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Thursday, January 21, 2010

bathroom inspiration

So now that we're done with our quicky-and-cheapy re-do of the kids' bathroom, I'm dreaming of re-doing our "master" bath as well. I use the word "master" loosely in this case because it's hardly a large or luxurious space. In fact it's not much bigger than the kids' bath (yay 1970!) So, with that, and our budget, in mind I've been searching for some ideas.

First, I began thinking that I'd like to replace our old, ugly, rotting vanity with an old dresser - one that's been refurbished to accomodate plumbing and that looks pretty. I am also thinking about ripping out the old tile and just staining the concrete underneath (instead of installing new tile, wood, or whatever). But more on the flooring later.



Here's my bathroom inspiration:


This is the one I just keep coming back to over and over again. I like the finishes, the simplicity of lines and the size is probably just about right for my bathroom. If we did a smaller vanity like this (our current one is 72" long) we would have space to put in a cabinet as pictured above. I even like the mirror and light. Go see the vanity makeover at Pattern of Life's blog!








From Kitchen and Bath Ideas.




Another of my favorites from Decorpad.com.





Not my style, but so cute. From http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/.




So original and adorable! From Boxwood Terrace's blog.




Another one from House and Home.





Love love love the french doors leading to a flowery patio! From Country Living.





This is a twist on the dresser idea: turn a living room console table into a vanity and hide your stuff in cute baskets underneath. Not sure how do-able that would be in my bathroom, but I love this picture. From http://www.myhomeideas.com/.



Thanks for looking! Have any fab bath ideas for me? Have you done a cool bathroom makeover? Let me know!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

it's that time...






...time for a few quick new year's resolutions:



live in the moment



plan for the future



be grateful


enjoy your kids. embrace who they are and let go of who you think they should be.



save some cash



create more, buy less



make new friends



be a better friend to the ones you already have



don’t worry, be happy (sorry, but it's true)

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

$75 bathroom remodel ~ before and after...

On the bright side...moving into a house that was built (and decorated) in 1970, is that you have lots of opportunity for improvement. We did quite a bit of remodeling when we moved in: installed lots of recessed lighting, removed nine (yes nine!) different wallpapers, removed arches in the living room and replaced with an entryway pony wall, and painted the whole place. The bathrooms were more of a challenge. In the kids' bathroom, we've done two rounds of remodeling - the first when we moved in two years ago, and the last just this week. Here's what we did:
Here are the Before Before pictures - note the lovely wallpaper and dark tile:
For our first go-round we removed the wallpaper, resurfaced the walls, painted, removed the medicine chest/mirror (which hid a huge hole in the wall), replaced the light fixture, towel rack and toilet paper holder:

Last week I (yes, just I, by my little ol' self) pulled out the old baseboards, put down new flooring, put in new baseboards, painted the vanity and changed out the vanity knobs:

The new flooring is kind of the same color, but so nice and clean and - even though it's peel and stick vinyl planks (better for a bathroom as it is water-tight) - really looks like wood and feels like real wood under the feet.

Note the lighter vanity and new brushed nickel knobs.


Pretty new baseboards make such a difference! Chiseling out the old baseboards and mitreing the new ones was the most challenging part of the job...but fun!
Paige likey!

Friday, November 20, 2009

when it rains it pours...

Ok, sorry...one more thing to share:



HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

bad blogger...

OK OK...I've been a slacker blogger lately. And I don't have anything exciting to post right now (but stay tuned for pics of my "remodeled" bathroom!). So I'll leave you on this lovely Fall afternoon with some images of aspen leaves from around the Flagstaff area. We don't get much a "Fall" in Tucson...and the leaves changing in Flag are so beautiful...