We both wear inappropriate foot wear for demo.
5.31.2011
5.27.2011
The offensive bathroom
Our upstairs bathroom sits in the dormer opposite the shoe built-ins. It's small with a sloping ceiling and does not have a vent for heat in the winter.
When we moved in (close to 6 years ago), it was a sea of peach and wood. The walls, ceiling, floors, and countertop were all a lovely shade of peach. The walls even had a stenciled seashell boarder. We replaced all of the wood bath accessories with some brushed nickel, painted the vanity, added a new mirror and updated the lighting. Sounds like a gem, right?!
I've seen worse, but it's time for a remodel because we ended up with some free floor tile. The dude's brother was building a house and decided against the tile after it was purchased. We also got a new sink and toliet in the deal too, but we are not sure if we are going to use them since they are bisque and not white (we are hoping to salvage the tub which is white).
We are lucky that this bathroom was added upstairs in the early 1990s by professionals. So, hopefully we will not have too many surprises.
So here's some non-staged photos of the bathroom (don't forget, this is the dude's bathroom...I don't go up there):
When we moved in (close to 6 years ago), it was a sea of peach and wood. The walls, ceiling, floors, and countertop were all a lovely shade of peach. The walls even had a stenciled seashell boarder. We replaced all of the wood bath accessories with some brushed nickel, painted the vanity, added a new mirror and updated the lighting. Sounds like a gem, right?!
I've seen worse, but it's time for a remodel because we ended up with some free floor tile. The dude's brother was building a house and decided against the tile after it was purchased. We also got a new sink and toliet in the deal too, but we are not sure if we are going to use them since they are bisque and not white (we are hoping to salvage the tub which is white).
We are lucky that this bathroom was added upstairs in the early 1990s by professionals. So, hopefully we will not have too many surprises.
So here's some non-staged photos of the bathroom (don't forget, this is the dude's bathroom...I don't go up there):
5.26.2011
Big Plans (or not)
This weekend we will be gutting our upstairs bathroom (the dude's bathroom) with no real plan of what the finished product will look like.
The deal was/is that this is "his" bathroom and he gets to make the design decisions. Apparently, I'm the one pulling the inspiration files together to come up with a plan for his approval. Which is really hard.
I don't know how decorators/designers do it. Working with a "client" is not easy when he doesn't know what he wants.
Have you ever gone head first into a demo/remodel project without a plan?
...wish me luck...
The deal was/is that this is "his" bathroom and he gets to make the design decisions. Apparently, I'm the one pulling the inspiration files together to come up with a plan for his approval. Which is really hard.
I don't know how decorators/designers do it. Working with a "client" is not easy when he doesn't know what he wants.
Have you ever gone head first into a demo/remodel project without a plan?
...wish me luck...
5.24.2011
5.23.2011
Back from crazy town
Sorry I've been missing.
I wish I could say I went on a fabulous month long vacation but work has been crazy. The last of three complicated events have been planned and executed and now my brain has some space to start posting again and to catch up on some reading (ugh, my GoogleReader was about to explode).
Here are some of the fun details from one of events that took place on a very windy hill in the country:
I wish I could say I went on a fabulous month long vacation but work has been crazy. The last of three complicated events have been planned and executed and now my brain has some space to start posting again and to catch up on some reading (ugh, my GoogleReader was about to explode).
Here are some of the fun details from one of events that took place on a very windy hill in the country:
The events also included some craft projects too (chalkboard picture frames and sewn together feed sacks for table cloths):
4.20.2011
I tried to dye
In the beginning of the month, I went to a blogging event in NYC and needed some blog business cards. Of course, I waited until the last minute so none could be designed and printed and made all pretty. The night before I had to get my diy on and make my own cards.
In my head, I thought I would want cards with a ombre, honeysuckle color going down the side of the card. Out came the Rit dye and some printable cards from an office store.
In my head, I thought I would want cards with a ombre, honeysuckle color going down the side of the card. Out came the Rit dye and some printable cards from an office store.
The cards came out okay. I could not wait for the dye to cool and dipped the cards when the dye was still warm. The color came out darker than I wanted and the warmer dye made the cards curl at the ends. Lesson learned!
I'm still going to try to dye some fabric this spring/summer. Can't wait! Have you had any luck dyeing stuff?
4.15.2011
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