a little bit of this and that

Not much to talk about this week as far as progress in the bathroom goes. Although Hubby did a lot of work, a lot of it was wiring (adding the can above the shower), and finishing up the demolition of the tile and drywall. But... We had someone come up and measure for the foyer wallpaper which is pretty stinking exciting!!!!!! So here is what I have to share:

The ceiling fixture for the bathroom, Martha Stewart Schoolhouse light. We are going to do bead board etc, so I really wanted something charming and vintage feeling. Found at amazon.com

This little box here is one of the neatest little home renovation gadgets I have found. It is a recessed light/fan combo. In my opinion bathroom fans are all ugly, and when you have a tiny little bathroom they clutter up the ceiling. This is for the shower stall. NuTone light/fan combo found at faucetdirect.com.

Perhaps all these details may seem insignificant to you (hubby thinks I'm crazy) but to me when you are buying something to put in your home, you are going to look at it everyday. So I want it to be exactly what I want.

Here is a picture is of the grasscloth that I want to put in the foyer. Of course I am terrified to choose the wallpaper because it covers such a large part of our house. The picture is boring because of course, the beauty is in the texture. The brand is Decorator Grasscloth and the color is 488-307.


Just in case you forgot what we are working with - our foyer. And that is not our junk.

And finally, the precious chair I found today at the wallpaper store. I think the pair of chair (hehehe) will be perfect for host and hostess chairs in the dining room. To be decided.

Until next time...

full disclosure?

Back to post about the progress (or lack there of) our 3rd and final bathroom remodel project. The main thing that is slowing us down is the trash removal. Of course we are way to cheap to rent a dumpster so we try and cram it all in our regular trash can every week. The other tiny little detail- the previous owners of our house drywalled over some mold to try and conceal it. Wasn't that considerate of them? Sigh. Anyway, here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure. What you are looking at here is the view if you were standing in the shower. There was a leak in the roof, which caused this damage in the drywall. Instead of ripping it out and replacing it, the previous owners framed out a new ceiling a foot down and hung some new drywall and called it a day. The good news is that we will be able to raise the ceiling and add a recessed light so the shower isn't so claustrophobic. The bad news is that we have to have mold people come out to make sure it is properly taken care of, to ensure no problems in the future.

Up close.

Wall tile is almost all gone.
And the empty shower. They used to use lead for shower pans! Kind of interesting, but we will have to replace it. That's all for now, and now that my camera is fixed, I promise there will be more blogging.

Have a great week,

Bethany

putting away the decorations

Today we put up our tree and moved everything back to the garage. I didn't really have any exciting decorations to post, but I do have to share a lesson in patience. In November I found these fabulous stockings from Horchow, but they were way expensive, and with shipping, etc, they turned out to be around $400. So I waited and waited hoping they would go on sale... and although we had Walgreens stockings on Christmas morning... I was able to get order them for half off! Next Christmas our mantel will be beautiful.

I also caved in and bought some bedding for our master bedroom. We had been living with Hubby's college comforter (which was a queen size, btw), and I had enough! I thought we were going to have custom bedding made, but since this went on sale I couldn't resist. We will jazz it up with some pillows and maybe an upholstered headboard and bench at the foot of the bed. I'll keep you posted.

day 3

Demo begins! I think the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. We discovered mold today on the back of the closet drywall. I sprayed it down with bleach water and we will go ahead and replace it when we do the bathroom. I have also included a video of my version of demolotion. Enjoy!
I am dork. I know. But its funny

day 1

Sorry for the disgusting pictures but I thought you might want to see the ugly of bathroom renovation. All work done by Hubby with help from his helpful assistant



The inside of a 50 year old toilet. I think I'll go ahead and splurge for a new one.

Taking down the old glass door.

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

a little inspiration

I've been sick for the past couple of days, so lying around the house and blogging sounded pretty good. I started looking for some inspiration pictures for bathroom #3.

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

My mother has been sending me all these emails recently about how home renovations are failing to recoup their value, leaving me in quite a conundrum. It has pushed me to become more creative and more $$ savy in our renovations.

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.