Mixed Paint

Welcome!

I don't know about you, but this is the time of year I 

like to get busy cleaning and refreshing the inside of our home.

I write a list of the jobs I would like to see finished

 come summer time and then I get busy. 

I don't always get through the list, but it's usually a crazy HUGE list.

Mission impossible, kind of list. 

However, this spring I have managed to make off most of

my painting projects! Wonderful feeling!

And today I am excited to share with you my freshly painted master bath.

I found a great deal on paint when I did our bedroom.  And if that

wasn't enough, I managed to squeeze out enough paint 

 to create a fresh ensuite.

Got. To. Love. That!

I actually mixed one part Arden Forge with one part 

white, making the dried walls a soft blue, with out being

too femine.  I think I would name it lavender blue.

I don't know how I did it, but it matches the color 

swatch I was going to have mixed.

 Using up paint and supplies from the paint closet made this 

paint project FREE!

As I work from room to room on my list, I like to

update different issue that we are having in each space.

This bathroom  needed pretty storage. So after hanging the shelf up 

I bought baskets that nestled neatly on it.

You can see our bedroom update HERE

Hope this inspires you to play in your home! 

Now I'm on to the kitchen!

No painting involved, just some serious cleaning and a few 'art' projects!

Adding trim to a bought curtain

With all of the snow falling outside, it is a perfect time for 

some much needed spring cleaning. 

Time to sort out our home, and work on some unfinished projects.

 It seems like every spring/late winter there is a room or two that needs  painting, a closet to clean or items to be replaced,but this year I have a need for change. 

We have been in this house for over six years. Almost a record for us.  And my inner self is screaming for change.  We don't want to move, I really enjoy life here.  We get a lot of good energy and happy feelings in this house.  Like a warm hug.  So we aren't moving anytime soon.  But to cure my need for change, I have been working room by room.  Painting, moving furniture,

changing out pillows, and adding some new details.

  And that's what I am doing with my 

weekends from work.  I have gotten to know

 the paint guy at Home Depot on a first name basis!

More on the painting later, but in the mean time I want to

 share a project that I have been working on

for the last few days.  

My master bathroom curtain.

I wanted to have a nice lacy piece to cover the window.  Privacy isn't 

an issue because it has a frost finish to the glass.  Something that would let the light in 

and still feel cosy through all of the seasons.  

This was a curtain that I bought at JYSK but it ended up being 

way too long.   I cut the extra length off the bottom, then finished the edge 

with my sewing machine.

I found a crochet pattern that would work nicely with the

 fabric on a Youtube  video. 

I'm loving the cute little flowers, 

 However, I am just learning to crochet, so this probably looks a little

rough to you, but I am ok with that.  

Once the trim was complete, I sewed it to the

right side of the bottom of the curtain. 

Super fun, adding the perfect detail to an otherwise simple curtain.

Have a great day!

Abby

vintage chic

I have been working on our 

main bath,

taking out the dark ketchup color,

and adding deep grey-blue to our retreat.

Filling the glass jars with bath salts and extra face cloths,

 completes the spa like feel.

It isn't a very big space so

I added mirrors, sparkle and lots of white.

In this picture you can see how small it really its....

cosy.  ;)

The colors on this candle holder work 

perfectly with the wall color chosen.

LOTS of candles :)

( Ouch, a little blurry!)

LOTS of towels.

  Hope your have a retreat,

big or small it doesn't matter,

just a spot to unwind and relax 

I am linking up to a few of my favorite blogs:

http://modvintagelife.blogspot.ca/

http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/2012/10/autumn-centerpiece-show-and-tell-friday.html

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/10/feathered-nest-friday_25.html

  

Teen Bathroom

It started out as a tub and some pipes...

no walls no ceiling just a cement floor. 

Actually more like this....

You can see the back of the shower/tub ....insulation, scraps of wood, debris...

O the joys of construction  :)

This is a basement bathroom, with no windows so we put in heated flooring under the tiles,

and boy is it ever nice to have a warm floor in the middle of a

Canadian winter!

I wanted the vanity to match the rest of the house so we found

this one at Home Depot ...lots of drawers and large cupboard space

for the girls. 

We chose a soft yellow so that it would be bright and lighten the dark feeling of a basement.

The shower rod is curved and it makes the shower/tub feel spa like. If you

are planning to put a curved shower rod in  2 things...make sure that there is

space for it and make sure it is one continuous rod..this one

is 2 rods and the hooks get caught up

on the spot where they connect.  :(

Another room done!

I am joining 

 

Have a great day

Abby 

:)