Master Bath Remodel

I wish so badly we had the before pictures but since all my stuff got deleted when my backup driver went out, I only had a few and the ones of our master bath of course weren't there. So you are going to have to have a great imagination here as I describe the before. Better yet, I better do a good job at describing it. That's more of what you are probably thinking.

Okay okay, here we go.

Chocolate. The color of our bathroom. Yes, I do realize that everyone has eyes and they could clearly see that our bathroom is brown. But let's talk about this why don't we. Before? The color was cream. Like the color of the floor in the bathroom. It was very bleh. What else was very bleh and cream? The vanity cabinets. Those obviously got a nice paint-over job by the husband {new hardware too}. The mirror was just that.. a mirror. Nothing around the border. Large, but very boring and unappealing. The lighting and faucet was also too embarrassing to own so they had to go. And due to the size {let's not talk about it} of the master bath, we were in major need of extra storage. Hint the over the toilet space saver that we purchased.

Overall? We decided to not put too much money into this bathroom, as we knew we would probably not see the return and just do little changes to make it more appealing and pleasant to be in.

The one thing that I am proud of {and pinterest inspired} was the mirror {remember how I talked about that boring mirror above}. Yes, about that. I decided to buy medium glass tiles and adhesive and go at it. $15.00 later and we have a brand spankin' new lookin' mirror.

If I had to estimate, I would say we spent a total of $300 with fixtures, paint, space saver, lighting, and more. Not too bad if I do say so myself.

It's not perfect. It's not a bathroom that I walk in and am in love with each and every time. But it beats the old bathroom and I love it for what it is.

And if I had it my way? Well, first things first. Triple in size, please.

Graham's Nursery Reveal

*Bumpers are in place for pictures, as baby boy does not yet sleep in it. However, we will not be using them once he does transition to nursery and will put them back on when he is older.

I have only talked about this day for 6+ months. Yes? Yes. Actually, it's been finished for about that long except for the fact that we were waiting for his canvases {which he obviously had to be born to put up} and also his wall-art {which came from overseas and the UPS actually shipped the product back to the seller, so the lady had to resend them to me... two+ months of waiting, and a lot of phone calls later}. But alas, all is here, hung up, and pictures have been taken.

Our theme? Initially we didn't have one. But then somehow stuffed animals began appearing in his room, and the next thing I knew, I was purchasing wall art that consisted of monkeys, elephants, giraffes, and lions. And so the animal theme sort of took over. However, I didn't want it to be too "baby" like so we stuck with a lot of neutral grays for the majority of the area and threw in the pops of green to bring some color into the room.

Why the canvases? Well, if you remember Elliana's big girl room reveal, we had decided to put canvases above her bed, so we really wanted to stick with the same concept with G's room. Mainly? Because I always want to see my babies as babies every time I walk into their room.

There are still some tiny little touches that are missing. We've talked about putting crown molding in the room. As we have with every other room. But that just hasn't happened yet. I also want to hang something in the top right hand corner that has a pop of green in it. Not sure what? Hanging monkeys, gorillas from the ceiling? Ha. Anyone want to point me to a creative direction, that would be appreciated.

Overall, I am madly in love with how it turned out, and always feel at peace and cozy when I walk into his room. Which is exactly what I was looking for as my inspiration when I began the planning.

Peace and quiet.

Rug: RugsUSA
Paint: Behr- Dolphin Fin
Furniture: Elliana's old nursery furniture {sorry little man}
Bedding: BabySuperMall
Animal Prints: Etsy
"G": Hobby Lobby
Black Corner Shelf: Ebay
Changing station & Boppy cover: Etsy {a seller that I would never recommend due to customer service, product great, but took 3+ months to get to me}

Our Upstairs Bathroom Remodel

How gorgeous is that seashell toilet. And the BLACK linoleum flooring? How about the black countertops. Missing mirror. And light fixtures dated back 30 years. Jealous aren't you?

