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Decorating Your Bathroom With Used Bedroom Furniture
Although there are many alternatives for readymade bathroom cabinetry, most are very costly. If you want a high-end and unique look for your bathroom but you don’t want to part with thousands of dollars, you can add metal tree wall art and convert old bedroom furniture into a distinctively stunning bathroom for a fraction of what you’d pay for exclusive cabinetry or carpenter built customized pieces.
Provincial bedroom furniture from the late 1950’s is ideal for a glamorous bathroom design. A low, wide dresser easily converts into a double sink vanity while the 'high boy' affords storage space for towels and linens. There are surprises for the footboard and headboard, but we will first talk about preparing the dresser to serve as a bathroom vanity.
If the wood finish on the dresser is damaged, you can opt to strip it to retain the natural wood grain and apply new stain. Or you can paint the dresser; in this case you may not need to totally strip it, but you will have to scrap away any damaged, cracked or curling finish and make all surfaces completely smooth; fill any gouges or scrapes with wood putty. Paint will show every flaw in the surface, so you want to make the exterior as perfect as possible before painting.
After the dresser is freshly stained or painted, use a floor grade varnish, such as Diamond Varathane® to seal the wood. The floor grade varnish will protect the wood from inevitable bathroom moisture. You might select either a glossy finish or semi-gloss finish. Use at least three layers of varnish on the entire dresser and five layers of varnish on top, unless you are going to replace the top with a piece of marble or granite. Put on each coat, allow it to dry, and then sand lightly with fine grade steel wool; next, wipe off all traces of dust between coats for a smooth professional looking finish.
To make the most of the inside vanity space and to create designer look, choose vessel style sinks that sit on top of the vanity. When installing your plumbing and connecting the sinks, modify the drawers so that the space is not wasted. They can be notched in order to accommodate your plumbing; you can hire a local contractor to do this work for you if you aren't able to do it yourself.
If you have a “high-boy” in your set of furniture that you wish to use for storage in the bathroom, be sure to treat the wood with varnish, just as you did with the vanity. This will prevent swelling and warping of the wood. The top space of the “high-boy” can be used to display fresh flowers or a silver tray topped with a jewelry dish and atomizers of your favorite perfumes and colognes.
Now onto the headboard or footboard: Use either piece as a basis for a mirror over the vanity; depending on the amount of wall space, one piece may be a better fit than the other. The glass mirrored panels will fit on the flat surface of the wood and the decorative molded wood edging will provide a frame. You may have to cut off the ‘legs’ so that it will fit low enough over the vanity. Stain or paint any cut edges to coordinate with the vanity, and then varnish the whole piece to protect the wood. Once it’s ready take the head or footboard to a glass shop so that they can cut and install mirrored panels to fit on the flat surfaces.
Install your mirror, bring in your fluffy new towels, decorative accessories and accents like copper wall sculpture and metal wall art decor and sculptures, and enjoy your stylish, unique bathroom.
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