No Better Place

There is no better place to let your personality shine than a small powder room.  Guest bath, half bath, powder room; whatever you call it, if you’re lucky enough to have one it’s usually the bath in your home that guest get to see so why not make it pop.  Most homeowners want to keep the overall feel of there home neutral and are worried about getting too crazy.  A small powder room is the perfect place to express your pinned up design wild side!  It's like opening a present every time a guest goes in. All that being said, I would suggest picking one element to be the focus and let everything else support it.  Here are some of my favorites!

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Southern with a Twist

Our own South Highlands powder room completed in 2014 and featured in Forum magazine.  From the Horchow white "Porcupine Quill" mirror to the Derwent Wallpaper by Osborne and Little it’s a show stopper!   I get asked all the time if wallpaper is out of style- my go to answer- wallpaper is custom so if you’re going to the parade of homes or open houses on the weekend you’re not going to see a great deal of it.  A spec house builder is trying to appeal to everyone and wallpaper is definitely geared towards a single persons taste.  Also wallpaper is more expensive than just painting and it has to be updated just like hair cuts and outfits.

 Here are more I love straight from  the World Wide Web!

March 2014 issue of New York Cottages & Gardens

No not everyone is daring enough to do this, but man it’s good looking!  Fun and formal at the same time.

The Color Issue

How fun is this!  Between the paper, yellow camp light and poppy orange mirror I can't pick my favorite element in this bath.  Side note, my husbands 96 year old grandma has that same ceramic kitty my her fireplace!

Home Bunch

Super simple and timeless but check out that amazing border tile on the floor!  It looks expensive but I bet you could create the same looks with material purchased from Lowe's or Home Depot.

Style at Home

Pedestal sinks are great in powder rooms where a lot of counter-top space is not necessary.  Can I tell you how much I love the wallpaper, brass light fixture, and that mirror!

The Wild Wonders a Wall Can Do

Fall is here! It's getting cooler and giving me the itch to do some DIY! Sometimes you don't have the time and money to do a full "knock down the walls" remodel, but I've got some simple ideas you can do yourself! So throw on a long-sleeve shirt and some comfy jeans, and pull out those paint brushes!

First, I want to give you a little update on us! Red River Remodelers recently relocated our office to 818 Montrose Dr., just across the street from Superior Bar & Grill. We found this amazing mid-century modern home and let our creative juices flow! We want to get the finishing touches done before debuting it in a full blog, but you know I like to tease you, so I have included a piece of it today ;)

Red River Remodelers wants to give you something you can make into a weekend project. One wall... that's it. That's all you have to tackle to make a huge difference in your home. Now, some of us are a little adventurous and will end up doing the whole room, but all I'm asking you to do is just one wall. 

Now, here's the fun stuff! This is our bathroom at our office! Three of the walls are finished in Valspar Graphite, and our accent wall is covered in Emser Tile Confetti Penny Round Mosaics. The freaking awesome Sarah Reuther found this and told Angie we HAD to have it! Can you blame her? Thanks Sarah for bringing this into our lives!

I was so excited about doing some DIY, I started searching some blogs and found some amazing and simple projects to share with you! This first one doesn't even take up an entire wall! By the way, anytime you want some inspiration, go to apartmenttherapy, this is where I found Maura's project! All she used was a few samples of paint (all from the same paint swatch) and some tape!

     

This next project is SUPER EASY! Also found on apartmenttherapy, Alicia just bought some simple pre-painted white wood, cut a few pieces, hot glued them to make diamonds, and then used 3M Command Strips to mount them! Totally great idea if you're just renting!

Another blog I love to find DIY things on is Cozy.Cottage.Cute. Sarah had been dying to use a stencil, but didn't want it to be too girly for her little boy's nursery. She ended up using Royal Design Studio's Endless Circles Lattice Moroccan Stencil which had been featured in Better Homes and Gardens. They have tons of different patterns, and the cool thing about a stencil is that you can go bold with your colors, or keep it neutral like Sarah did here and still make a statement. I've been spending way too much time on their website looking at stencils! I think my next project will definitely involve one!

For you rustic folks, this is one of my favorite DIY projects... I love getting my hands dirty, and this really gives you an opportunity! Mandy Jean Chic created this super awesome pallet wall in her master bath water closet. It took a little figuring, a little hard labor, and a lot of love, but this space transformed into such a beautiful little rustic toilet room. 

This last DIY is a little more intense... I just fell upon it while mindlessly perusing Pinterest and stopped cold! I am a little bit of a sucker when it comes to black and white.  I don't do it on purpose, I can't help it, but I love it.  It's classy, it's funky, it's whatever you want it to be!

Now, I know some of you are looking at this and thinking, what are trying to sign me up for crazy woman! I know you might not believe me, but this isn't wallpaper! Shauna hand-painted this wall pattern! If you've followed us and read our Pattern Party blog, you will see that I'm continuing Sarah's love for pattern :)

I found this on Shauna's Beautiful Matters blog.  Her finished look gave the illusion of modern wallpaper, without all the hassle that comes with it. I know you're probably thinking, Callie, you said ONE wall... well, I'm getting excited :) You've got to follow the link on the pictures and check out all her other pictures of the process.  It's amazing! 

          

This just goes to show that a lot of excitement, a little bit of time, and one wall can completely transform your room from drab to fab!  Get excited! Tackle a wall; heck, tackle an entire hallway!  Go grab some supplies and get to painting! Post pictures of your before and after on our facebook page!

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- callie hearnsberger