Front Bathroom: Makeover

The bathroom was gross when we moved in.  I painted it with some leftover paint from our last house.  It at least covered the nasty stained walls.  Then we tore out the old vanity and scraped the nasty peeling vinyl floor and redid the bathroom.

Finally something I love!!

Way Before:

First redo:

It was so much better than before, but the stripes got on my nerves after a while and it was all very beige-y.

The vanity was a cheapy from HD and the finish wore off of it way too fast.  So, I had to paint it.

The stripes had to go, had to go.  I was so tired of looking at them.

Source List:

Wall Urchin: Target Threshhold

Pendleton Shower Curtain: DIY

"I'm Happy, But I'm Not Going to Clap my Hands" Art (I just asked her to print it on white paper instead of beige): ETSY

Border Collie "Yes, I herd you" Art: ETSY

Soap dispenser: Target Threshhold

DIRTY CLEAN bath rug: Urban Outfitters (no longer available)

Hexagon Towel Holder: Urban Outfitters (no longer available) 

Stripe Towel: West Elm

Wood Stool, Mirror, Badminton Rackets: Thrifted

Emergency Box : Hobby Lobby (then painted with craft paints)

Tear paper art were made by Morgan and Hayley at school for mother's day a few years back.

xoxo

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Obsession=This Bathroom

This bathroom makes my brain explode with excitement!

Photo via Desire To Inspire. 

the girls over at a beautiful mess posted it today.  i die.  i am already planning to redo our bathroom with a little inspiration from this bathroom.....what's that you say "you're in the middle of a kitchen reno" "didn't you just finish that damn bathroom"  Shut your dirty mouth, hooker.  Bite your tongue and be supportive.

xoxo

Painted Bathroom Vanity and a new Kitchen Faucet

This is a post on lessons learned.

So, our vanity in the front bath was a cheap piece of shit.  No kidding.  Next time I redo a room, I will keep looking for a quality product and design I like.  I had never redone a room before the front bathroom redo.

Whilst it looked nice, twas a cheap piece of shit.

After a few months the finish quickly started to chip and wear away.  Crap, I tell you!  Great for a cheap ass rental or a show room, bad for a family of 6 and in a kids bathroom none the less.  Mr. TSL warned me that it was crap...I insisted he put it in anyway.  He did.  Now he's going to rebuild it to look similar, so we can still use the sink.  I like the sink.  

It looked like this a few weeks ago:

Every time I went in there to pee, it pissed me off!  So, I sanded that beast down and painted it!

Plus, if you notice in the crappy before pic there was an arch by the kick plate....lots of crap got lost under there.  Bath toys, little girl panties, dust bunnies, and dog hair.  I just cleaned under there and liquid nailed some 1x3's I cut to size and voila...no more black hole for bathroom crap.

Now another lesson....yes I have to learn a lot.  Some times I buy things because they are pretty and I'm like jojo the idiot circus monkey when I see shiny things.

My new kitchen faucet:

Doesn't it give you a lady boner....it does for me.  Mr. TSL installed it...it freaking leaks and has shitty water pressure.  So, I go back to look at the reviews for it (which I usually read when I buy anything online.)  I must have not read them, because I would have totally passed on it.  See the bar thing that holds the faucet in place?  It leaks on the back part like can't fix it leaks!  

I read the reviews for it, after the fact and all the positive one's are all like "It's so pretty!"  The negative one's are like "Hey dummy this leaks don't buy it!"  But Jojo the idiot circus monkey goes "Oooo, me likey, 10% off coupon...done!"  

Buying a kitchen faucet is like buying a bra.  Sure the sexy one's are better looking, but do you want to wear it all the time if it's not functional and makes your back hurt?! No.  I wish it were like buying those red high heels that you know are going to make your legs look amazing and you will deal with the blister after you take them off. But, alas it is not functional to have a sexy faucet that works like shit.  So, back to overstock it goes and a still lovely, but more functional one will be put in it's place.  

Good bye you sexy, sexy faucet.  I will miss your looks, but not your personality.

xoxo

Master Bath: Complete!!!

So, we finished the bathroom a while ago and I suck at keeping up with writing and taking pics of my stuff :)

Not sure why the toilet and sink look cream color...they are totally white :)

My old photo editing program bit it and I am taking pics straight from the camera...and I am a sucky photographer :)

The top art I made.  The bottom art is from Etsy from Kari Egan @Pop Doggie. 

The shower curtain is a chevron/herringbone top sheet from a set of sheets I picked up at Target. 

