I wanted to share a fun, cheap, and easy DIY I did this weekend that made such a dramatic transformation to my master bathroom. The real star of the show was the faux backsplash I did with a sponge, however, let me walk you through the entire bathroom refresh…
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This is my master bathroom, it’s not awful, in fact, the previous owner had remodeled it. However, I always felt like the paint was “blah” and so was the entire bathroom. I really wanted to add some life to it.
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Because we’re all stuck at home during this quarantine, I used what I had in the house. I grabbed some leftover
Greige Clare Paint that I had used in the kids room, and painted all the cabinets. I then took this dull silver hardware, and spray painted it black.
(excuse the awful pics!)
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Now for the fun part…I’ve always wanted a backsplash in here, but installing tile or stone is not on my list of current talents—I can imagine many of you are in the same boat. So what did I do? I grabbed a sponge, some leftover
Seize The Gray Clare Paint, and I got to work.
Here’s what the sponge looked like (pretty much your standard dish sponge):
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You can see the full video tutorial on my Instagram
here, however below is the quick step by step guide + some tips:
- Pour paint out in a dish large enough to fit a sponge
- Dip the sponge in paint and wipe off excess paint (You can also get a sheet of paper to dip the sponge in once before the wall to get excess paint off that way)
- Dip the sponge on the wall (multiple times before reapplying paint)–the imperfections will look great when some squares are faded and others aren’t
- Repeat–Pick the spacing you want between each “stone.” (but alternate like actual brick or tile would look, don’t stack them..see below)
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I’m awful at taking step by step pictures, and if you follow me on Instagram I have a
video that will be much more helpful. However, below are some helpful tips–this really was as simple as it seems!
Tips:
- Don’t use too much paint, always wipe off the excess before putting it on the wall.
- Have a Q-tip and a wet paper towel ready in case anything drips
- I cut a sponge in half for the ends of the wall, but I didn’t end up using it. Instead I would eyeball the size by bending the sponge–it may make more sense if you see my video on Instagram here.
- I didn’t measure, I eyeballed everything. I LOVE the imperfections and feel like it gives it a more vintage weathered vibe.
- Lastly, and this may be more personal taste, but I prefer using lighter paint colors when doing this. I’ve tried this method a few other ways, and have found that darker paint colors don’t look as nice–darker colors also highlight mistakes much more than lighter colors.
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So what do you think? Not too shabby for a cheap alternative to a real backsplash right? I hope you try it too! And send me a DM on
Instagram and show me what it looks like! If you’re interested in another way I’ve used a sponge technique, check out my
DIY Sponge Paint Wall. And please, sign up for my email updates below. I promise I won’t spam you. We can be best buds.
Love,
Deema
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So Beautiful. ❤️
Ah thank you!!!!
I love your bathroom transformation! It turned out beautiful!
Aw thank you so much!!
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