This morning I woke up with one heckuva cold. The pressure in my sinuses feels like an anvil on my face. The sisters are still sleeping currently, and I’m hoping and praying that they wake up not feeling like I do. Because this momma is in no shape to win parent-of-the-year today.
I won’t be winning blogger-of-the-year either… because we’re mid-project at the moment, and I have no beautiful finished awesomeness to share. But I will let you in on some of the action.
Our upstairs bathroom has been a little neglected when it comes to home improvements, other than the detoxifying we did in there when we first moved in. But this is our only bathroom on the second floor, and it’s extremely small considering we have two daughters that will eventually need to blowdry their hair and exfoliate their faces. The counter space was LACKING. Not to mention FUGLY.
I love taking pictures with a mirror, because I prefer everyone to see me at my worst.
As you can see by our toiletries strewn about, we have an apparent lack of storage as well. The lack of organization makes me cringe and twitch a little.
So anyway, Nick is extending our bathroom vanity on either side, and will be building a butcher block countertop and installing a new sink and faucet in the next week or so. He loves building cabinetry, so this is all right up his alley.
This is where we are so far, just so you can begin to visualize. The doorway is to the left, so we rounded that side off so we won’t gouge ourselves when entering and leaving the bathroom.
And that’s where we stand! Don’t worry, it’ll all be one color when we’re through… and NOT that tragic peach color either. And the countertop will extend over the entire thing! We’ll keep you updated!!!
On a completely unrelated note… Nick came down the stairs this morning, and said …Happy April Fools Day, in a mono-toned voice. I briefly looked up from my computer and said… oh yeah, I’m pregnant. And he said, congrats… did you make coffee yet?
Are any of you planning any SWEET April Fools jokes? DO TELL!
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Great ideas……….you can help me with my problem!! Have an upstairs bedroom that I want to turn into a bath but the back wall does the slant thing for the roof from about 2 ft off the floor and up. Trying to figure out how to not waste space but stll get a stand up shower in there with sep tub, etc etc. 16ft long x 10ft wide, ??Any thoughts?
Just discovered your blog! Excited to see how this turns out! Don’t know if you’re into sharing, but you should stop by my blog next week, I host a link party with 4 other blogs called Give Me The Goods{1 party,5blogs}!! I think everyone would love your stuff!!
http://www.dimplesandpigtales.blogspot.com
Nick reminds me so much of myself, You are really blessed.
Can’t wait to see the finish product. I think you should keep the peach. It may come back. LOL. I have always wanted to be newly pregnant around april fools day, and do the joke “Hey I am Pregnant” and everyone make comments about it being April Fools and I go along with it, and then April 2nd say “No really I am”. Unfortunately, my 3 babies like to be born in May or June. (I think people would have figured it out if I waited till April.)
I’ll be very grateful.
Hello, I really like what you get you and Nick. I hope that you will make a tutorial. Write, please, how to make your beautiful corner shelves, you’ll be very grateful. And forgive me for my English. Alla from Kiev, Ukraine.
So everyone else is commenting on the project (which is awesome by the way) but I’m here totally cracking up over your april fools day exchange. 🙂 I’m weird, I know. 🙂 I failed at doing anything this year.
hiya Chicka!!
lovin the rounded corner-my kitchen has a rounded shelf very similar- it was kinda hard for storage-but I found some cloth collapsible basket type at dollar tree and can utilize that area better & a basket usually looks cuter than a modge podge of clutter.
Hope you feel better soon- spring is coming & almost time to say goodbye to my lovely snow.
talk to you soon!!!
~dana dashoop~
WOW! Carpentry skillz run deep with that man! That is going to be so functional, you’ll never leave the bathroom. Feel better soon, and make that coffee!
Wow, that’s going to look fabulous when finished! I can see it…awesome job! Can I borrow Nick for a couple projects around my place? (oh wait, I have a handy-man…I’ll have to show him this so he gets it)
Hope you feel better soon and the girls don’t catch it! 🙂
Sorry you’re not feeling so hot. Bathroom vanity is going to be great! I’m sure I’ve never mentioned this, but, you are my absolute favorite blog, hands down #1! Now that’s saying something as I read/subscribe to way too many. I thought you might like to know. Really, no special reason for telling you now. Oh, by the way, I’m starting a project soon, might need to ask you a few questions. Would that be okay? I mean, seeing as you’re my fav blog and all. LOL! Seriously do love what you do.
Joann… you are SO SWEET! That means sooooo much! And duh, of course we’d be happy to answer any DIY questions we might know the answer to. Email us! 🙂
Thank YOU and I will.
LOVE the corner shelves!….Hope you get to feeling better soon!(BTW-if its the same stuff millions of us have had—?…Dr’s are prescribing ALLERGY meds for it..u can get over the counter..it has to run its course) Love your page and projects!!!
That’s funny that you say that… because it totally FEELS like allergies (plus a sore throat). I’m already on allergy meds, so I wonder if it would help to double up! HEHE!
Love it!! Great idea!
~ Darlene