another tale of an unreliable contractor

Our contractor, who was referred to us by friends, is supposedly reliable and trustworthy. Now, he may be trustworthy but he was supposed to start last Monday... and I am still phone stalking him with no response. Looks like our bathroom is going to continue to sit, naked, for a few more weeks while we line up another contractor. Sigh. Oh well. Let me share some pics of what I've been doing in the meantime...


I had been hanging on to a tiny swatch of fabric that I fell in love with months ago, so I finally went out and bought it. If you can use your imagination, this is the fabric, and below, the headboard. We are going to use a local upholsterer instead of making it ourselves because I am not confident we could do the nailhead detail, etc. without it looking sloppy. It is our master bedroom after all : )
And... I painted the bathroom vanity. I think it will add a nice little punch to our bathroom. The color is breezy by Sherwin Williams.

Our boatload of grasscloth. Patiently waiting to be hung. I saved about $60 a double roll by ordering it online versus at the local design store. I guess I'm more supportive of my wallet than the local economy... : ) Here is some before pics of our foyer...



I'll leave you with some pictures of the last bit of demo... hopefully soon I will have new bathroom pics to post.


And our furry little helper