Pardon the Christmas decorations as someone {cough: me} was a little too lazy to switch out all my red, silver, and gold just for some pictures. I think you get the overall idea, yes? I hope.

Anyways. Where to begin.
As you can see, we have done quite a bit in the bathroom remodel upstairs. And by quite a bit, I mean... we gutted the whole thing. The only piece of the old bathroom that remains is the tub which was in fine condition and we decided to keep. Otherwise? Toilet. Flooring. Vanity. Mirror. Light fixtures. Ceiling light. All trashed. And obviously a fresh coat of blue gray on the walls helped as well.

We actually did the bathroom a couple of years ago during our "big remodel" when we moved in, however, the reason it is taking me some time to post pictures is because 1. I'm slow and 2. I finally added the last pieces to the bathroom. Which are? The candle holder contraptions on the wall and the big S.

By the way, when I hung up the S and showed my mom, she said... "What's the S stand for?" .... well. Alright then, MOM. It clicked for her before I could answer.

So yes, there you have it our bathroom remodel. Simple, and goes well with the rest of the "theme" in our home.

Big Girl Room Reveal

10.17.12

Things to note: Picture frame above bed has wall art in it now, and there is a nightstand and lamp by the bed now.

The Details

I have been anticipating this reveal for quite some time now. Who am I kidding here. I have been anticipating doing {and finishing} this big girl room, period. So now that we are finally here? I am just as excited to show it off as I was the day we finished. And all the days to follow.

I have to admit, it is by far my most favorite room in the house. By far. It's the room that when I open the door it instantly makes me smile. Each and every time. I am proud of this room. I am happy that I was able to give my pride and joy such a lovely room for a growing big girl. Although I hate to say that she is no longer the "baby" in the family, she is still my little baby and deserves nothing but the ultimate best. Although, we are still having "sleeping issues" {aka she sleeps with us most nights}, she still thoroughly enjoys being in her room, taking her books off her bookshelf, and jumping on her bed. My little toddler.

How did I choose the color scheme? Well, as always, I kind of just "go with it." That seems to be my motto with any of the rooms in the house that I have remodeled. I decide on something {accessory, rug, lamp, etc} and then that sort of chooses our theme. In this case, I knew I wanted grey for the wall color. So that was my deciding factor right there. But it had to be PERFECT grey. I set out asking people for advice, and boy was advice given. I researched tons of wall colors, compared them in different rooms, and eventually settled down with Behr-Gentle Rain. Boy am I ever so happy I did.

Next, I decided on the rug. After all, it's one of the most important pieces in a room. I searched, and searched, and searched, and when I finally found this beauty on Overstock, it was a no-brainer. And it when it came in the mail {well you know, on my doorstep actually, not the real mail-box}, it was even more beautiful than on the computer.

Why did I decide to stencil? Simple. I was searching for rugs I think on Ebay at the time, when one of the suggested items for me that popped up was a stencil. Why? Don't ask me. But it did. And I'm glad it did because next thing I know, I am browsing through the stencils and it was a MUST for me. I had to have it. And I had to do it. Now. Can you imagine what the husband said to me when it came in the mail? First: "What is this." Second: "Another project, Becky, really?" and third: "Who's going to do it?" ME!

Me. Me. Me. Yes. I was going to do it, I did it {8 hours later}, and I, as well as the skeptical husband, are so happy with it. It's not perfect by any means, however the little imperfections blend in so well you would never actually notice them just looking at the wall. I would go as far as to say that I did a pretty darn good job for a first time stenciler. Ahem.

Deciding on everything else? Well, all the other pieces were easy enough to decide on. I knew that grey was going to be the main theme, white, and gentle pops of pink. And I believe that I established just that.

Elliana's reaction to her big girl room?

"Oh WOOOWW... COOOOOL."

Yes. That's my girl.

The Goods

Mirror: Home Goods

Bed:Amazon

Dresser: Old brown dresser been in family for 20+ years. We primed it with Zinsser primer, and then painted it white and purchased knobs from Home Depot.

