Anyone? Anyone?

I won't really have anything exciting to post about for a couple months, except for a post I have planned at the end of the week. Hubs is off work tomorrow, so I'll be spending all of my time with him. :) Anyway, I was wondering... Is there anything you'd like me to take photos of & share? You can name pretty much anything house related. IE: The fridge, my view from my bedroom window, my closet, the exterior of my house, anything! I thought this might be fun & to interact. ;) List as many as you'd like.

Hope you're all having a great Holiday season! Cya later in the week. xo

it's keeps getting bigger!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I had a pretty good one. My kids did really well. Santa treated them good for being great kids! I also did pretty well myself. Got lots of clothes, the main thing I wanted & of course the Femme Fatale tour dvd! I love my Britney!

Anyway, with the next couples months getting closer & closer, my dreams of a brand new living room/dining room & kitchen are becoming more of a reality & not just a fantasy. I sat down today & made a list of everything I need to do with all three spaces. Warning: these lists are long & getting outta control! Brace yourself! ha. I kid.

living room~
1.) new sofa
2.) new stand under tv
3.) new art & decor
4.) new lamps/lighting
5.) throw pillows, rug & blankets
6.) console/sofa table
7.) new mirror
8.) paint walls, cabinet
9.) tree wall decal
10.) new curtians
11.) coffee table (s?)
12.) tv on wall
13.) new rug for front door
14.) new front door knob

dining room~
1.) new table & chairs
2.) shelves for walls
3.) decor for shelves
4.) table cloth/place mats/runner
5.) center piece
6.) lighting
7.) curtians
8.) rug for under table

kitchen~
1.) paint walls
2.) paint cabinets
3.) new countertops
4.) build new 'floor to ceiling cabs' & bench
5.) new molding
6.) new lighting
7.) take down mini-wall for fridge
8.) new curtians
9.) paint table & buy new chairs
10.) remove counter & cabs, replace floor
11.) add beadboard to main wall

As you can see, the next few months shall be busy! I start all of this at the end of February... and I can't stinkin' wait! Are you planning any home projects? Hopefully yours are a little more laid back. haha!

Bathroom is finished!

So glad to finally be able to post pictures of the bathroom in all it's finished glory! I'm so over the moon in love with it, I find myself just walking in, turning the light on, looking at everything, smiling and walking out. I love it that much! See for yourself!

A preview of the paint color. I actually picked out both paint colors at Home Depot, but had them made at Lowes.

View of the sink wall, top part.

Lower part.

After I added the tooth brush bin & soap. ;)

Shower curtain, upper part.

Lower part. I have plans on turning the rug, after I add the new door. The current one is too low & won't allow the door to open or close with it turned long ways. Boo.

Main wall. Love those hooks! Art still needs to be bought and added.

Towel ring & art by the sink. Love!

That's it! Love it so much!

There are still a few things here and there I need to add that will come in time.

~ Shelves for over the toilet
~ A few more towels
~ More art for the walls, mostly the main wall
~ A new door (working on that this week!)

But that's really it. I decided that I actually really like the black & white floor in the bathroom now. It really meshes well, so I'm gonna keep it. Hey, that's more money in my pocket!

So, whatcha think?! Feel free to comment!

Bathroom progress!

Phew, I have been so busy this week I never got to post about the bathroom remodel. I'm not completely done yet. I still need to finish painting the final color, hang the mirror, towel hooks & shower curtain. I also need to scrub the floor and shower walls. Still a little ways to go, but we're getting closer and closer to being finished! I'll have everything done today. :)

Eventually, within the next couple months I plan on putting in new flooring. But, that can always wait, my current floor is ok & still kinda matches pretty well, so I'm in no rush to change it. All good things come to those who wait. :)

Here are some photos to catch you up, some befores & a few afters. Still not completely done, keep that in mind. Just some pictures along the way.

This was where the sink & toilet were. The wall just fell apart. Not good. But we fixed it!

The old mirror was a built in and I haaated it. So glad to see it gone. This is the carnage left behind.

And with it filled in with sheet rock.

New beadboard walls! Sink area.

AAAAND NEW SINK! Yay!

New sink and toilet!

The new light! lovelovelove!

The main wall.

Beadboard on tub & view from hallway.

View from the hallway.

Ceiling color.

Ceiling before.

Ceiling after! Love it!

Beadboard painted!

Main wall painted!

Tub painted!

