Before & After: Bathroom

Here's my 36 1/2" wide bathroom. There's actually nothing wrong with it other than there's no storage. I'm all for a sparse, clean bathroom but there is no other storage outside the bathroom like a linen closet, it just didn't make sense. The over the toilet space saver didn't really do much either. I'm a girl - I have tooooonnss of hair and skin products! Plus, there's nowhere to put towels! The dark wall color didn't help with lighting at all and made it dark and depressing. There aren't many options in a rental apartment, but my gracious landlords gave permission to paint and install shelving above the toilet. Whew.

Before:

After!

The shelves are level, honest! The ceiling is a little wonky which throws things off but I did the best I could. I even anchored the darn things. 

Hard to tell in the pic, but it's definitely a pale blue. No idea what the color is since it was custom mixed at Home Depot but I still have the lid somewhere. Most of the items came from Ross. Will have to play around more with the baskets to get a balanced look.

Top left:

Marshall's apothecary jar (already had shells and little woodsey balls)

Marshall's metal tin (currently holding charger for electric toothbrush)

Goodwill watercolor picture of house on a lake ($5! had it for a while)

Marshall's mercury glass square lidded jar thingy holder

Ross jute/hemp basket

Ross jute/hemp basket with hairdryer, curling iron, etc.

Ross glass hermetic bottle (filled with mouthwash)

Ross jute/hemp basket holding facial products

Ross jute/hemp basket holding hair styling products

Goodwill vintage pastoral frame picture

Ross silver compote holding bars of soap

Ross five white towels

Gabriel's bath "This And That" jars

Marshall's hermetic bottles

This makeover was done a while ago and I've since nixed the little jars and hermetic bottles (except one) that just weren't functional. Gotta maximize space! I'll post a more current picture soon.

Inspired: Gold Heeled Shoes

Whilst doing some much needed retail therapy obligatory clothes shopping for an upcoming work trip, I decided that my shoe wardrobe was missing.. dun dun DUUUUHH! Gold. heeled. shoes. They're everywhere for late summer/fall and there are many cute options for any budget. However, I. have. a. lot. of. shoes. and can't justify buying one just because they're "cute" and I "wanted them". Here are some that I've been eyeing:

Brian Atwood cap-toe gold-heel deliciousness.

Aldo - Bozena in gold

Kate and Zooey know what's up.

From ASOS to Jimmy Choo to Steve Madden and Aldo - these shoes are the bees knees right now. I had a few requirements in order for them to make the cut. 1) Comfort. Maybe I'm old now but I just can't wear uncomfortable shoes any more, no matter how cute. 2) Price. These puppies need to be $20 or less. A girl has outfits and jewellery to buy too, yaknowwhatimsayin! PLUS, I *might* have already bought three pairs of shoes for said trip. So this purchase is a total indulgence no matter how cheap.


Enter the blue pointed python flat from The Limited. This was an online-only item that someone made the the crazy mistake of returning in the store and I got for less than $15! They're pretty cute (and comfy!) on their own but a light bulb went off and huzzah! These bad boys were getting the gold treatment.

The Limited - Pointed Python Flat

20 minutes later and a couple careful swipes of Rub 'n Buff, I was able to make these fabulous.

Apologies for the potato photo.. I do have a nice digital camera but need batteries and perhaps a beginners photo course to round it out. But the shoes are seriously snazzy. The photos do not do them justice. The heel is subtle (doesn't look painted!) and just what the shoe needed to give it some oomph and/or chutzpah. It's still summer and I haven't taken them for a test drive so I'm not sure how well the gold will hold up but I could always find a more durable gold and reapply. I will post better pictures when I get my camera in order. 

What do you think about gold heeled shoes - or even better: DIY gold heeled shoes? Yay or nay?