Sunday, April 26, 2015

Bathroom makeover: A Superhero Bathroom

So we are officially 100% done with our Superhero bathroom update. (The last 1% took a little longer than it should of- just us forgetting to pickup up batteries to put the shield on the wall. lol)
I am so happy how this bathroom turned out:

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

It all started with my mom. She decided that for my birthday this past February, that her gift to me would be to help me update one room of my choice. I quickly decided that our upstairs bathroom was in desperate need of an update (it was my absolute least favorite room in the entire house). When she came to visit, we headed to Home Depot and got started on the makeover.
Now, this bathroom originally my hubs decided was going to be the one room he got to decorate- he wanted a horror-film red bathroom (complete with hand prints on the walls, joker posters and red walls). However, no-offense to my loving husband, it was a horror of a room to look at- I absolutely HATED that room. You can tell I hated that bathroom so much, I have so little photos of it on the blog. lol
This is how I showed that bathroom to ya'll blog readers. lol
You can see a small glimpse of it from a previous post I did on making a cat cart (litter box at bottom, food and water bowls on tray at top, with storage in between).
This bathroom also is the guest bathroom (bathroom in the hallway between both guest rooms) as well as the bathroom our cat Wendy calls her domain (we wish we had a different place to put her cat cart, but honestly its really the only place to put it). 

So, back to the makeover. My husband and I both LOVE superheroes, so it was the natural choice to go with for the bathroom theme. First, we taped off everything. The big challenge was paint- we decided to keep a single wall red, and did the rest in a bright yellow- to really brighten up the dark room.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
I shudder at this old look. This is after we removed the posters, hardware and "bloody hand prints" that were on the shower wall.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
My awesome mom helping me with this project. We filled all the holes, and then primed EVERYTHING!
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
We couldn't afford to get all new cabinetry (and the original was in pretty good shape still) so we painted it all. Here is the first coat of primer on the cabinet and medicine cabinet, and first coat of yellow on the walls after all the primer dried.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
Primer everywhere! We also primed the floor (if you can see a bit of it at the bottom of this pic)
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
The yellow was a lovely shade. We used it on 3 of the 4 walls of the bathroom.
(See bottom of post for shade and brand of paint).
After the yellow was done and the cabinets painted white, we painted the single red wall some more red- to give it a more even coating. Then we painted the floors. The floors in the bathroom were this ugly boring brown & tan stick on linoleum tiles. The previous owners either really loved tan/brown or got a good deal on it, because both upstairs bathrooms have that ugly tile and tan toilets, sinks and tub. (I HATE TAN! Why couldn't they have put in white!?!)

BEFORE
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

AFTER:
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

For the floors we painted them first in primer, then all in the white floor paint. Then we taped out the lines and painted the blue stripes on. (my mom did the stripes on the floor- as I had to go to work that day).
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
Note- it has been a month and a half since the floor was done painted and it has survived normal bathroom duties easily. We only have a few minor scrapes due to our cat. I suggest if you decide to paint linoleum titles like we did, it works great if you don't have pets (or pets with claws at least) or in a room not with a heavy traffic pattern- like a bathroom or laundry room. Our cat has claws, so she has scraped a few spots if she is running around. If she didn't have claws, the floor would probably be perfect still. Even with the few scrapes, it is doing fine. We've managed to clean up spills or drips of bathroom products (and cat sickness) no problem and the paint stays.
After all the paint was dry, we attached all the hardware and put up all the art decor.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

I just love the wall art we got from a Pick Your Plum deal (above).
Hubs and I picked up this awesome modern Superhero poster (below left) at ACMoore last winter (when we first decided that was what we were going to redo the bathroom as).

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

The star shower curtain I picked up at Target. I was sooooo excited for that find.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

I decided to add this cute red tub I had from the Dollar store for spare toilet paper. We also move the toilet paper roll up higher than it originally was.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
(That big empty space in the corner is where Wendy's cat cart will go).
I got a gift certificate from Think Geek (because they royally screwed up 2 of my Christmas gift orders, but that's another story), so we got the Captain America shield wall art and a mini light-up Thor hammer (not shown). I also added a mini picture holder (with clothespins) I got from Five Below, under the shield to hold our superhero photos. ;)

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover
Here's the sink with new hardware to the cabinet and new faucet (which was a PAIN for my hubs to put on, due to previous owners being dopes.). This pic was before I added a red bar soap dish, red candle and the mini Thor hammer to the corner.
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

I'm so pleased with it. It only took us a few days to do! Once we rolled in Wendy's cat cart, the bathroom was all done. 
Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

