Coffee Table Tale
Design Sponge posted recently about tray tables and I was admiring how practical and useful tray tables are. Then I remembered – I have a tray table – that I made. It’s the coffee table in our living room and the table base part used to be a bench. I don’t have the part that {Read more about Coffee Table Tale}
Just Slip-Cover It!
Please stop me. I know there’s probably medication for this but I just can’t help myself. Since our bathroom project is 99% done and all that’s left is hanging artwork on the walls, I had to sew this little back of toilet slip-cover. Had to. It’s gingham, it’s on the bias, and it’s using leftovers {Read more about Just Slip-Cover It!}
Light Lanterns for Garden
These sweet little lanterns hang from the lilac tree in our backyard. I bought them at the Goodwill Clearance Center (otherwise known as “The Bins” because everything is piled up in bins and you have to dig around to find your treasures). The lanterns were attached to lights that didn’t work so I removed the {Read more about Light Lanterns for Garden}
Bathtubs in Old Bathrooms
I’ve gotten several questions from readers about our claw-foot bathtub in our old bathroom so, I thought I’d address them here. The first question is about our tub surround that we have in our bathroom. Our tub surround is not a new-fangled “all in one tub/shower combo” that you might purchase at a large warehouse {Read more about Bathtubs in Old Bathrooms}
A New Roof
I’m happy to report that our new roof is installed and finished. I’m even happier to report that I didn’t have to do anything for it. Well, I take that back…I spent 2011 telling my husband that 2012 was the year of the roof and that we were going to pay someone else to install {Read more about A New Roof}
Laundry Chute Evolution
The final component of the bathroom re-do, the laundry chute door, was a real puzzle to figure out. We were really brainstorming about what to use – Brand new door? Custom made door? Build it ourselves out of wood door? Find a used cabinet door? A reader , Laurie, even had a great suggestion of {Read more about Laundry Chute Evolution}
Gingham Drawer Liners
When you love gingham like I do, you’re always looking for ways to incorporate it into a room. Our bathroom re-do was no different and even the flooring is in a gingham pattern but the squares are so big, I don’t think anyone really noticed. One of the final components to finishing the bathroom was {Read more about Gingham Drawer Liners}
DIY Project We Did Not Do Ourselves
We’re having the roof on our house replaced this week. You might be wondering why we’ve hired a contractor – even our daughter asked why we weren’t replacing the roof ourselves – since we generally do all of our home improvement projects ourselves because it saves lots of money. The truth is, we replaced the {Read more about DIY Project We Did Not Do Ourselves}
Totally Tubular Aluminum Chair
image credit: Canoe Here’s a question from a reader, Robin, who was forced to buy a chair while she was out shopping with her very stylishly frugal friend – me! Robin’s house is mid-century modern and she has fabulous taste. This modern rocking chair, which does need fixing will look great in her house. Robin {Read more about Totally Tubular Aluminum Chair}
DIY Project Claw Feet
As you’ll recall, we discovered an ugly secret during our bathroom re-do project about our claw foot bathtub: our bathtub was missing one of its claw feet. To be honest with you, I’ve always thought it was me, not the bathtub, whenever the bathtub moved during my shower. I’d begin to question myself: Did I {Read more about DIY Project Claw Feet}
How to Keep a House Project Sustainable
When we set out to re-do our bathroom, our dual goals were to keep our house project sustainable for both our wallets and the environment. We wanted to keep the cost down and be as easy on the environment as we could. It worked and the end result was better than we expected. We had {Read more about How to Keep a House Project Sustainable}
Bathroom Progress Part 5
The best part about the bathroom project, aside from the toilet working, bathtub working, and the sink working, is the pretty shower curtain and Roman shade. The colors are bright, cheerful, and definitely say, “Good morning, Sunshine!” when you walk through the doorway!
I Love Pens, Too
Along with my chair obsession, I also have a thing for pens. For a lot of women it’s shoes and for men maybe it’s power tools but for some strange reason for me it’s pens. Yes, I love pens, too. My favorite is Mr. Sharpie – fine tip, fat tip, medium tip – it doesn’t {Read more about I Love Pens, Too}
Sources: Bathroom Project
With the bathroom project in the final stretch, I’ve had lots of inquiries about colors, stores, and type of materials used. Since I love to share my sources, below is the entire list of haunts for our bathroom project. Some hardware and tools were purchased over the years and not just for this project but {Read more about Sources: Bathroom Project}
Shower Curtains and Grommets
The last time I made a shower curtain for this bathroom, I made it with button holes. Button holes are quite nice but really, I love grommets. They’re so clean and sleek. The best part is that you install grommets with a hammer. You know what that means, right? All of your frustrations can be {Read more about Shower Curtains and Grommets}
