Monday

pink bathroom vanity

For those of you who follow me on instagram (dwellingsbydevore), you already know what I was up to this weekend.  I've wanted to paint my daughter's bathroom vanity for a while now, but never got around to it.  Well this weekend I got it done.  I thought about going with white paint, but where's the fun in that?  I settled on behr wild watermelon.  It's really hard to tell from those small swatches sometimes, but I had a feeling this would be the perfect shade I was looking for.  Thankfully I was right.  It's not too peachy and not to bubblgum, it's just a good shade of coral pink.


(this picture makes it look a little more pink and a little less coral than it really is)

Here's a little before of the vanity before.  It wasn't terrible and was in great shape, but it was pretty builder bland.
Here's the steps I would recommend following if you plan to paint a vanity in your home.

1.  Sand everything down and then clean it really well.
2.  Prime it.  If you're worried about the odor (since the base will have to be painted inside) go with a zero VOC primer like Kilz Clean Start
3.  Start painting.  It took me a few coats to get things nice and even.  I paint the nooks and crannies first with a brush and then roll over everything with a foam roller.  I used a semi gloss finish so that I could avoid having to use a topcoat and still have some durability and wipe ability which is always nice in a bathroom.  The only other thing I would say is to wait the recommended amount of dry time before you re-coat.  Even if it's dry to the touch it doesn't mean it's ready for another coat. 

I think the pink makes it more fun and playful since the black walls are a little more sophisticated for a kids' space.  I'm working on a window treatment to add a little more whimsy too.










I've made a lot of changes in this room lately so I thought I'd include a few pictures of other details in the room and update my home tour of this room.  I'm also linking up to Emily Clark's kids' spaces link up.

Sources for this room:


64 comments:

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I absolutely adore it! So pretty!! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

It's beautiful! I love the pink vanity and all of the personal touches like the quote on the mirror. Great job!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I love it! I've been contemplating this for a while now. I'm officially inspired!!! It looks awesome!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Oh I love this bathroom. How fun and the colors are gorgeous. Such a girly room. I would love for you to link this up to my Inspire Me party that just started today. http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2013/07/173rd-inspire-me-tuesday.html
Hugs, Marty

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I love the color combination!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Love the color and it's the perfect pop in this bathroom! ;)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

It's so perfect!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

LOVE this- like everything else you do! You are so brave- I could never even think of painting the vanity anything but white- but it looks amazing! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Love your little girl's bathroom- it could totally be the adjoining one for my little girl's nursery that I just posted on Emily's blog...that's how I found you! Cute blog!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Sooo good!!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Girl, you are GIFTED!! Pretty much every time I start reading one of your posts, I always start with the same thought: "How could she possibly improve on this room/furniture/etc, it's already amazing!" and then somehow you find even MORE amazing-ness!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I completely smitten with this bathroom and it is perfect for a little girl. The pink vanity is beautiful!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Your new vanity just took your bathroom totally over the top! It was gorgeous already and now it's just so dramatic! I'm loving those sea fans also. Gorgeous!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I just love the black walls and new pink vanity!!! Beautiful! Just found your blog over Instagram...so glad I did!!

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Dwellings by DeVore said...

love love that color pink! awesome job with that vanity - i want one :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Love love love! It looks great against the black :) I also love the sea fans. Pretty! xo Kristin

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Oh yes freakin ma'am!!! This is just wonderful. You know how I love me some black walls! It's the perfect shade for that space. I'd love to get primped in there. Awesome job:)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

you're so funny :) Thank you!!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! I'm a little sea fan obsessed! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks so much!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! So glad you found me :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks so much Jennifer! The sea fans are one of my favorite parts too! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you so much for your kind words! My mind is always going so I'm constantly changing things :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! I just check out your kids' rooms and love them all!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you so much Ashley!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks Danae!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! I really wanted to make it special for my daughter :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Go for it! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Just link up :) Thanks marty!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! I'm loving coral right now and black and gold are always a favorite of mine! :)

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

I was having trouble commenting yesterday :( had to come back and tell you how fabulous it is!
Perfectly sweet and sophisticated!!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Bethany, the vanity turned out great! I really like the Behr Wild Watermelon with the black walls. I'd love to feature this on my paint color blog, Involving Color. Let me know if you're interested!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Sure, I'd love that!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

SO cute!! I LOVE that you painted the vanity coral. It turned out so well. The bathroom really looks great!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

this makes me want to paint a bathroom cabinet...STAT! such a beautiful job!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

What paint sheen did you use on the black walls? It all turned out beautifully!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! I used eggshell.

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Saw this room over on Emily Clark's blog. What a fun vanity color! Love the black walls too. I recently painted my powder room walls almost-black and they really class up the space.

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Love this!!!! Can I ask where you found the glittered taxidermy towel hook at????

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thank you! I bought the hook at Hobby Lobby and then gave it a little makeover. If you are interested here's the post I did about it: http://www.dwellingsbydevore.com/2013/05/glittered-gold-taxidermy.html#.Ugp9T459ncM

Dwellings by DeVore said...

Thanks so much! I agree, dark walls are so classy!

Dwellings by DeVore said...

love the color, its one of my favorite color. actually the color of my bedroom is pink


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The kind of pink color used is not bad and I love the shade. I think this looks better in girls personal bathroom since it looks so girly. I like the designs as well.

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