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Grace Manor Updates!
It’s true! This is my 5th home, and for all of my usual pre-plans and getting things in order prior to moving in, one of two things typically occur… I scrap everything immediately after move-in and go with something else, or, I stick with the plan and change it about a year in. The latter is what’s happening over here at Grace Manor. I’ve just finished updating a couple spaces, so let’s take a look!
Primary Bathroom Updated
One of the ways commonly known to upgrade bathrooms is by removing the builder grade mirrors, replacing them with stand-alone mirrors. I’ve done this many times, and that was the intention when I revealed my primary bathroom in this post HERE (picture below). I also always intended to incorporate more black into the decor in this space.
I was okay with this iteration for a little while, then quickly began to obsess over the monstrosity that was the builder-installed mirror. I already knew it would be incredibly difficult to remove from my experience moving the powder room mirror (also mentioned in the post HERE). The adhesive that was used is a special kind of stubborn, and since this mirror is about 20-feet long, it’s a definitive “NO” on trying to remove it myself, of course with the help of someone, or even being able to hire someone to remove it for me. So I had to put my creative hat on and come up with something that I’d fall in love with. And a broken mirror led me to that.
These were the mirrors that were in place in my last home’s primary bathroom, revealed in this post HERE. I loved these mirrors, but when I noticed a crack during the moving process, I was sure I could find a way to disguise it. I could not. But under closer observation, I realized I could remove the mirrors and keep the frames in tact, which is really what I loved anyway. Soooo… I did just that. I removed the mirror portions and spray painted the frames. You all know I’ll spray paint anything, lol! Here’s how it all turned out…
And just like that, the beastly builder-grade mirror stopped bothering me. I simply hung the spray painted frames on top of it. I realized the shape of these frames matched the large middle mirror that I swapped out some months ago, and instantly I was thrilled with the result. I also added some ribbons tied in bows (we all know how I love a bow), floral decor pieces, a small chandelier at the closet entryway, and I painted the closet door black. I still have some tweaking to do; possibly by adding some black molding but, we’ll see.
Sidenote: I learned a little about painting doors. It’s not the same as painting walls, so eventually, I’ll have to strip, sand, and re-paint this one. But I still love it.
I also made one small change in the closet / dressing room… I replaced the chair and side table with a bench I fell in love with on Amazon. I couldn’t help myself 🙂 And the chair that was here, you’ll see further down in the post, where it now sits with it’s sister in the office area 🙂
The Dining Area...
Here is what the dining area looked like in it’s first iteration…
It’s the same table I’ve had since 2013. I interchanged the chairs periodically, and when I moved into my current home, I’d always planned to replace the dining table and chairs and add an area rug. When I was ready… Hallelujah, praise God, I was able to get the table (from Living Spaces), at a fraction of the price from when I initially looked into purchasing it. The chairs (from Wayfair) were my “big girl” purchase, lol! And the area rug was from Amazon. I just checked and the price of the chairs has gone up a quite a bit, so I’m glad I got them when I did. The chairs are VERY nice and extremely comfortable. The “white” is a pure white and look even whiter in person. Even though they’re upholstered with performance fabric, at first unpacking, I was concerned. A little red lipstick mishap and a test cleaning later, all concerns are gone. The red lipstick came right out! So the performance fabric is truly performing, lol! The chairs were packed beautifully in slipcovers and padding, with no assembly required. I’m very impressed with this brand!
The previous glass dining table is now being used as my desk in the office area.
So What Will the Next Update Be?
I would love to replace the fabric swoop in the primary bath with sheers and track curtain rails at some point… I think, lol! And while the laundry room is somewhat decorated, it is by no means where I’d like it to be. I still have to decide on the vision for it first, and then there’s still a whole other guest room to figure out a decor strategy for… (wondering sigh) but there’s no rush on any of it. It’s just more to look forward to :)xo
