Updating a bathroom when you can't afford a renovation

We've been slowly working on the two bathrooms in our house, making them a little more modern as we go along. We put in some new hardware a new light fixture and mirror in our half bath and in our full bath have painted the walls, the cabinet, added a new light and mirror. Eventually we would love to remodel the full bath, though that's not in the near future. I wish I had taken some shots of the bathroom before we removed the old mirror and light and before we painted, but this is half way through our budget makeover. I went with white for paint on the cabinets, to try to make the blue counter less bold.

Below is the after, which cost under $500. Hopefully one day I can do a real renovation and rip out the sink and redo the tiling, but for now this is a huge improvement.

I used Pure White by Benjamin moore for paint on the sink cabinet and the wall cabinet, which paired  well with the Distant Gray I used on the walls. The new hardware is from Schoolhouse Electric, the Mission knobs in polished nickel to match the new light fixture and existing faucets. The mirror is the Kensington mirror from Pottery Barn and the new light fixture is from Birch lane. The watercolor is a custom portrait of our Lakeland Terrier Ailsa by A Lost Feather NY.

My toddlers calm and cozy bedroom

Since we've moved I've been going from one room to the next in our new house, painting, installing new lighting, moving furniture around and so many other little tweaks along the way. My 20 month old boy's room is finished (for now).

When we moved in it was green, which I love, however the original green was a little more lime than I would have liked so I painted it a softer shade using Benjamin Moore's "Palest Pistachio". I plan to eventually switch out the blinds in his room, they function just fine for now, and with the recently added curtains which I got for a steal from target, it feels plenty cozy.

We took out the old wall sconce in the room which resembled an outdoor lamp post and replaced it with a simple sconce from Cedar and Moss. Although I've kept the books and toys to a minimum, (because let's be honest, he would rather play with an empty box or the remote to the tv) he still has a few things that I wanted to tuck away. We created a reading nook where we read before bedtime and put two baskets with books on either side at reaching distance for him. I installed an ikea wall shelf above with the books that he isn't quite ready for and a few stuffed animals and games.

Dining Room makeover

We closed on our house on Thursday last week, and by Friday at midnight I had painted our living room and dining rooms. I painted over a burnt orange in the living room, that I honestly thought was going to take 5 coats, and a yellowy/orange in the dining room.

 Here are images of the before and after for our dining room. I'm really happy with how it turned out. It cost under $100 as the only things I needed were paint supplies and new curtains, which I picked up from target. I'll be posting the before and after of the living room and kitchen in the next two weeks on my website www.JuliePiddingtonDesigns.com .

Just need one more pair of curtains for this window.
I wanted to be sure I loved the ones I bought before committing
to two pairs.

The dining room before painting and changing out the light fixture.

I used Benjamin Moore's "Patriot White" and installed our vintage Louis Poulsen PH pendant.