April 2011

2011/04/28

The Nester was one of the first blogs I ever read,

and was smitten immediately.

Especially when I saw her category

"mistreatments".

I've been creating my own

no sew

window treatments ever since.

The latest mistreatment was in Jonas's bathroom

I used 2 yards of this bird fabric that I found

at Fabric.com

($15.)

the secret to this valance is this...

a tiny little nail.

I just folded and fluffed, 'til it looked right,

then tapped in a small picture hanging nail.

No liner, no seams, not even hot glue.

The blue bird is where I pulled the color for the ceiling from

silver marlin - BM

the walls

revere pewter - BM

here's a shot of all the colors together

2011/04/27

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The Lettered Cottage

{ Smoke & Mirrors - A Bathroom Reveal }

2011/04/25

okay people...

everyone's dying to know...

"How'd I paint the tile"

and "darn, my tub is pink

or I'd do the same thing"

Well, get out your brushes & rollers -

'cause my tub was pink too

and it still is.

A shower curtain, it's an amazing thing.

It's like a permanent

"Before and After"

I used oil based KILZ over the old pink tiles.

I rolled it on with a sponge roller.

I let the KILZ dry for a few days, then went over it with Semi-Gloss Latex paint.

Here's where the white tile ends and the old pink begins.

I even still have the metal attachment from the shower doors.

Can you even notice the pink tile with this gorgeous floor in your sight?

The only time the curtain is open is when my kids are taking a bath.

Other than that they are always closed.

My kids could care less what color their tub is.

I'm pretty sure the girls would be disappointed if it was anything BUT pink.

The only other time it might be open, is if a house guest is nosy.

Here's the break down

2 quarts Ben Moore Paint - $36.
1 quart Kilz Paint - $8.
Knobs for the cabinet - $15.
Flooring - $60
Shower curtain - $25.
Window Fabric - $15.
Shutters - $67.
Drawer shelf on wall - $7.
Curved Shower Curtain Rod - $30.
Light Fixture - $33.
Glass shades - $15
Towel Ring - $9.
Bath mat - $10.
Toilet Seat - $20.

That's a $352 renovation!

Here's an old drawer I picked up at the Perkiomenville Flea Market today.

The chippy paint is perfect.

For more info on this bathroom re-do check out

here, here & here

2011/04/22

just in time for spring cleaning

here's some weekend inspiration

for a fresh inspired bedroom

all images via

countryliving.com

2011/04/20

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2011/04/19

[image - renest]

Hi Everyone, First of all let me say THANK YOU so much for all of your sweet comments about my baby bump. It seems like it has doubled in size since I took that photo a little over 3 weeks ago. I'll be sure to post another one soon.

We've been getting ready for the move into our new house for what seems like months now. It was actually only a month from the time we put in an offer to the time that we closed last Friday. We've been running on total adrenaline ever since we closed though. The removal of the wallpaper in the new den area has been the worst part of the whole experience, but it should all be over with today. Our official move in date is this coming Friday. We still have a ton to get done before that happens. I wish I had some cute vintage suitecases to pack my things in like the picture above, but cardboard boxes seem to make things much easier. I'll probably be MIA for a few more weeks until we get everything somewhat situated in the new place. I'll be back with pictures of it as soon as possible. Until then, please pray that I can keep my sanity before, during and after the move, and also keep this baby inside of me. The last thing we need is an early arrival...for his sake and for ours.

xoxo,

Cristi

{ Bathroom Reveal }

2011/04/18

* F i n a l l y *

{and why did I keep the toilet paper & toothbrush holder pink?}

Ta-da

remember the *before*

and more
*befores*
here

The bathroom is my 2 year old son's, but is also used by overnight guests.

{And my girls refuse to use their own bathroom, so I guess it's theirs too.}

I think it's a nice mix of

masculine

feminine touches.

This mirror covers many sins.

Under it is a secret passageway to the Man Cave.

{not really, but it's large enough to be}

We took out the old medicine cabinet, with sconces attached,

and hung this larger mirror right over the hole.

The ruffled shower curtain is an Anthro knock off.
It photographs very well, but has this ewey polyester feel in real life.
But, I'll keep her anyhow.

The floor was a surprise bonus, that I didn't think was really going to happen.
It's an off the rack laminate from Home Depot.
Honestly, it really wasn't knockin' my socks off in the store.
I just bought it 'cause I was sick of this project draggin' out.
But, I gotta say, I am in LOVE with it.

Ahh, there's that floor again.

{Yes, it's slapped right over the old floor}

I attached some cotton rope to the tips of the
seeded glass shades for some added texture.

The mirror has been around for ages.
I don't think I've ever hung it.
I put a coat of chalkboard paint on it for this bath....
and ta-da , new life to the un-used mirror.