I just fold over the sheet and attach it with curtain clips that I have attached to the shower curtain rings.  Yes, you can see the shower liner, no I do not care.  Eventually, I will sew some button holes or use some grommets.  Until then this totally works for me :)

Made this art too, it says 

Loved you yesterday,

Love you still,

Always have & 

Always will.

C+K

I know, I am so romantic it's gag inducing!! :)

There it is, my beautiful butcher block counter top!!

It's fabulous and DIY, maybe more HYHMIWTAOAS

That is have your husband make it with the assistance of a student :)

If you are reading this student-- I will not put your name on the internet, but thank you Shmaylor Bermuda :) 

The art on this wall is burlap in a frame that has a penny with the year each of us was born :)

Master Bathroom: Part 1 Demo

Master Bathroom: Part 2 Slate Floor

Master Bathroom: Part 3 Vanity Redo

Just for a reminder the bathroom looked like this:

xoxo

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DIY: Pendleton Shower Curtain

I've actually been rocking some kick ass projects out....just need to show them to you!

Sorry if these pics suck, my editing stuff has decided to stop working. Boo.


I have finally discovered my style!!  While I love many styles, the one that catches my eye most are industrial and glamping-type decor (glamourous camping).  I combine the 2 and have deemed  it "INDUSTRIAL GLAMPING"  :)

I used a tan flat sheet from Wal-Mart $5, some spray paint and frog tape :)

please note I bought a fitted sheet, had to go back and get the flat one....

This bathroom is hard to photograph, but here are some more pics:

rug from UO found here

diy seahorse found here

I also painted this little wooden box that I picked up for like $2.50ish I think-it was on sale at the Hobster Lobster (hobby lobby)  It stores all the bandaids and first aid stuff-neosporin, gauze, thermometer, some colored pencils.  The colored pencils are Audrey's, just in case of an emergency!!

Remember when I redid the bathroom almost 2 years ago (here), then I decided that since it's the kids bathroom it needed a little color-red. (here)

Well, I chose the vanity quickly one day while it was on sale.  It sat in our garage for about 3 months until we got to the redo....it was a super shitty cheap crap vanity and I didn't realize it until it was too late.  I loved the sink, but the base is pressed wood junk.  It almost immediately began to scuff/chip off.  Leaving it looking like this.

Which super pisses me off...the first few scuffs/chips I just took a brown sharpie to them.  It worked for like a week and then there were more.  Suckola!  Mr. TSL is going to build us one from real wood eventually, but until then I'm not staring at this crap!  So, the beginning of next week it's getting sanded and painted!  Temporary fix, but I'm super sick of looking at it!!

It's come a long way from this:

xoxo

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Master Bathroom: Part 3 Vanity Redo

Here is the vanity redone and a sneak peak at the board and battens!!
Serious progress people! :)

Before pics of the vanity:

I know good pic right?....no I didn't take a good before pic, this is the one the previous owner took for me :)

I promise to take better before pics from now on out...maybe.  Dude, I have 3 kids and I'm like a thousand months pregnant so lay off the pressure.

It was your basic box store vanity. blah.

Now for the after:

Some more pics of the battens and the new trim.....OMG, I love it!!  I might have dry humped the wall...okay, I did.  Don't judge me, okay you have 2 seconds to judge me.....go.....1......2.....okay with all the judging over now, let's see the pretty sights!

I know, it's fabulous, right?!?  I love it...have I said that?

Hopefully tonight we can put in the toilet after I paint all the battens and trim behind the potty.  I am not trying to do that with a beach ball in my shirt!


I have one complaint....my pinterest is freaking broken.  Like, I go to the website, my header pops up and what's that no pictures.  After 3 days of no pinning, I have emailed the rat bastards to fix it.  Sorry, I didn't mean to call you rat bastards Pinterest people...it's the junkie in me detoxing.  Please, oh please fix my pinterest!!

-Make your life beautiful!!

Master Bathroom: Part 2 Slate Floor

We ripped out the nasty linoleum here and have been slowly working on the slate floor that is finally complete!  Apparently when you only work when the baby is sleeping it takes forever for anything to get completed.  It's also a huge pain when you are 7 month preggo because my freaking brain doesn't work!!!

It's actually been finished for about a week....I'm a little slow on the posting, so sue me. No don't, well you won't get anything.

Isn't it spectacular?!?!  I stinking love it!  I keep walking in there and sitting to stare at it :) I even spruced up the air conditioning vent with a little ORB spray paint...looks brand new!

