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! :)

Bathroom oops!

Back in the Spring, in the mist of designing my bedroom remodel I, on a whim decided I should also revamp the bathroom, the main bathroom in the house, mostly used by my kids. I stepped out of my element & decided to paint the bathroom in a Mickey Mouse theme, that both of my kids would love... except I wound up not loving it so much. I painted the walls with three stripes, one black (whaaat?!), one white & one in bright red (another whaaaat?! moment). At the time I thought oh man, this is going to look amazing! Everyone will bow at my Mickey Mouse bathroom talents! Yeaaah, not so much. I got all of the bathroom goodies (bath mat, shower curtain, towels, etc) at Target.




See what I mean? Not good. I'll be taking down all of those wall tiles, which will be replaced by bead board & molding. More on that in a second.

After I painted I lost interest FAST! My original plan was to draw a big mickey head on the main wall, the wall you face while using the toilet. Because really, everyone should be looking at Mickey Mouse when peeing, right? WRONG. Bad idea. I subconsciously must of agreed with that because I never wound up doing anything other than paint stripes. Didn't even add one Mickey picture to the walls. I was just so disgusted with the whole idea that I pretty much gave up on that bathroom & walked away from it. Every time I take a shower in there, I curse it. It just doesn't suit me at all!

In the past couple weeks, I went back to that bathroom with some new ideas, thanks of course to the almighty Pinterest & IKEA!

Here are a few of my ideas, that the hubs & I will be working on in the next week... as well as my handyman, aka my dad. Ha!

This is the decor I'll be putting in there, from the amazing Ikea!




Everything else, I'll have to go to Ikea to pick out because I'm really picky & like to see things in person before making a judgement call.

I'm really excited to get this project underway & to be able to share it here. Are you planning on redoing a room in your house? Where do you get your ideas from?