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{Home} Upholstery and change

17 Tuesday Jan 2012

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I am finally reupholstering our loveseat that sits in the reading room/library.  The fabric has faded beyond the “worn, but welcome” look, which is kind of sad because I really liked the fabric when it first went on.

 Such a sad state this little love seat is in.  It was originally a crisp, casual linen-like plaid.

Once it became clear that I was going to be able to do this project I started looking at blogs and magazines with a discerning eye towards styles.

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I gave some thought to button tuck for the back, but decided that it seemed a little formal for the room.

 I’m fortunate enough to have an outstanding upholstery team.  Home Creations in Aliso Viejo, California does amazing work and are so customer friendly.  They can redesign almost anything and with the help of my friend, Carla, we came up with a re-do that should be a welcome change for the room.

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I did decide on a tight back sofa, instead of the 2 cushion loose-back the sofa is now.  I also decided that since the loveseat didn’t have a skirt I’d add wooden legs, similar to the ones shown above.

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Joan and Dan at for the love of a house always wow me with their design sensibility, so I visited their site for some ideas.  Their living room sofa has arms and legs similar to what I’m going to have changed on my loveseat, thank you Joan.

Country Living

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I believe I’m going to change the back to a very subtle camel back.  I like the look of this one (above).  The skirt and lack of arms on this little sofa made me think it was a bed when I first looked at it.  I do think it would be charming in a bedroom even though its a bit too fussy for my house.

 you can’t see our window seat cushion that well, but it has rotted from sun damage and will also receive new upholstery.

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I also want to use nail heads on the sofa arms, similar to this (above).

As you can see by the first image in this post, the sofa was a traditional, rolled-arm; loose back and seat cushion loveseat.  Clearly, the loveseat had seen better days.  Our reading room receives an inordinate amount of sunshine; we believe we’ve helped cut some of the sun by extending the overhang just outside the bay window, which shades the room a little more {fingers crossed}.

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I’m not sure about the arm on this sofa in the Landon Collection…I like the width but the slopping angle might not be right  for my reading room.

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I mostly posted this image because I like the British art above…how fun is that?

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I really like the higher back of this sofa but I don’t think I can afford this much change to the loveseat.

This phase of the project will include reupholstering the sofa and the window seat.  I hope to add a seat cushion to the Windsor chair and pillows for the window seat in the third and final phase of ‘rennovation library’.

I’ll be sure to post the pictures once the sofa and window seat cushions are returned.  Do you have a favorite style sofa? 

I’m visiting over at Tablescaper, visit this site for some great ideas!

{GHP} Happy Birthday, Hubby…and other masculine pursuits

12 Thursday Jan 2012

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Sunday is Hubby’s (Lyn) birthday.  Those Capricorn’s seem to always have it together and in his case, are always calm.

 source Vignette DesignEwan McGregor via 

[Trust me, I don’t read daily astrological predictions and actually BELIEVE them but there does seem to be a thread of truth to many of the characterizations made about the various birth signs, don’t you think?]

No, Lyn doesn’t look like Ewan McGregor but he is half Scottish and I thought this captured the essence of his Scottishness (is that a word, probably not)

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When we met Lyn drove a BMW he had purchased in Germany and brought home with him…it was similar to this but tan in color.

 That said, there are certain rooms where design is concerned that remind me of Lyn and most of them I absolutely love…I’ve addressed my fondness for more masculine, tailored room design HERE.

 I’ve used this image before, Glen Feshie Lodge via Elle Decor some years ago.  It is truly one of my favorite rooms, mixed plaids and worn Persian rugs…if I could duplicate this room in my own home I would do it.  I realize I live in California and it may not be the ideal setting for our climate but it’s still an all time favorite…oh, and I know Lyn likes this room too!

Library of Darin Geise via

This room reflects the lodge but there is something so inviting about a great leather wing back chair with a warm wool throw close at hand and a fire in the grate of a aging brick fireplace.

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Does there seem to be a recurring theme here?  As Lyn likes to remind me, “plaid is your favorite color”.

 

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See, I can do bright and cheerful.  I have this house tagged as a home in Sun Valley which may explain the bright white light, reflecting the white snow, streaming through the windows.