I painted the walls white where the board and batten will go!  We've also redone the vanity and are hoping to be done in the next week or so!


Now for a little story and this one is not about a man named Jed.  {you know your singing the song now :) }

Last Friday, I had a doctor's appointment for a pg checkup.  Not only do I get to rock the Gestational Diabetes train, but I also have to drive 45 min to get to my doctor's office.
Anywho, last Friday was Hayley's 8th birthday!

Here is how my plan for the day was suppose to go:

8:40-Leave House
9:30-Doctor Appointment
10:15ish-Pick up Hayley's other presents
11:30ish-Get Home make her cupcakes, play with the kids, finish picking up the house
1:00-3:00 -Audrey takes a nap
3:00-Hayley's friend comes over and we go swimming at the YMCA Water Park
6:00-The kids make mini pizzas and we have cupcakes.

 Much like everything I have planned when in a time crunch, it went to Hell in a hand basket!
How the day actually went:
8:40-Leave House

9:15- arrive at doctor, receptionist looks confused and tells me I'm early...I said yep, like 15 min.  You see, the doctor was booked that day and I had been double booked over another patient because he wanted me to come in and was on vacation this week.  I sit down in the waiting room and the nurse calls my name.  I start to stand up and he explains that the doctor doesn't have a patient until 9:50 and my appointment isn't until 10:10....shit I have to wait almost a freakin hour....I could totally use the sleep.

10:00-Doctor walks into my room and says oops, I have someone before you and starts to leave....I say are you freaking kidding me and explain that I have been waiting to see him for almost an hour and all he has to do is measure me. (I am measuring 2 weeks ahead, this is normal for someone with Gest. Diabetes.  They still have to make sure my little gentleman nugget isn't going to try to burst through my lady biz weighing 20lbs....)  He says well I can do that really quick....still too big, so now I need to schedule a sono to make sure the tiny monkey hasn't morphed into a giant gorilla baby!

10:20- driving to pick up Hayley's gift....when I hear thud, thud, thud....I've blown a mother fuzzing tire, son of a bitch!  We drove over a huge metal thing like a month ago and got all new tires then!  Damn, I pull over and it's not blown, just popped by a board with 3 nails in it.  Two of those nails are in my tire. Shit!  I pull the board out and the tire is immediately making a fizzing noise letting the air out.  I put my fingers over the holes.  What the hell am I going to do stand there with my fingers holding in the air...yep that sounds logical!  I let them go and quickly drive across the street to the gas station and call Mr. TSL.  He can't come help me because I am 50 minutes from home and I have the carseat.  Oops.  He calls my super awesome brother-in-law, who comes over assesses the situation fills the tire and Mr. TSL has found a place to fix it across the street for $17.  Awesome, we drive over there and they say it will take 20 minutes to patch the tire....they did not, however, mention that the wait to fix it was 2 hours.  At least it was clean and air conditioned!

Almost 1pm-  I finally make it to pick up Hayley's gifts.
Driving home, I come across 2 huge accidents and silently pray that I know I was having a crappy day, but to get me home safe and I will forget it all happened!

Mr. TSL has just laid Audrey down for a nap around 2 and I can hear her shouting because she knows I'm home....no nap for her.  Crap.  I needed some peace and quiet.  Not happening.  Mr. TSL and I make the cupcakes and put them in the oven, Hayley's friend shows up, I tell her mom how my day is going and she laughs and says I ought to just climb back in bed!  I wish....the day is going to get worse first!

Yep, I said worse.  About a month and a half ago I kicked my toe really hard...like, the toe nail is going to eventually come off, hard.  I am eating strawberries at the bar in the kitchen and sitting on the stool talking to Mr. TSL.  I drop a strawberry which is not uncommon for me, I go to jump down to retrieve said strawberry and kick the bad tow on the rail of the stool.  I instantly knew it was bad, I grab it and it is bleeding, I have ripped it loose....shit it hurts.  Mr. TSL is helping with the pain by making this obnoxious vomiting noises which is making me laugh.  Hayley and her friend start screaming that part of my bloody toe is on the kitchen floor....it's the strawberry I dropped...also funny!  I finally pull my hand off the toe and it looks really weird...like I cut the skin, then it dawns on me that I have actually popped half of the toe nail up and it is sitting on the cuticle!  Flipping gross!  Instead of heading to the pool we spent Hayley's party at the minor emergency center...sucky 8th birthday party!



-Make your life beautiful!!