Tuesday, December 29, 2009
day 3
I am dork. I know. But its funny
Sunday, December 27, 2009
day 1
The inside of a 50 year old toilet. I think I'll go ahead and splurge for a new one.
Sink is gone.
Ready for demo
My latest find from home goods, mirror for above the sink. I'm not sure if you can see it but it has a shelf at the bottom.
And my precious vanity. I haven't made up my mind about painting it blue. I am thinking distressed wedgewood? What do you think?
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
-Bethany
Saturday, December 19, 2009
a little inspiration
Hello beautiful! The wall color is a little bold for me, but I would love to paint my vanity that color. The problem is our bathroom is small and I am thinking it would be better if it was monocromatic. We'll see.
This one is a little too boring for me... I like the subway tile and beadboard, but it needs to be spruced up a bit.
Yumm another blue vanity
I really love this bathroom, but its probably not going to happen in this house. Maybe the next one : )
I'll keep you posted on my progress.
lucky finds keep me on budget
I began my search for the old sink replacement for bathroom #3. It had to be petite and fancy, and cheap. Did you know that wal-mart sells granite top vanities? I scoured the internet but in the end fell in love with a vanity from Lowe's. It was beautiful, with marble countertop, in my budget, and ... permantly out of stock. As in none in the state of Texas.
So I gave in and bought the floor model. She is a little gap-toothed, but we are going to get a replacement backsplash at the local stone yard. You are never going to guess what I paid for her...
That's right TWENTY BUCKS!
Ta dah! Will be perfect as soon as we replace the backsplash.
formerly known as the blue room
It took me almost 3 weeks (while I was unemployed) to prep the room, strip the wallpaper, and then paint the walls, ceilings, and trim. Without the help of my mother, mother in law, and hubby, it would have been 3 months.
Before
I really wish I had a close up of the old ceiling fan. I could best describe it as Beaumontlicious.
After
I also wanted to mention that the cost of this room was about 4 gallons of paint. Luxury bedding was custom made from mother in law to hubby, as a law school graduation present(copied from Fendi) and all furniture was hand me down from hubby's lovely sisters. Paint color is Sherwin Williams Tavern Taupe.
bathroom #3
Let me show you what we're working with.
No matter how hard I clean you, you still disgust me.
What lovely legs you have. I actually find this sink charming, but it is lousy for storage and trying to get ready on it is next to impossible.
Here is the progress we made stripping the paint of in about 3 hours. After all the fumes we inhaled we decided for the same amount of time we could gut the whole thing. Right. I'm sure it will be finished in a timely 3 months.
I will keep you updated on our progress and my shopping : )
-Bethany
Saturday, November 21, 2009
for the love of toile.
Blue and white toile! I am pretty sure it is original to the house and that it was papered over by the last owners.
My cheesy self in the mirror...
Now its in three rooms in my house... bathroom.... dining room
annnnd guest room.
I think I need to get a life...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
living room lights - check
Pretty snazzy. Bringing our house into the 21st century one room at a time. And just a little reminder of what it looked like before (below)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
I just couldn't help myself, my precious little nephew Wesley
The beginning... only 8 more panels to go...
The proof... I can sew
The dining room/sweatshop. It's wasn't so bad, there was wine. Thanks Hilary and Carolyn
I am loving how tall the curtains make our ceilings look. Please disregard our lack of bedding... we will have something by winter...
Here is the only "before" picture we have. You get the point - it wasn't pretty
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Master Bath
Here is the before. Obviously previous owner's stuff. One tiny sink. No storage and maroon tile. And that little light you see, was the only lighting besides a dingy ceiling fixture.
Right outside the bathroom there were built in drawers. The old school kind without rollers... we tore them out and made this area part of the bathroom so we could have a double vanity.