Sassy Brass Knobs

There are a few painting projects on the horizon over here and I am getting super antsy to get started with any of the three. Now that my energy level is on the rise [finally] I am thinking I might be able to begin on one of them this week. Speaking of painting, the entire upstairs trim is finished and I could not be happier with the end-result. I love it so much! While our painter was here, I had him paint our master bedroom. It was maybe one of the top 5 decisions we’ve made regarding changes or tweaks to the house. It is the perfect shade of light gray and it gives the room a whole new look and feel. More details on that to come. Oh and yes, I am all about DIY, but with the amount of time and energy it was going to take for the trim project, it made more sense for us to hire it done. Ted did take on the formal living room last May, in an attempt to tackle the entire main level, while he was home on parental leave after Simon was born. After 2 full days of taping, priming and painting, he came out with one room done [which does look fabulous, btw] and no time left to finish the rest. We hired the remaining main floor rooms to be done and then waited until this year to do the upstairs. We just didn’t think it made sense for us to devote that many nights and weekends to the trim, especially with a brand new baby we wanted to give our time and attention to! There is a time and a place for DIY and then there are times when you are better off bringing in a professional.

One little refresh project I am pretty sure I mentioned awhile back, like a looong while back, is our upstairs guest bath / boys’ bathroom. For now, we bathe the boys in our master because the layout in “their” bathroom is a little dysfunctional, especially for trying to position yourself to scrub-a-dub 2 little guys. The 3 main issues are: the toilet sits directly next to the faucet side of the shower/tub, which makes for reaching in or crouching down to be at their level nearly impossible, it has a sliding glass door, so only 1/2 can be open at a time and thirdly, you can’t even get in the shower without having to close the door to the bathroom itself. Needless to say, it is easier to use our bathtub for the boys, but our frequent guests still have to use this itty bitty little space. Without taking on a complete reno, we are definitely making it work. I have slowly been doing things to give it a fresh new look. We took out the builder-grade mirror and put in a more decorative one over the vanity. Yesterday, we made a few tweaks to the light fixture and I’ll be sharing the before and after photos very soon. A new piece of art is hung on the wall and a new rug sits on the floor and you can probably bet I will be picking up a few new accessories to spice up the space as well. 😉

My point to all of this back-story, although most of it was irrelevant, is I am going to paint the vanity! I found a great color and am anxiously anticipating how awesome it is going to look. But what is even more exciting [in my little world] is after the painting project is completed, I will be dressing the vanity cabinets and drawers with new hardware! Oh the thrill! There aren’t any pulls or knobs on there now, so since I am starting with a blank slate, I’ve been doing a little browsing to get the wheels spinning. Today I am going to share some of the sassy brass eye candy I was relishing over this past weekend.

Sources from left to right:

crystal brass | mineral | mercury glass

rectangular bar | gold geo lines | stacked hexagon

gilded round | straight-edge round | beaded detail

Some of these beauties are on the pricier side. Like I’m talking close to $30 per knob, but I always like to scour the internet to get my vision and then can always find more reasonably priced options down the road. At this point, I am not sure which knob I am going to choose, but I will soon have 2 other pieces which will need new hardware, too 🙂 If I don’t select any of these for the bathroom vanity, you just might see one of them pop up somewhere else. Next item on the list is to go out and buy the paint and then bust out my brush and get after it.

Bathroom vanity inspiration:

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 Have you ever switched out the hardware on a piece of furniture, bathroom vanity or kitchen for an instant facelift? Where have you scored fun and unique hardware finds?
I hope you are having a great start to your week and thank you for stopping by today!