Welp, that's it for now! I'll be back soon with complete after pictures! Stay tuned! I'd love to hear what you think so far in the comments! Don't be shy! :)

More thrify finds

On Sunday, like every Sunday, the hubs & I checked out our usual thrift store for some goodies. I found a few things I liked but only wound up getting one thing. Because honestly, if I got everything I liked every time I went somewhere, my car would be full & we'd have no money. lol.

Anyway, this week I found a lamp! I love lamp. No really, I so do! This lamp will definitely have to be painted a different color being that I loath the color purple. I'm thinking maybe yellow or a light blue, since I'll be putting it in the living room after the re-do, in the Spring. Yay!

Find anything good while thrifting this weekend? Share away!

(I'll be back later in the week with a bathroom update! We went today & got everything we needed & start ripping out the old toilet & sink tomorrow! Weee!)

Oh Christmas Tree!

We gradually have been putting our Christmas tree up for over a week. We always get a real tree, it reminds me of home (NJ). This year we decided to throw away all of our old ornaments. Every year we usually do a multi-color tree but this year I wanted to do white lights with a red, green & silver theme. I have a feeling that next year, I'll want to do all red or green. Maybe I'll do blue & yellow, since that's the main colors I'll be doing in the living room after the remodel. We shall see!

Anyway, here are some pictures of our tree & one of the hubs & I.

My first Starbucks ornament! Love it. :)

Hubs & I. :)

I'll be back this week with bathroom remodel updates! Stay tuned. ;)

Demo-riffic!

I started demoing the bathroom yesterday. Taking tiles down one by one with my chizzle & hammer. It was definitely anything but an easy process because every single tile came down in pieces. I think I got maybe 3 tiles to come down in once piece. Needless to say my bathroom floor was a mess. As well as my hands & leg, where the pieces of tile cut me several times. Stupid tile! So happy to see it go! Here are a few images of my work along the way...

This is what I started with, to refresh your memory.

This is about 3 rows in. See. All pieces. No full size tiles. Blah.

The beginning of the mess.

After knocking a few tiles down, my leg started to hurt. I looked down & BAM first battle wound of the project. I currently have added about 6 more wounds to myself. My hands are not happy campers.

Then half way through finishing, the wall caves in. Awesome. So, I just knocked all of that piece of the wall out. I'll replace it with more sheet rock when I finish taking down the rest of the tiles.

One wall done, One and a half to go!

My handy man/contractor/dad (haha!) came today to check everything out & give me a few tips. We determined that we're going to have to replace the sink & toilet since the previous contractor built the tiled walls first & then installed everything else, meaning everything is connected or attached in some way. What a mess! But, lucky for me, I have a deep deep hate for the current sink & toilet in there so I'll be happy to see both of those go as well. I've always wanted a sink & cabinet in there since day one, so looks like I'll actually get my way. Hubs on the other hand? He's not too thrilled, since he's the one footing the bill. Ahh well, it had to go at some point right? ;)

Today I'll be working on the rest of the walls & working on removing the old mirror/cabinet. Let's hope we don't come across anymore snags along the way!

DIY: Fancy letters

The other day I was looking up at my wooden letters in my bedroom thinking, "Hmm, I wonder what I can do with those boring white letters." When BAM it hit me! I could cut out pieces from leftover wallpaper & restyle them! I have a bit of leftover damask print wallpaper from when I redesigned my master bedroom & I've been trying to think of different things to do with the leftover paper for months now, so definitely glad I finally found good use for it!

First I traced the letters backwards on the back of the wallpaper.



Then I cut the letters out.

I needed something to hold the wallpaper onto the wooden letters & then I remembered, I had leftover wallpaper glue! Worked perfectly!

I carefully brushed the glue onto the letters. But honestly, it isn't rocket science!

Then after the glue was brushed onto the letters, I placed the cutouts on top & pressed down firmly, making sure they wouldn't shift or fall off. Let them sit about 10 minutes & BAM! Done!

Pretty right?! After that I grabbed my hammer & leftover nails (from when I took them down) & positioned them on the wall where I now wanted them to go & put those guys back where they went.

Ahhh, all done! Now I have some texture added to my lime green wall, instead of just boring old white letters. I'm definitely happy with how they turned out.

Have you done any DIY recently? Feel free to share!

PS. Today is my idols 30th birthday! Happy Birthday, Britney Spears!! <3