Ralph Lauren – Fall 2011

As I’ve mentioned before, no one does ‘it’ better than Ralph Lauren for me.  The richness of his rooms gets me every time.

…more of RL – Fall 2011

I’ve always liked this desk style but wondered about its practicality…where’s a drawer to keep the unsightly stuff?

via Carol Glasser via Southern Accents (years ago)

I’ve always been drawn to this house and have kept the pages from the magazine in my files for years.  Joni at Cote de Texas called Carol Glasser’s home in Houston as a “perfect house”…I agree.   There is something inviting and warm and timeless in this room’s details.

So, back to Lyn’s birthday…he loves coffee.  He claims it stems from living in Germany where he first enjoyed truly great coffee.  During our 39 years (yes, I was a child bride) of married bliss we have owned many coffee machines and now own a drip machine and a Breville espresso maker.  I confess, he’s influenced me and I only like coffee that is full bodied and flavorful.  The kitchen below would appeal to Lyn since there is plenty of room for this restaurant sized espresso machine. 🙂

via decorpad

via decorpad

…and I’m only partially kidding when I say he’d probably be able to justify an espresso maker in the bathroom!  Fortunately, our bathroom barely has room for all of the essentials let alone such a luxury as an espresso maker.

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To close, Lyn enjoys his leather…what man doesn’t right?  The above David August items are a little out of our budget but the iPad case is pretty cool.

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I wish you a good weekend and a very happy birthday wish to my husband.

{Home} Library love

05 Thursday Jan 2012

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First on my “Dream List ~ 2012” for our home is tackling the library, sometimes referred to as the reading room.

Those dear sweet blog-friends that follow me regularly may remember my repainting the room and giving it a mini-makeover HERE.  The upholstery work was on the list but the funds weren’t in the designated envelop! 🙂

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So, thanks to my “birthday group” girlfriends I’ve been given the fabric of choice for the small loveseat as well as the window seat.  Lyn (Hubby) has agreed the labor can be my January birthday gift, and since I’m not good with delayed gratification I hope to have the entire project finished by the end of January, wish me luck.

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I don’t have images of the fabrics I’ve selected yet, so I thought I would give you all some library love from the images I’ve collected of book lined spaces in homes.  I must say, as I sat in my library yesterday visualizing the finished sofa and window seat, I could totally visualize ceiling to floor book cases in the room.  That’s not going to happen but it would be really pretty!

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Michael Smith

House Beautiful

Pieter Estersohn

Jane Moore

If I installed a secret door it would lead to the garage, don’t think that would be too great.

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{via the adventures of tartanscot}

and the piece de resistance…

…an ‘authors’ wall…how cool is that? Wouldn’t that be a fun addition to a library?

And while we’re on the topic, did you get any good books this Christmas?  Do you have an ‘to do’ renovations on your list for 2012?

{Home} No museum required, wall galleries

03 Tuesday Jan 2012

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While visiting Kyle and Jamie in Austin this past November I was asked to assist with arranging and ultimately hanging a variety of frames to form a gallery of what would be pictures of our sweet, and first granddaughter.

This family gallery (Schuyler Samperton) is appealing with its predominantly black and white gallery and the contrasting lone pair of red baby shoes.

The arrangement of a series of like items is always distinctive…the doggie approves! (Allesandra Branca)

Clean lines and architectural prints (Veranda Magazine) give a tailored feel to this room.  I love the simplicity of this arrangement.

DIL thought it wise to determine the arrangement and hang them, knowing this would provide the added incentive to get the pictures sized, printed and in the frames…a clever bit of self-motivation I believe.

The mirror in this grouping reflects light and adds interest to the random sketches (Beth Webb, Atlanta)

This is clearly a store gallery, the use of the plates is a favorite accessory in a gallery (An Enchanted Home)

(An Enchanted Home)

K & J had done an excellent job of selecting frames that coordinated and complimented each other for their family gallery and the gallery was to hang in an area of their dining room that could have proven a challenge for any sizable art.  For me, that’s part of the beauty of a wall gallery, filling a difficult space with a few of my favorite things.

another view of the same shop…the symmetry of this gallery and it’s shelves, plates and art is especially effective.

