Hooked On Photos

I may have a borderline obsession with photos. They occupy I'd say 60% of my living room walls and they find themselves in all the other rooms of the house.

Here's just a sampling...

Living Room

Dining Room (yes, there's an empty spot!)

More Dining Room

Stairway (my hubby's one wall)

Bathroom


Oh geez, I just realized I have no photos in my kitchen! We'll have to see about changing that...

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The $160 Bathroom Makeover

One of my goals for a beautiful life is to finish my home's makeover one room at a time. The bathroom is finally done! Here's the before...





Now are you ready for the after??

The shower curtain, which was the color inspiration, and the rugs I already had. The green paint was $12, I only had to buy a quart and still have some left, the white paint I already had. I spent $30 on the shelving and about another $30 on the accessories (including the picture frames). I love it because it looks pretty but also gives me storage that I desperately need, after all this is America's smallest bathroom. The best steal was the towel bar, toilet paper holder, and towel ring, I got them all for a total of $11! I kept the existing vanity but added knobs ($2 each) and a new faucet ($40). I changed out the medicine cabinet for a smaller one ($30), the old one was too big you couldn't open the doors all the way. For the artwork I just took a couple pictures of my kids in towels. Then lastly a new curtain I made with some leftover white fabric for about $3 . There you have it, a complete bathroom makeover for only $160!

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America's Smallest Bathroom

While I'm in the process of fixing up the bathroom I'll give you the before pictures...

I'm officially giving my bathroom the title America's Smallest Bathroom. I don't know how many other full baths could be smaller. If you stand in the middle of the room and stretch your arms out to the side you can touch the shower wall and the wall on the other side. This is our only bathroom and it doesn't have any plugs! This room actually isn't bad compared to the other rooms in this house but I hope to make it a lot better. We definitely lack storage.

Can you guess where the sink is?

It's tucked behind the shower wall and the window. Not great space planning!

Check back soon for the after pictures.

Somebody Stop Me!

Alright It's time to admit that I have issues! Why can't I decide on one project and get it finished before moving onto the next one? Right now I'm buying stuff to start on our Master Bedroom , I still have touch ups to do in the kitchen, living room and dining room, I have a bench that I'm in the middle of recovering (that's a whole different story), then today I buy stuff to work on the bathroom. I don't know where to start. When we bought this house every room was covered in the ugliest wallpaper. We closed on the house a week before we were going to move in, so in my naivete I thought I could rip off all the wallpaper and get it all painted before we moved in, while taking care of an 11 month old. Needless to say it didn't get finished and two years later I'm still ripping off wallpaper. I need to make a decision...Master Bedroom or Bathroom. I think I'll take a break from the bedroom and stick to the bathroom now. I think it's the "easiest" project (nothing in this house is ever easy). Another reason I'm thinking the bathroom is next is because I'm really excited about the locker basket I bought. It's going to sit nicely on shelving (that was purchased today) holding extra toilet paper. I've had the new toilet paper holder, towel bar and towel ring for probably almost 2 years. The new faucet that is yet to be installed I bought this summer. Just need a gallon of paint and wallpaper stripper and I'll be all set. I think I'll tell my husband to set up an intervention if I stray from the plan. Check back "soon" for finished bathroom photos.