Bookshelf: Purchased at a garage sale for $10.00, sanded, and primed and painted white.

Bedding: Overstock

Curtains: Ebay

Curtain hooks: Home Depot

Clock: Home Goods

Pillows: Ebay

Rug: Overstock

Flower Pictures: Home Goods

Stencil: Ebay

Wall color: Behr-Gentle rain
Clothes hanger: Totsy {spray painted white}
Chandelier: Home Depot

Master Bedroom Remodel. It's about time

Ah. Yes. My sweet master. If only you knew how long we have put off doing our master. If you could only see what it looked like before. If only. Of course I contemplated showing the before, but then I realized I didn't want to ruin the pretty pictures that I had going on in this post. Let me just paint the picture for you... dark dungy blue. No furniture. Junk everywhere.

For two years. Two years, my friends. 730 days. Too many hours to count.

While we were busy remodeling the whole home.. we completely neglected the most important room in our house. The bedroom.

My philosophy was... lets do all the other rooms because no one will actually walk into our bedroom. AKA we did it for the pleasure of others. Not our own. Mistake number one.

Mistake number two was painting it that dark dungy blue color 2 years ago. Only to repaint all over again 2 years later. Best decision we ever made.

Mistake number three...buying bedspread last year before we bought our furniture/did the remodel. Hello genius where is your brain. Also? the dog ended up ripping it with all his crazy shenanigans. So needless to say it is long gone and we have since purchased this beautiful cream quilt that is heaven on earth.

But what wasn't a mistake is buying the blackout curtains that literally make any day turn to night. In a matter of seconds. And since I work night shift? And come home to nap with the baby girl? Day-turned-night is essential. Key. IMPORTANT. 

Lastly, yes that is baby Jesus on our dresser. And for memory purposes, let me just tell you that that little glass statue has been following me around since I left for college. My mom had packed it in my box when I headed to Purdue. Somehow it followed me to all the different apartments that I lived in. And then lastly it made its way to our new home. How? Is beyond me. But please believe it's not going anywhere anytime soon. Or ever.

Up next? Our master bath remodel. A much needed one.

Guest bedroom/office remodel

As you can see, Elliana is loving our new office/guest bedroom remodel. As you can also tell, we've been a little busy here at the S household making some big changes upstairs.

One of those changes was taking the guest bedroom {that will be converting to baby boy's nursery} and adding it to the office. I just can't believe we were able to do all this over labor day weekend. This involved getting rid of the nasty old green paint that we had in the office and painting it this amazing grey color. Looking for paint? I'd recommend BEHR- GENTLE RAIN. It is a light, subtle, gorgeous color.

I was afraid that we wouldn't be able to keep the original bookcases that we had in the office, with my desk, and then add the bed, dresser, and nightstand. I thought it would be too much. To my surprise? We made it work! And I'm so happy about it.

Also? I didn't have to buy anything new for the walls. I used stuff that we already had. Canvases, frames, flower decorations, bookcase decorations, etc. I even found those turquoise/green frames laying under the bed {that I had no idea was even there}! It was like hidden treasure.

And as you can see, the pictures that are in those frames? Are not of my family. Obviously. But I am in the process of picking pictures to blow up to replace those! In the meantime, they look quite perfect in this room.

I'd also like to replace our chair that we have in the office, but husband is hesitant. He loves that chair. It is pretty cozy if I do say so myself. But me? Well I'd like to get a patterned one that I can push in. I just need to sneak it by the grump.

And although it's not my all white furniture, crazy patterned, bright colored office that I had dreamed of... it's what works for our family now. Since we are expanding and all. Plus? All this furniture is only 2 years old... and it probably wouldn't be wise to just do-over and buy new. Wouldn't be unlikely of me to do.. but definitely not wise.

So overall? I am so happy with our little over-the-weekend {more like one day} remodel.
And tomorrow? I'll show off our master bedroom!