Since I got really cheap thrifty and redid the hall bathroom shopping the house, I figured it was also almost free to remove the medecine cabinet and patch the wall. All I would have to buy is a piece of drywall, tape and some mud. I even got a new towel bar to hang there too and all for $21.04. I love the results, so much better. Now there is a place to hang a hand towel and it looks prettier too.
The medecine cabinet in the bathroom was not needed at all and it really didn’t add anything decorative to the area. Secondly, you couldn’t even hang a towel bar so you had to have one standing on the counter. Time for it to go.
Here is how you do it. Now I am not a pro, but mine turned out just fine.
Just remove the shelves and then remove the 4 screws that are holding it in.
When it is out you have a nice hole that you need to clean out really well of all builders debris. I forgot to get a picture of the next step, but I had a piece of 2 x 2 and I cut it to frame out the inside so I could add my piece of sheetrock and have wood to nail the sheetrock to. Just make sure you nail the 2 x 2’s onto the studs inside just behind the existing sheetrock line. You want both pieces of sheetrock to line up.
Next nail your sheetrock in, it doesn’t have to be a totally perfect fit, remember you are going to use tape and compound to smooth out the joints.
This is the first coat. Now I know this looks really rough, but when it dries and I give it a light sanding, it will look really good. As you can see, the original finish on my walls is what they call “knock down” and it is pretty rough to begin with. I am trying to simulate that finish. I think we are getting close. Now to sand and do the second coat.
Dry, sanded down and ready to paint after the second coat. Be sure to let the compound dry thoroughly. (I kept the small shop vac handy to keep vacuuming up all the mess.)
While all of that was drying, I decided to try and upgrade my mirror. I had just a tiny bit left in this can of gold and of course my trusted stain. Minwax walnut.
I gave the frame whiffs of gold randomly. I wanted just a hint of gold, not a totally gold frame. We’ll see how it looks under the lights in the bathroom.
Next I dipped a toothbrush in the stain and gave the whole thing a spatter look by running my thumb across the bristles of the toothbrush. Gives it more of an aged look.
It’s so hard to get a picture in all the bright light, but it really is pretty. It’s just enough to give the mirror some character.
With the wall patched and painted, I was ready to hang the towel bar and accessorize. Goodwill came through again with the perfect picture.
Aren’t these cherubs just the cutest ever.
TA-DA the reveal So how does my wall look and isn’t this so much better than the medecine cabinet.
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