Tea Cups in the Garden

• Nov. 20, 2007 - Day 53...and Hopefully Done!

Posted in House Remodel

The other night, dh told me the bathroom was complete and ready for me to decorate!  At that point, I was exhausted from the Medieval Feast, and being evening already,  I planned on decorating the next morning.  However, dh soon discovered leaks in his sink and the toilet...  

The next night he came home from work, fixed the problem and told me I could decorate.  Being evening, I decided to put that on my to do list the next day...today!

This morning I got a phone call from dh to tell me the status of the toilet...since I had slept in, still exhausted from that feast!  lol  It was leaking, still!  I decided to go ahead and decorate.  After today, life gets hectic again!  Wed I will cook our little Thanksgiving dinner (not a lot of the extra dishes, just enough to enjoy leftovers and have wonderful seasonal aromas in the house) and in the afternoon we see the doctor for my son's EFMP paperwork...in the middle of the turkey roasting. That could be interesting!  Thurs we are at my mom and dad's.  This weekend we hope to decorate for Christmas and spend a day in a lovely town in the hill country.  Then I need to get lessons done for next week...and school and Christmas and shopping and wrapping presents and baking...oh my!

The tub was still a mess, it turned out, and I had to scrub that and dust some other areas...oh the allergies!  I was wearing out, climbing up and down the stairs, hauling up the bags of stuff I had gotten, getting them in place, helping the kids with bits and pieces of school work... In the meantime, I discovered the leak under his sink was still there. Sigh...

Some decorative things I changed my mind on and now I have a pile of things to return. DH though, is quite pleased with the room, so I can finish a few pretty things here and there at my leisure now. Perhaps I'll find a few things in the charming town we will hopefully get to go to this weekend.  ;)

DH redid the toilet and the trap under his sink.  Hopefully they stay dry! Well, enough chit chat!  MIL loves the details! ;)  On with the show!  =)

Panning around with my camera, here's the shower...

Here's the shower curtain.  I was going to buy some sheets to make this, but decided to special order it ready made.  I am shocked at how short it is!  Hmmmmm, one of these days I think I'll drive dh nuts and sew a little black gingham below the toile!  oo-la-la  ;)

 DH didn't want typical bathroom rugs...so I found these chenille rugs.  They are so soft and cozy on the bare feet!

See the bathroom scale in the upper right corner of the picture above?  DH wanted a new bathroom scale, one that talks!  Well, I didn't find one of those...but this one should keep him busy...it displays not only weight, but also...well, the instructions don't make any sense to me...what does the box say?  Let's see, it also measures body water!  And it even has an athlete mode for highly fit individuals....hmmmm, I might not get to use that feature!    It also has a terrific memory, storing data for up to 6 people!  DH and DS had sooooo much fun setting it up!  It may take me years to figure this baby out!

Here's the vanity.  There are medicine cabinets behind each mirror.  We have more storage now and of course there isn't enough room on my side for my stuff, and I took an extra middle drawer.  DH is so sweet to let me use the rest of the space under his sink. First I'll wait to see if it stays dry tonight!  ;)

Here's a close up of the flowers...

The kids just loved watching me put this arrangement together...

The kids were enamored with all the seashells...

Here's the picture near dh's side of the sink.  There's a tea party set out on the tables.  Hmmmm, I think I could hang out here for a week and rest up...

  Here's the new cabinet he built for me.  I changed my mind on a lot of stuff to put here.  This will be a work in progress. 

Here's a close up of more seashells.  I have some seashells left over, but not enough to fill the other 2 containers I had gotten.  I think now that would be too much.  Just as well.  I will put some of the extras in the kids' bathroom.  They are elated!  Oh, I'll have to show their bathroom off one of these days. That is a fun room!  I am thinking I might even make some decorative arrangements in frames with some of the seashells for some of the bare spots in the bathroom.  Hmmmmmm......  

Here's a floral arrangement I bought at Coldwater Creek at their 50% off sale last month.  In fact,  a lot of these items were on sale when I got them.  

Practically speaking, hmmmm, I need to put a trash bag in here...

But my favorite practical thing, the tp container in the back corner!  Hmmmm, any leaks back there?

Well, dh successfully took the first shower.  I think it's my turn for a lovely bubble bath!  =)  

 

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• Nov. 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by BChsMamaof3
It's looking really great!! My sister would love the shell decorating :) She has shell stuff all over her house.
Have a beautiful Wednesday,
Rosina
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• Nov. 21, 2007 - Such a pretty room...

Posted by proverbsmomof3
You may have to fight to get in there. lol Hope the leaks get fixed permenantly. You've done a lovely job decorating. Have a great Thanksgiving with the family.
Ginny
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• Nov. 21, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous
Beautiful bathroom Laurie!! It looks really fantastic! Isn't it fun to be at the decorating stage finally??! Enjoy that lovely room and have a blessed Thanksgiving Day tomorrow!

blessings,
Pam
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