Done, well almost

Our bathroom is functional and beautiful. We still have a few minor details, but for the most part it is DONE! I will let the pictures speak for themselves!

The bathroom remodel continued

Well, we are almost finished with it. However, I found some more before and during pictures I thought I would post. Really, folks I am just trying to build suspense for the big reveal! :)





Look at all that oh so lovely carpet, wallpaper, and general 8Os decor!



Notice the tool belt ready for action!

How we spent our summer vacation....

Well, to be more accurate, we are still spending it! We are renovating our guest bathroom, demo work started on Memorial Day, things really heated up over July 4th weekend, and are still rolling, although a bit slower. We are doing all the work ourselves (which is just our style!), and have hit a few minor snags. I hope to post on the progress over several days.

Here are a few before pictures. The catalysts for the renovate:

1. wall-to-wall carpeting (can you say "YUCK!"?)
2. 1980s flowery country-style wallpaper and awful border
3. vanity and sink that were so low, they hit me mid-thigh and I am 5'4"
4. toilet so low that you felt like you were falling when you went to sit down

Here is a picture from when I saw the house for the first time before we bought it. Decorations are not ours!























Here is a closeup of the wallpaper, and then the layer of paper underneath that I found during stripping.

"C" is for Caden.....

My first entry for "Finish-what-you-have" month (yes, I know that was for June, sue me!). Actually, as an aside, the rest of my summer will revolve around a "finish-what-you-have" theme (including publications, research, reading, books on tape, cherries, painting, and cleaning the car).

Back to your regularly scheduled post....I made this very fun, albeit smaller than I wanted, quilt for our new nephew, Caden. Of course I had the idea of using his first initial in the quilt pattern somehow (so his older brother could not one day try to take it for himself...he has his own -- sans initial), but I had to wait for the official name before I could complete the task. I am happy to report that the only "new" thing purchased specifically for this quilt was the batting. All fabrics are either vintage, leftover from other projects, or recycled clothes and linens (madras plaid shorts, a stripey pillowcase). The madras plaid shorts really inspried the colors for this quilt. I like strong primary colors for late summer -- blue, red, yellow, and of course white (which goes with just about everything). I used a simple block pattern, and used solid red blocks for the "C."
The back is a soft flannel plaid in light red, blue, yellow on a white background.

I hope Caden likes it!