A useful and creative way to fill a large wall…the silver frames adorning the antique botanical prints, as well as the more ornate, silver frames on the mirrors truly makes this room pop!

The wall bust and the convex mirror is so effective in this display.

We achieved a pleasing grouping and I would have taken a picture but the pictures weren’t in the frames by my visits end, the unveiling will have to wait for my next visit.

(Things that Inspire)

Meanwhile, it made me notice wall galleries in several files that I have and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you.

A long otherwise boring hallway benefits from the art in ‘floating art frames’…

…same with the walls of a stair case…great place for a wall gallery, don’t you agree? (Lonny Magazine)

(Natasha Louise King)

(Natural Elements)

I have always loved the interest wall galleries add to any given space.

Is it just me, or does this corner gallery remind you of Hermes boxes with the burnt orange paint and black trim?

(Martha Stewart)

(Pasadena Design House)

(Velvet & Linen)

Do you have a favorite display of framed art in your home?  I’d love to hear from you.

{GHP} Happy New Year…tablesettings and other musings

29 Thursday Dec 2011

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As the start of a new year draws near I look forward to savoring each and every minute left of 2011, a good year for the most part.

via Better Homes and Gardens

I thought I might offer these images/inspiration for those of you with plans to entertain family and/or friends on New Year’s Eve.  I find the table settings warm, inviting and they offer an easy transition from Christmas themed decor to a New Year’s celebration with very little effort.

via adventures in tartanscot

via Fitz & Floyd

via Pottery Barn

via Southern Living

via Pottery Barn

I also want to take this opportunity to tell you how much I enjoy our chats and your blog-friendship.  I hope 2012 will be a positive year for all of us.

We can head through the gate…

Walk down the lane, even in inclement weather…

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…and embrace what comes with an open heart.

*I threw in the image of the puppies because the picture represents such innocence and exuberance…something we all could use more of from time to time.

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Have a safe and enjoyable New Year’s Eve and I’ll see you all next year.

xo,

Karen

{Home} Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard…

17 Thursday Nov 2011

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There is something a little magical about a chippy, old cupboard that sparks the imagination as to what it might hold.  Even if there’s not a biscuit for Mother Hubbard’s poor old dog.

Same goes for a glass front, antique/reclaimed wood/vintage/ reproduction cupboard, with smartly arranged items, that provides a room with additional eye candy that can peak curiosity.

 

 

 

 

via heirloom philosophy

via Martha Stewart

When it comes to my own home, I have a couple of antique “cupboards” in my dining room (I’m using the term loosely since I believe most would refer to my cupboards as a side board and china cupboard.  I am always excited to see a great cupboard and find myself trying to figure out where I can put one just like it in one of my already amply furnished rooms.  I usually walk away when it dawns on me that the only way there would be room for a new cupboard would be for me to do without some of the essential pieces of furniture, like sofa, bed, chest of drawers.

Sorry, unknown.  I think it was a High Point photo

via the talented Miss Mustard Seed

via Stone Gable

via Brabourne Farm

One of my friends, Gretchen, has a large piece of furniture that almost takes up an entire wall of her dining room.  It is a reproduction but truly mimics a great antique, and the best part…it houses nearly all of her various sets of dishes and serving pieces.  {we share this addiction to dishes}  I am smitten with this piece and would be thrilled to have it in my home, it just wouldn’t fit.  C’est la vie!

The cupboard below reminds me of Gretchen’s cupboard in size…the finish on Gretchen’s is a more refined, furniture finish and each cupboard row has glass front doors.

via beach bungalow8 (Emerson House)


Since I’m a collector of all patterns of dishes I think there is some practicality to this type of cupboard…I could get to my various dish patterns, depending on the season.  This cupboard (left) appears to be built into the wall.  Very space saving.

