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Bathroom Facelift

August 10, 2009 at 7:28 am (Home Changes and Additions) (bathroom, black, budget, changes, curtain, decor, decorate, facelift, home, house, idea, Inspiration, makeover, redo, remodel, rod, shower, white)

I got the shower curtain in the mail… and I love it! I ran out the next day to get a new curtain rod that is curved (I hate the curtain touching me, and we hated the gold!). I also picked up a couple white and black towels and a new rug. The new toothbrush holder is actually an old jar. What a huge difference these touches made!

Here is the before:

And here is the updated bathroom:

A bit more sophisticated?

Of course there are still changes we would like to make, but it was a great start for such a small budget! With the new curved rod we are thinking about getting a second curtain, as it is a tight fit. We would also like to paint the walls. Next year we are getting a new shower, and would still like to try the corrugated metal idea. Its getting there! What do you think?

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Chair and Blog Love

August 7, 2009 at 10:11 am (Inspiration) (blog, chair, chairwhore, decor, decorate, fun, funky, furniture, home, idea, love, modern, retro, sleek, vintage, weekly)

Ross lovegrove chair, found at Chairwhore!

Love the chair, and now love the blog! Its an entire blog dedicated to gorgeous chairs. MMM. Check them both out here: http://chairwhore.blogspot.com/

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Ruffles For Me

August 5, 2009 at 2:52 pm (Inspiration) (anthropologie, bathroom, country, curtain, feminine, home, hosue, idea, industrial, Inspiration, living, new, project, ruffles, shower, target, update, white)

So craving this entire bathroom right now! I love the industrial look mixed with very feminine touches. I’m sure you can all tell from the rest of my home that my style isn’t usually very feminine, but in small amounts I think it can be a great touch.

So, when I found the budget bathroom remodel in the Country Living magazine I was swooning! Unfortunately, I can’t post pictures from their site here. So, here’s the link: http://www.countryliving.com/homes/makeovers/budget-bathroom-makeover-0609?click=main_sr . I particularly fell in love with the ruffled shower curtain from Anthropologie. But, $98 was quite a bit out of our shower curtain budget. So, I started searching…

Here is the curtain from Anthropologie:

Snow Field Shower Curtain by Anthropologie: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp;jsessionid=ED2A98B77A9062003BA15D4E3C0DB04C.app43-node4?popId=HOME&navAction=middle&navCount=5&isSortBy=true&pushId=HOME-BATH&id=HOME-BATH-SHOWERCURTAINS

And here is what else I found:

Bed Bath Store: http://www.bedbathstore.com/rushwhfashcu.html?id=rushwhfashcu1

Ruffles Curtain by Target: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/179-2733649-8695932?ASIN=B000HPTSE2&AFID=Froogle&LNM=B000HPTSE2|Ruffles_Shower_Curtain&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000HPTSE2&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

Very close, huh? And both for under $30!! I also found this one that I liked (but it was also $96):

Ruffled Curtain by India Rose: http://www.burkedecor.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=09223-24-25

In the end I went with Target. It is on its way, so stay tuned to see how the cheaper version holds up in our newly styled bathroom!

P.S. We also loved a few other things from the Country Living article! I am going to get the old fashioned looking toilet handle and possible try the corrugated metal as a backsplash to our new shower next year (also stay tuned for those updates! 🙂

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More Flowers

August 4, 2009 at 4:12 pm (Tid Bits) (antique, candles, cloth, decor, decorate, dinner, eclectic, flowers, garden, home, house, idea, Inspiration, old, pretty, retro, spaghetti, summer, sweet, table, vintage)

A few of the seeds we planted in the spring (which I forgot about!) have popped up now! They are tall purple flowers, and oh-so-pretty! They are in the front of our house by the mailbox. Not very exciting out here, but they do brighten the space up a bit.

When I got home last night I was surprised to find flowers and candles on the table and a spaghetti dinner waiting for me! Aw! I had this vintage table cloth (from the engagement party) on the table the other night when we had friends over, so it looks all fresh and summer-y in here!