Supplies:
- Paint rollers, tools, etc. (Home Depot)
- Silver hardware and silver spray paint (Home Depot)
- Star curtain (Target)
- 3 art prints (Pick Your Plum)
- 4 frames and poster (AC Moore)
- Captain America Shield (Think Geek)
- Blue wall picture hanger (5 Below)
- Superhero bath container figures (Wal-Mart)

Paint (paint & primer from Home Depot and floor paint from Lowe's):
- Primer: Zinsser interior High Hiding Primer
- Yellow wall paint: Glidden Interior Paint & Primer Satin in Sunbeam
- White paint for cabinetry: Glidden Interior Paint & Primer satin in white
- Red single wall paint: Glidden interior paint Satin in Candy Apple
- Floor paint (blue): Valspar latex porch & floor paint Base 4 in Tinter B in Midnight Blue
- Floor paint (white): Valspar latex porch & floor paint Base 2 in Tinter B

Madcap Frenzy's Superhero bathroom update and makeover

I hope this inspires others to take a room that is their least favorite and make it one of their favorites with a little help from paint.
Have a great day!
-M

Monday, April 13, 2015

Congrats on your Retirement card

Recently my husband's old boss was retiring, so I made a retirement card to give to him for his sendoff.
Madcap Frenzy Yippee Skippe hooray retirement card
The front of the card
Madcap Frenzy Yippee Skippe hooray retirement card
I just love this cute balloon.
Madcap Frenzy Yippee Skippe hooray retirement card inside
The inside of the card
I ended up liking the balloon image, so I decided to make another card to keep in my stash. I just find this Stampin Up! image so cute.
Madcap Frenzy Yippee Skippe hooray retirement card
The other card I created with the same image and sentiment
Hope you're having a great day!
-M

Friday, April 10, 2015

Wedding card and gift for a friend

So not that long ago, a friend of mine got married. I met her while doing a show- where we played "sisters" in a production. It was such a lovely wedding.
Now that she's married, I can show off the card and gift I gave her.
First, her card was using a cute Stampin' Up stamp set I came across while on the Stampin Up getaway weekend with my mom.
The bride had mentioned to me previously that she loved jewel-tones (which the wedding was themed around) and that she loved things in the honeycomb shape. So that is what I went with for the theme.

Madcap Frenzy's wedding card

Madcap Frenzy's wedding card inside

For the gift, I decided to go more "cute" theme. I decided to go with a picnic basket/bag with cute tag sayings on the items included. I came across these cute printable tags I found here, and I tweaked many in Photoshop to fit my needs after finding some adorable additions for the bag. (I even managed to figure out what font they used so it all matched).

Madcap Frenzy's wedding gift for Life's a Picnic

What was one of the best/cutest items you've gotten as a wedding gift in the past? One of my favorite items we got for our wedding was a "1st Christmas" ornament set, which we still put on our tree to this day. I always love the thoughtful gifts you get in your lives.
As the spring/summer continues, more and more weddings happen. Here's a toast and many well wishes to those happy couples.
Have a great day!
-M

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Stampin Up! Crop in the Winter: It's a Birthday Party cards

I know, I am extremely behind in posting these projects, but I honestly completely forgot I didn't share these with you. The most recent Stampin Up! getaway weekend I attended with my mom was hosted by Jill Hilliard and was all about the Birthday theme. Here are some of the cute creations we created in Make & Takes or were given to us as "pillow gifts." So cute!
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday mouse box
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
So cute!
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday box.
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Fruit basket paper and birthday balloon pick
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday gift box
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday gift box tag
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Happy Birthday card- to hold gift card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday card and envelope liner
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Happy birthday card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday bow card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday tag
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday cake scrapbook page (minus the photos)
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday scrapbook page (minus the photos)
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
Birthday scrapbook page (minus the photos)
I had a blast creating various cards- it helped me really beef up my card stockpile- you always need many types of cards in your stash. We had a blast, though it was a little nerve-wracking- as it was snowing majorly outside. Luckily it cleared up a little the day we had to leave.
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday papercrafts
It started to majorly snow while we were there.
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! wall art
Wall art created with a Stampin Up! kit.
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! Birthday getaway
We got birthday cupcakes over the weekend- which was great, since it was right before my birthday coincidentally. I also got a lemon drop drink from the bar- makes the stamping night go. lol
I also created a few Thank you cards during the weekend.
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! thank you cards papercrafts
Thank you cards
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! thank you card
instagram/Polaroid style thank you card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! thank you card
instagram/Polaroid style thank you card
Madcap Frenzy Stampin Up! thank you card
instagram/Polaroid style thank you card
I feel like I always need Thank you cards- so I can never get enough. What type of cards do you always need in your stash?
I'll show off some of the other cards I created later- wedding, anniversary and a birthday calendar.
Have a great day!
-M