Hey, girlfriends.
Just wanted to keep you up to speed on a few things. First in my last update I made a mistake at the end of the email about our “Secret Sale”. It was correct at the top, but at the end I put the wrong dates. It should be Friday, June 7; and Saturday, June 8. So thanks for pointing it out so I could correct it. I wouldn’t want any of you to miss out.
And I wanted to let you peek at my new redo.
As most of you know, I love fixtures. I had always wanted this type of chandelier in this picture somewhere in my house. I already have a gorgeous one in my formal dining room. So, it’s not that I really need another one. It’s that I wanted to do something a “little edgy” in a bathroom that has needed to be decorated for the last twenty years. No one ever sees it, so it is at the bottom of the “to do” list of decorating projects. So I guess you could say that the chandelier was my inspiration piece.
Well—-I couldn’t just put up a new chandelier and paint the walls and be done with it. So I looked for the perfect wallpaper for me (took 6 months to find it.)
I didn’t want it to be too flowery, yet I did want it to be a little feminine. This wallpaper is from the book “Modern Gentlemen.” I can tell you my son did not appreciate the wallpaper at all. He told me he wanted cowboys and ropes in the room since he uses that room to get ready in. I won that argument. We brought the wallpaper down from the ceiling 17 inches above the bath and around. But the vanity area got the whole works. I am going to paint the vanity—red. Please don’t tell me you don’t like that idea, because I’m going to do it anyway. I’ve always wanted a red cabinet. Besides what else do you do when your oak cabinets start to look orange????
This white area (I hope you can tell from the picture) is bead board wallpaper. It’s paintable and so easy to hang. It’s so much easier than the real thing and most people can not tell the difference. My husband used 5 inch molding as I thought any narrower might make it look cheap.
These are the embarrassing pictures. This is the before we started. Like I said, no one ever saw the area so it just wasn’t a priority.
Now when my grandchildren from Colorado Springs come to visit me, they tell me “You’re the grandmother with the fancy house.” They loved the chandelier and the bright colors. Of course their other grandmother has a over a million dollar home in a beautiful forest. But, I’m the one with the fancy house – go figure. Aren’t grandkids wonderful?
Enough of that…….Don’t forget our “Secret Sale” Friday, June 7, 10 to 5 and Saturday June 8, 10 to 3. Watch for our next email where we announce the percentage off the whole store. We can’t wait to see you.
Really cute story! I enjoyed reading about your ‘journey’ with this room. :)