WHAT A JOURNEY! What a labor of love! What a pain in the booty! I never dreamed how much work it would be to turn a weird little bedroom into a glorious master bathroom. But was it worth it? YES. This room started out as, what I would describe as a weird little room that's too small to be a bedroom. It's where we would throw random stuff that doesn't have a home. The blueprints of our ... [ Read More ]
Master Bathroom Update
If you've been following along on the 'gram or Youtube, you know we've been turning this weird little room into our master bathroom! The original blueprints of the house have it labeled as the 'sewing room', and while I love picturing the original owner in here sewing her heart out, it just isn't a practical room for us. It's too small to be a bedroom, so it's been THAT ROOM where we throw our ... [ Read More ]
How to Build DIY Floating Shelves
This past weekend, we were ‘refreshing’ and rearranging DIY floating shelves in our upstairs bathroom, and remembering how bleak and cave-like this area above the toilet once was. Remember this? *this post contains affiliate links* Adding chunky white DIY floating shelves above the toilet was a game changer for this small bathroom’s style AND function. I went back into our blog archives to find ... [ Read More ]
A mirror? In a BATHROOM?
Do you know how long it’s been since we had a mirror in our bathroom? Let’s just say I gained and lost 50 lbs since then. As far as I’m concerned, my collar bones were visible the whole time. Remember when the bathroom looked like this? I know that pic isn’t altogether hideous. I actually loved that mural I painted for a period of time. But it was just dark and icky-feeling. And that burnt ... [ Read More ]
Operation Laundry Room {The Backsplash}
As promised, we’re back with the tile installation in the ‘Luxury Laundry Suite’. I call it that because it’s so obnoxiously awesome. So awesome in fact… Nick and I pulled some chairs in and drank our coffee in there this morning. That’s actually a lie. But we seriously considered it. ({click here for a recap of this whole room transformation}} As you know, we have strong opinions ... [ Read More ]
Operation Laundry Room {Shaker Cabinets}
It occurred to me that we haven’t done an update on Operation Laundry Room since before Christmas. Oopsy! Nick has been finishing up some big things in this ‘luxury laundry SUITE’ (ha!) so I figger it’s time to let you in on the magic. This is where we left ya last time. If you haven’t been following for the last year, click here for a quick update with before pics and details on what we’ve ... [ Read More ]
Operation Laundry Room {Vanity}
Something very exciting happened this week… WE CAN WASH OUR HANDS IN THE ACTUAL BATHROOM instead of going to the kitchen. It’s been over a year since we ripped out the shower, and started preparing to make this a luxurious bathroom / laundry room suite. Remember when it looked like this? Old Skool. So let’s do a little recap since this has been a year in the making (and far from done)…So the ... [ Read More ]
Operation Laundry Room {Lighting}
Do you remember how we tore out our shower and moved the washer and dryer into our giant main-floor bathroom? Don’t worry, I barely remember either. This project goes off and on our radar like… wow I almost wrote a really inappropriate metaphor. Actually I totally wrote it. Then I erased it. Because this is a family blog, and we’re only rated PG13. My point is that not a lot has been done in ... [ Read More ]
Operation Laundry Room {Flooring / Toilet}
Guess what?! WE ADOPTED A COUPLE FISH! It’s all very exciting for sure. The girls are enamored... and we’re enamored with the amount of time they spend quietly watching them swim around. Free babysitters! Their names are Boomerang and Bandit. But that’s neither here nor there. I’m here today to discuss how our ‘Operation Laundry Room’ progress goes in spurts (as our time and finances ... [ Read More ]
Operation Laundry Room {wiring/plumbing}
Remember how we tore out our stand-up shower with plans to make our giant downstairs bathroom into a dreamy laundry room? This project has been frustrating for me, because there’s not a lot I can do to help... and it seems like nothing is getting done. But the truth is that A LOT is getting done. It’s just not the pretty stuff. Check out all this wiring and plumbing. WOOF. My husband's ... [ Read More ]