Bathroom Fixture Update

One of the things I did in the week between painting walls and moving in was to update the bathroom fixtures.  The vanity cabinet is one of those neat old one-piece jobs that sits between studs, which I love, and I have no idea how to swap out lights (though I imagine in the next year or two I'll learn).  These were all a horrible dark brassy color.

The best advice we got when we bought the house was to do a quick fix until we have enough time or money or both to do a proper replacement or repair, so I decided to paint these babies.  I HATED the brass/bronze finish.  It's really a shame that the towel bars are that color, too... I will have to wait on those since I didn't want to fool with painting them.  Luckily they are largely covered by towels.

Since spray paint was the best choice for these things, first I taped off the whole area I didn't want to paint.

 Here's the paint I used:

...and I was a complete IDIOT and didn't even wipe these things down before going at it, let alone lightly sanding or anything.  I highly recommend you don't get too eager and skip these steps.  I have some unfortunate textures and some drips because I didn't prep properly.  Good thing this was a quick fix and not a permanent job!

Next, I did three light coats, letting them each dry at least 12 hours between coats.

Before:

VOILA! After!

My dad also added a towel ring and we replaced the over-toilet organizer you can see in the reflection with a hanging one.  So, the final results are crisp and clean.

The last thing we will someday manage to do in the bathroom is take care of this dark, hulking monster:

Everything else is so modern and white, this thing is a complete eyesore.  I'm going to paint it near-white when I do the kitchen (more on that later) and already have updated nickel hardware to put on.  Someday!
~S