Taniya Nayak: A sophisticated and take looking sparkle finish, self stick floor tiles and shabby
sheik accessories turn this blue bathroom into that would be right at home in any
upscale country cottage. I’m showing you how to do it for under $100 and less
that half a day. The first step in getting a shabby sheik look for this bathroom is to
get this vanity a crackle finish before I get started I have to give it a light sand to
take off any varnish. Prickle finish is a full finishing painting technique but
overall fact it looks weltered in old and sort of like something you’ve see in the
shabby sheik boutique. The main goal here is to get the varnish rock up so that the
paints stick. To achieve the crackle finish look you need three things, a base coat,
a crackle finish glaze and the top coat all in total cost you about $30.
Have a nice dark basecoat but when I’m done the top coat will be almost white so
when you see it crackle the contrast between the dark and light it’s going to be
dramatic. The basecoat of the vanity is done in drying but while I let that dry I’m
going to let you down the floor to get ready for my peeling stick tile. I’m laying
my first tile in a corner that has a 90 degree angle this will ensure that the rest of
the tiles get laid out nice and even. It’s very simple, fill and stick that’s all it takes
and this tiles cost 80 cents each I have about 30 square feet so for $24 I’m
covering this whole bathroom giving you the brand new look. Although laying
vinyl tiles can be really easy the tricky parking command when you have tight
areas like around the toilet, I’m lining up my paper along both edges of the tiles
then I take a pencil and when it write along the edge of the toilet. The next step,
scrap and scissors and cut out the template and tracing out the cutout onto my new
tile all I have to do is cut it and it’s going to be a perfect fit.
The basecoat is dry and now it’s time to get my crack along, this is a glaze that
goes on top of the basecoat and let it dry for a couple of hours and then I put my
top coat on. As the top coat dries, it will start to crackle and get this great
weathered looked. Great my crackle glaze is on and I need to let this dry a little
bit and then I’ll come in and hit it with the top coat. It’s time for the fun part, the
last step which is now putting a top coat on to allow the crackle to come through.
As it dries you are going to see great character, I have to show you this look at the
crackle start to take place it happen so fast almost immediately after you put the
top coat on. I’m putting in a few finishing touches from around the house to finish
off the look of my shabby sheik bathroom. Shabby has never look so sheik, a
bathroom that was build or great boring now has character in class and entire
room redone for under a $100 and in half a day you can’t bit that.