I like the display in this cupboard, there’s order and artistic appeal.

via House Beautiful

Below, Joan of for the love of a house blog, placed this glass front cupboard in her reading room and filled it with treasures she’s collected through the years.  An interesting display always entices me and I want to know the story behind the collection.

via for the love of a house

via House and Garden

via White Ironstone Cottage

This cupboard is on the end of a kitchen cabinet and makes perfect sense in light of it’s contents, the glass shelves and the glass back that allows the window to shine through the cupboard.  Very clever, Martha!

via Martha Stewart

The cupboard in my kitchen does double duty as our pantry and holds a small display of silver and pewter items as well as a few favorite pieces of pottery.

Do you like cupboards?  What do you use them for in your home.

I’m off to Austin tomorrow to join Kyle (Son #1) and Jamie (daughter-in-law) in celebrating Olivia’s (granddaughter) first birthday!

{Home} The foyer

10 Thursday Nov 2011

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Wikipedia describes the foyer as follows:  A foyer in a house is usually a small entry area or room by the front door. Other public rooms such as the living room, dining room, and family room typically attach to it, along with any main stairway.

I generally refer to that particular space as the entry.  It probably doesn’t matter but foyer sounds so much nicer, doesn’t it?

This is one side of our foyer (entry). The walls are Dunn & Edwards "Inside Passage" even though in this image the one wall looks lavender!

This is the other side. The front door is to the right of this French shelf.

I’ve seen some beautiful, grand foyers via the blog sites I visit and I’ve also seen some amazing foyers in some of my friend’s homes.  Bottom line, I really find this space to be an important first impression for me when entering a home.  Granted, the exterior front entry and overall curb appeal counts, but once you’re inside the house, I look around and delight in a creative use of space for the foyer.

This lovely foyer is part of a beautiful house my friend's daughter built in Newport Beach

This is an all time favorite foyer by Carol Glasser, Houston

another favorite…via Cote de Texas.  Don’t you love the fishing baskets and the antique piece on the left (not to mention the clock).

Windsor Smith Design

I don’t think you have to have a large space for the room to have the wow factor.  In fact, some of the smallest entry settings are some of the most intriguing and inviting.

Some of the best foyer images I’ve seen have come from talented blogger’s own homes, or those that they’ve designed for…

for the love of a house (below)

Slim Paley

the adventures of tartanscot (below)

Amy Meier Design

This table and mirror was attractive to me, even if this is the wall of what may be a living room rather than a foyer.  The table could certainly do double duty.

via Cath Muscat Interiors

via John Gruen

unknown, but isn’t this a lovely vignette?

I sometimes wish I had a mudroom, I wouldn’t want the relentless rain that causes the mud, but a mud room entry would be nice.

and since I don’t have a mud room, I guess I’ll have to line my boots up like this homeowner…

sorry, unknown source…and this has been one of my favorite images for some time.  {I think I must have been a skilled equestrian in another life}

I love the use of space in the image below.  The little portrait painting and side table creates a welcoming vignette.

via Elle Decor

via Pottery Barn

And for the streamlined, simple lines, uncluttered fan…

via Better Homes and Gardens

via Notebook Magazine

What do you like to see when you enter someone’s home?  Do you utilize this space in a particular way?  I’d love to hear from you!  Happy November.

{Home} Adieu Pierre Deux

03 Thursday Nov 2011

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 This past June, Pierre Deux filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy; 22 Pierre Deux stores will ultimately close although some stores remain open to sell all remaining items in the store.

The brand has long been the go-to purveyor of French country style in the States.  From their patterned duffel bag to the classic French provincial printed fabrics for chair cushions, lamp shades, desk accessories, upholstered furniture and wallpaper, they have given us a glimpse of life (as we imagine it) in the South of France.  I was always drawn to their pewter frames and tableware, even though the cost was sometimes a little excessive in my opinion, but it was always the best of quality and beautiful in its simplicity.

A History of Pierre Deux

In 1967, a shop opened in Greenwich Village in New York City that would soon bring the beauty of French Country decor to America. The shop was opened by two men: Pierre Le Vec, an American of French background, and Pierre Moulin, a native Frenchman. Their passion for French art de vivre and the French country way of life drove them to establish Pierre Deux as a name synonymous with French Country décor in America.

