Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Master Bathroom!


When we first moved into this house we staked out this room as the future master bedroom .We had always talked about having a walkout deck off the master bedroom at our prior home.
We knew we were going to have to make a lot of changes to it, as well as transform the bathroom next to it into a master bathroom and make the deck more private, so we moved into the house's then current master bedroom for the time being. We had priorities, and the kitchen most definitely came before the master bedroom. (if you look back at 
the kitchen you can easily see why).

Well now, its time has come! This post is about the master bathroom. Next week we will move into the bedroom.

What the bathroom used to look like: 
 

and

What the bathroom looks like now:



So here's what we did!

First of all we messed with the floor plan a tad. In the above picture you see the wall drops back and we placed a cabinet there. There used to be a built in cabinet or should I say a nook with shelves and a pressure rod. Believe me it wasn't anything exciting... made evident by our lack of photos of it. Besides the one of it going away:


  We just dropped back into the master bedroom to both straighten the wall and give us more space in the bathroom. And that is now where a gorgeous cabinet sits!
The cabinet started as this:
We found this gem at the comfy chair consignment.

We transformed it to this...


We painted it to give our find an old look that worked with the bathroom and the rest of the house. The glass was given a distressed mirror coating so that you can no longer see through the panes, but they still feel lighter in the room than a solid door.





For the entrance to/from the master bedroom from the bathroom, we took an amazing vintage door and applied the same distressed mirror finish to it. It is mounted on the bedroom side with the same sliding hardware we used in the living room. We love the sliding doors when you need a door but do not want it swinging into your space it is clean and gives a modern feel.


This wall/ door is the one bumped out and replaced.

Here is the view of the door installation and hardware from the bedroom.
Oh so pretty!!!

Our swivel towel hooks are super cool.
It brings a little spice of modern/industrial into the mix.

The vanity was made from two vintage nightstands with a GORGEOUS piece of granite called "sueded Nambe" to top it off.





Progress shot!

Awesome lines, plenty of storage, and amazing hardware to boot!

We replaced the floor was a perimeter glue vinyl from Armstrong.

The shower became bigger than the last one. It used to end where you see the wall end in the photo above. We bumped it out, and in the space we acquired, were able to add a shelf and a bench in beautiful tile work.


Stay tuned for updates on the bedroom!
We are almost done! Isn't this exciting? You will be able to get another look at our house in the November Issue of Madison Magazine when we are featured as house of the month!!!

Stay cool today! 
Hopefully you will tell us what you think of our progress as you type from your air conditioned room!


Saturday, June 16, 2012

Where's the rain?

Welcome to our garden update!




Our raised beds now complete with headboards for the climbing beans and cucumbers! A bed isn't complete without a headboard! Your pillows would fall off, or in this case, our beans! We can't spill the beans!!!!



Look at our garden grow!


We have an eclectic collection of pots and old galvanized steel wash tubs by the patio to bring some more greenery and flowers in.
  

These lovely plants in mulch create some nice lines along the outside of the solarium.



We added bamboo shades to the structure behind the grill to enclose the area a little more. Since they are just shades though, I can pull them up to make a quick exit!


This is my little dripping fountain that creates a very soothing background noise, and apparently makes a pretty great squirrel bubbler! A squirrel was hanging upside down just drinking away from the leaf! I wish I had been quick enough to take a photo!


To the front of the house we go! Some landscaping has been added along the front walkway and along the side of the yard. Keep an eye on how the grass will just keep disappearing...(not too fond of grass)

  


Our cool "new" mailbox we don't have a key for yet! Thankfully our mail technician has stopped putting our mail in it until we can get that taken care of. Its a good thing I have little arms to reach in there!

Stay tuned for master bedroom/bathroom updates! (For sure this week!!!)