes! I never liked the blue painters tape. I stopped taping off years ago because it did more harm than good. It's good to know there is an alternative. Also, you exhaust me with the number of projects you get done. I am going to be a total slacker compared to you when we move!

    P.S. LOVE the elephant!

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  5. this turned out wonderful! i love the stripes!! such a great bathroom :)

    p.s. i found your blog through sam at fitness, food and faith!

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  6. gorgeous! btw, check out my blog today, i featured my win from your giveaway in january :)

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  7. your stripes turned out perfect! i love the color, too!

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  8. Hi Sarah...

    Oooh...sooo pretty, my friend! I love the stripes in your bath...really lends itself to a "coastal" feel! You know, I have never heard of frog tape! I will definitely keep it in mind for future projects such as this! Thanks for sharing the info with us...and your beautiful bath!

    Warmest wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  9. Your bath turned out great. I, too, am not a fan of towel bars. I have only 1 in my house, in my guest bath. Your hooks are great. The stripes turned out really nice, and I never heard of that tape either. We have a big paint project ahead of us so I will look for it.

    Thanks for sharing.
    Sue

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  10. This is gorgeous~ I love big stripes in a bathroom! I have a very similar board with hooks up in the boys bathroom too- it is great- so much easier! Thanks for sharing this at Feathered Nest Friday! :)

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  11. For me, the tulips just put it over the top. Love it. We striped our dining room hortizonal by using flat and semi gloss paint. I love yours.

    I'm a new follower from Feathered Nest Friday.

    Blessings!

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  12. The stripes are great. The whole room looks perfect.
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  13. Wow amazing job and those stripes look great! Love the cute little elephants too:) STopping by from TT&J party!

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  14. You did an amazing job! Love it!

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  15. Looks great! Love how it turned out

    PS: Today is the last day to enter my first ever giveaway on my blog, and I'd love if you'd stop by and enter! Check it out: http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-giveaway-and-introducing-your.html

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  16. I love the molding with hooks I want to do that in my mud room!

    Amanda
    www.amanduhdesigns.com

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  17. I featured this on my blog today! Come check it out and get a "featured" button...thanks for the inspiration! :)

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  18. Your bathroom looks amazing! I love the stripes and how you replaced the towel rack! I featured this on a few of my favorite tutorials for the week here: http://modernwivelyhood.blogspot.com/2011/03/few-of-my-favorite-tutorials.html
    Have a great week!

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  19. Your bathroom looks great Sarah! I'm glad you shared your feelings about the molding and hooks. Can definitely see how it would be more functional.

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