Seriously.  Do you think about it much?  Or do you just  take it for granted that it's there?  A few years ago, we had our upstairs bathroom redone.  My goal was for it to resemble an outhouse (of sorts).  So, we had tongue-and-groove boards put on the walls, about 2/3 high, with a chairrail seperating it from the top 1/3 of the walls.  I painted the room tan and sage green.  It turned out really nice; and, for the first time in all the years of living in this house, I actually started to like that bathroom!  I've since collected some old granite-wear bowls and have them hanging around the top part of the room, and my decor/accesories in there all have that old look to them too. 

My downstairs  bathroom is an entirely different story.  That is one strange room, let me tell you!  I do not know what the original owners were thinking (back in 1929), but they chose to make that room a pantry/1/2 bath.  What's up with that?!  Let's just say that bathroom is in need of some serious updating one of these days.

When we first moved here, neither bathroom had a vanity.  I know some people prefer the look of the old-fashioned pedestal sink, but to me they are a waste of space.  Old houses are often lacking in storage spaces, so we needed to put vanities in each of the  bathrooms, mainly as a means of storage.  I'll admit, we went to Lowe's and pretty much picked out the cheapest things they had in stock! 

One of these days, I'd just love to have a never-ending supply of money so that the bathroom doesn't always have to be the last room that you think about.  Wouldn't it be fun to have a bathroom that you'd actually like to be in?  I'd love to have some fancy bathroom cabinets (I shouldn't really say "fancy" because I'm not a fancy person - maybe "classy" would be a better word. 

Have you seen those bathroom cabinets that looks like dressers?  Those are so neat!  I don't think we usually think of the fixtures in our bathrooms as bathroom furniture, but those ones that look like dressers really are!  If I had one of those, I know I'd like to spend more time in the bathroom. 

But, while I'm at it, I want to add some big sunken bathtub that I can fill up really high with bubbles and just relax.  Oh, I think I'm dreaming now.....I almost forgot that I have a 2-year-old.  I don't even know what the word relax (especially in the bathtub) means anymore!  Maybe someday......

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