Their antique furniture imported from the provinces sold well, but the curtains, pillows and fabrics they used to accent the furniture sold spectacularly. The business evolved to include décor for every room in the house. With guidance from our President and Creative Director, Hedwige Cointreau de Bouteville, and her husband, André Cointreau, the President of Le Cordon Bleu, America has rediscovered that the French Country style is a centuries-old one that is perfectly suited to adding warmth, charm and sophistication; the perfect complement to the American home.

It would appear you can still buy their wallpaper and fabrics from a variety of vendors that sell it.  I’m not sure if they will continue to produce the line of these items, it sounds like they are financially upside down, but it would be nice if one could still get the timeless provincial fabrics.

But with fierce competition in the market place via sources like eBay (for French antiques and decorative accessories), lots of online sources like Etsy, and a host of independent business people selling authentic French accents via their blog site, the end may have been inevitable.

If you’ve never had the good fortune to visit My French Country Home blog site, do so, I guarantee you will enjoy the stories shared by Sharon Santoni of her life in Normandy on a farm with her family.  In addition she has a Brocante where you can purchase wonderful French items, such as these wonderful candelabras, antique confit jars, a French door bell,  and the occasional novelty, an agricultural prize plaque.

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French Garden House, a site that has new and old French items.

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Griege is another wonderful blog site with the added benefit of shopping for beautiful French design just a click away.

That said, I will miss them (Pierre Duex).  Not because I purchased so much from them, I truly thought so many items were overpriced for what they were, but because there was always something appealing about their stores.  They did a wonderful job with the décor of each store.  Once they closed the Orange County store, I only had opportunity to shop when visiting Carmel, California.  The store in Carmel, before it moved to a much larger site, had a little French garden area where they sold an outdoor furniture line (I don’t believe it was their brand, but it was charming and suited a cottage garden).  I never drove into Los Angeles to shop the store located there.

 

So, I’ll miss you Pierre Deux and think fondly of your style when your name comes up.  Au revoir, dear friend.

{Thank you, Linda, for requesting this post, it was fun!}

I’m joining Sherry at No Minimalist Here for her Open House Party.  Be sure to stop by.

{GHP} Happy Halloween, a few days early

27 Thursday Oct 2011

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Don’t you just love this time of year.  Our neighborhood has come full circle and instead of young teens trick-or-treating we have toddlers and grade school youngsters, dressed as princesses and fuzzy farm animals and scary monsters or super heroes.

{thank you, Kevin, for finding this image}

When our boys were young we would have our friends over for chili and beers and then the dad’s would take the kids trick or treating...thank you Lyn and Dave!  It was always so much fun.  Now we answer the door in turn so we can see the cute little costumed kids!

Don’t  you love this Better Homes and Gardens image…wired pumpkins.  Love the blue pumpkins!

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I keep thinking I will carve our address into a pumpkin…maybe it’s too late for this year’s Halloween, but for sure next year.

via Miss Mustard Seed

Isn’t it amazing how many varieties there are?  Pumpkins used to be just the large, orange pumpkins we all found in the market. Then one year there were these tiny orange and white pumpkins, now there are such a plethora of colors and shapes to choose from.  I visited my favorite nursery, Rogers Gardens, the other day and a lady had her cart filled with white pumpkins, white hydrangea and white viola…I could only imagine what a beautiful display she was planning.

via Miss Mustard Seed

I also really like this pumpkin, surrounded in bittersweet and the inked name “Ichabod” by Miss Mustard Seed.  Very clever and appealing.

via Party Resources

My grandmother lived in Connecticut for nearly a decade and when we visited in the fall it always warmed my heart that literally everyone dressed their front porches and yards with seasonal items…whether it was pumpkins and corn husks or man-made scare crows, everyone seemed to embrace fall!

via Decor Pad

In my neighborhood there are a lot of liquid amber trees.  That is our best source for fall foliage.  The trees come in a variety of colors, orange, amber or burgundy, and when the leaves turn it is a vivid shock of color.  The sycamore trees also give me the sense of season, sometimes their leaves drop and dry to perfection and I’ll gather them for table display.  We don’t have bittersweet in our area but the local florists sell it {for a pretty hefty price} so maybe I’ll look into growing it.  It may need some frost, in which case, I’ll be out of luck, much like peonies

via Martha Stewart

I’m not sure if flowers in a pumpkin still inspires me but I have to admit, Martha does a good job with flower selection and table settings.  Orange calla lilies and orange ranuculas with roses, a timeless combination for wow factor, don’t you think?

via French Essence

This centerpiece is more my style these days.  Granted, I would have to grow an apple tree to get full branches of fresh apples with leaves attached, but it is fresh and lovely.