Sweet, huh? And, don’t worry, I do have a few more (and more exciting!) things to show you all this week! I am trying to figure out how to change bitmap pictures into something I am able to upload here. Any ideas? Anyway…stay tuned! 🙂

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More Chair Love

July 31, 2009 at 11:20 am (Inspiration) (chair, danish, decor, decorate, Ebay, find, home, house, idea, Inspiration, love, MCM, mid century, modern, old, retro, teal, vintage)

Eames era Danish modern sculptra chair. I’m loving teal right now as well as tufts. This guy is so cute! Check out the link on Ebay right now!

: http://cgi.ebay.com/Eames-era-Danish-Modern-Sculptura-club-chair-UNIQUE_W0QQitemZ200368378272QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea6e2d1a0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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Wedding Date And Location Set!

July 27, 2009 at 1:46 pm (Wedding Plans) (colors, couples, decor, destination, engaged, engagement, flight, home, honeymoon, house, idea, Inspiration, jamaica, marraige, negril, plans, resort, travel, trip, tropical, wedding)

Its official! We finally set a date and picked a location! Are you ready? Our wedding will be August 28th, 2010, in Negril Jamaica at the Couples resort! Yay!

After meeting with a travel agent last week we were almost immediately sold on Negril and the Couples resort. We are now so excited that we wish we could push the date ahead! How did we decide? Well, the travel agent loves Negril and told us how amazing and gorgeous it is. And, who wouldn’t be sold by a few of these pictures!? :

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/1489692121_6520c4957b.jpg

http://www.negril-treehouse.com/images/jpg_resized/beach3.jpg

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/12/96/3c/sunset-in-our-yard.jpg

http://sci-toys.com/cruise/beaches_sandy_bay_negril.jpg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mysite.verizon.net/eegad/negril_3_palms.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mysite.verizon.net/eegad/negril_3_palms.html&usg=__bJ24MhUCjiLvz6n8J9O_tXf9trk=&h=600&w=800&sz=193&hl=en&start=28&um=1&tbnid=5T45wT48h5NkUM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnegril%2Bjamaica%2Bpictures%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D18%26um%3D1

So, what do you think? These aren’t exact pictures of the Couples resort, just the Negril area. But, to check out our exact resort, go here: http://www.couples.com/13cn/index.html

The trip includes everything imaginable, from flights, to drinks and food, to sports and massages. The wedding itself, with a planner, is even free!

My question for all of you is, what colors should we use for the wedding? I want something more tropical than we had planned before. I am thinking a teal and yellow or berry pink… or? Help!

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More Chair Love

July 22, 2009 at 11:32 am (Inspiration) (chair, decor, decorate, desire to inspire, home, house, idea, Inspiration, love, retro, seat, vintage, weekly)

This weeks chair love was found at Desire to Inspire, the photo is by Daniel Hertzell.

http://desiretoinspire.blogspot.com/

I just love the shape of this beauty. It reminds me of the sling sofa. Gorgeous. Heck, the whole picture is gorgeous!

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Tid Bits and Projects

July 21, 2009 at 11:02 am (Projects, Tid Bits) (antique, cabinet, chair, decor, decorate, dinner, dogs, find, flowers, fun, home, house, ideas, Inspiration, junk, lillies, old, paint, pets, pizza, play, Projects, puppies, redo, remake, repurpose, retro, reuse, salamander, spaghetti, vintage)

It seems like I havebeen so busy around here… but where is my progress? I have so my projects currently on my plate, and have been working on them, really! But, none are officially completed yet. So, I thought I would just fill you in on some of the tib bits going on around here and a few of the before shots of some current projects.

Some awesome flowers have sprouted up in the back yard. I forgot that I had planted them there in the spring! I love lillies, any kind, especially orange ones!

We are also still taking care of Gillian, the salamander. He is still in the rubber tote sitting on the table, grossing everyone out. But, we are searching for a small tank to keep him in. In this picture he is right next to the end of the leaf. Those two black dots are his eyes; he is burrowed in the dirt.

The dogs made a nice mess for me to clean up this morning. They decided that the five minutes they were left alone in the yard was just long enough to dig for moles. Here they are trying to look all innocent and quite muddy! Also check out Marley’s new collar. She thinks she’s tough!