I really like this idea (above) for a fall buffet.  How cute…I think you’d want to fun tack the plate on top of the pumpkin to avoid flying appetizers but it sure makes a pretty picture.

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Wishing you a Halloween filed with treats!

By the way I’ve joined the Open House over at Sherry’s No Minimalist Here

{Home} Guest bathroom reveal

18 Tuesday Oct 2011

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Many of you know about the much-needed face lift we gave our guest bathroom.  I know this is the part where I show you before pictures.  Now that I look at them I’m really embarrassed at how bad this bathroom looked for far too long.

before

By way of an excuse, albeit feeble, the bathroom had been remodeled when we bought the house.  The former owner put a chocolate brown tub, toilet and sink in the tiny bathroom.  When we moved in our son was 3 years old and I soon became pregnant with son #2.  We used the bathroom as-is for many years and at some point I wallpapered with a rich, wonderful Ralph Lauren paisley, which tied in with the chocolate brown theme already going.  Over time the  brown tub, much like a dark car, became scratched and unsightly.  I was working for a local newspaper, writing advertorial, and a story I was asked to write was about a coating company that re-coated tubs, sinks and the like.  They offered to coat our chocolate brown tub and sink and we purchased a new toilet.  The bathroom, at that juncture, really did look much better.  Unfortunately it didn’t last…and after hosting a baby shower one weekend I noticed a bubble in the sink.  That was the coating finally coming off.

So, as home dreamers do, many months ago I began trying to figure out what I wanted this bathroom to look like should we get the opportunity to remodel.  I knew I wanted a white vanity, tub and toilet and I wanted a Carrara marble floor.  I kept coming back to a few of the Pottery Barn bathroom vanities and ended up selecting PB’s Lucca Simple Single Mini Sink Console.  It’s on the smaller size but then so is the bathroom so they work well together.  The vanity is free standing and comes with a Carrara marble top and a white sink…check and check.  We knew from our experience remodeling our master bath that we wanted a Toto toilet.  They are engineered to be very efficient using only 1.6 gallons of water; that and my LCD recessed light in the ceiling is my nod to being environmentally kind (baby steps).

after

When it came to the bathtub I knew we wanted a taller tub than we had.  The look seems more custom to me and I was hoping to get a slightly narrower tub than the existing foot print the old  tub had.  We visited our local Pacific Sales and with Tao’s expert help selected the Arariana…it’s taller than the old tub and 2″ narrower.  Believe it or not, 2″ makes a bit of a difference in this postage sized bathroom.

I realize it isn’t finished in this photo but I thought it would be beneficial to document the process.

during construction

after

The sconces are Pottery Barn, as is the Oval Lattice Mirror/Medicine Cabinet.  I love the subway tile in our master bath (even though it was made from a tumbled travertine) so we went with simple white 3″ x 6″ subway tile (Daltile) {thanks Gretchen for helping me with the tile order} with a Carrara accent (Home Depot) at the ceiling.  With a grand baby I discovered that when they are taking baths it’s helpful to have a hose attachment to the shower so we went with the Hansgrohe Unica wall bar with traditional trim and head in polished chrome.  In fact I used polished chrome throughout.  I really wanted to keep this bathroom timeless and simple.  The walls are Benjamin Moore, London Fog {thanks Linda for helping with this decision}.

By the way, there is a towel bar beneath this picture but when I took these we hadn’t installed it yet.  It looks like the shorter version of the towel bar on the side of the vanity…Restoration Hardware.

We interviewed 3 separate contractors and decided to use  Martin who did a wonderful job for us.

Sorry I wasn’t able to get a wide-angle picture of this room, it really looks so much better than these images from my point and shoot.  Nice to have the room re-do checked off the list.