Progress with a bedroom

Like my mosaics, this bedroom is (slowly) getting finished - little bits at a time.
Before                                                                      After

Closets finished √
Room painted white √
Mirror changed up√
Next project - hardwood through out.

The Big Closet Makeover

I've been wanting to tackle 'my closet project' for a while now but kept putting it off. It seemed like such an overwhelmingly big, scary job! Three weeks ago, for some reason(?), I decided to take it on. After tearing up the carpet and removing the trim there was no turning back.
"I can do this" was my mantra.

BEFORE

Putting down the hardware (my first time) was the most intimating part of the project.

I used a mitre saw (which I had) to cut the hardwood and took my time - measuring 4 times! and cutting once:). The last couple of pieces needed to be ripped with a table saw (which I didn't have). The borrowed table saw that I used did the trick and it came with a bonus perk - I discovered that with a mitre saw + a table saw the 'building stuff' possibilities were endless. It was a game changer!

"I can really do this"... 

I put up a mirror that was removed from a bathroom years ago and trimmed it up, built two built-ins and trimmed them up, took the old trim and glued them to mdf boards (1x5x8) making for much nicer (bulkier) trim. It was all about the trim.

START                                                                                 FINISH

I learned a lot but also realized that I have a lot to learn. "I did this"... 

NEXT

There are two closets in this bedroom so I'm now on to the next one which will mirror this one.

AND AFTER THAT... 

The Blue Bedroom (yikes!) will need to be brought up to speed with it's white, trimmed up, hardwood floor clad closets. 

The good news is that it doesn't seem like such an overwhelmingly big, scary job anymore:)

My new mantra (which I use when mosaicking) - "It will get finished - one piece at a time"...

Trash to Treasure Desk

A couple of weeks ago, on the way home from grocery shopping, I spotted these 'kicked to the curb' night stands. They were in my car before I knew what I was going to do with them:) They're in good shape, kind of funky, and have lots of drawers - all good things.
Wood glue and white paint to the rescue...
I built a very simple 6ft long box top from leftover plywood which took the height to 30" and gave Miss Hannah the new (free) desk she wanted/needed. Yeah!

White♥

Before and After Bathroom Alcove

For the last couple of days I've been working on a small makeover in our 'master' bathroom. This alcove was made a little more useful and a lot more exciting by adding an easy to make built in shelf + some white paint (Benjamin Moore's 'Cloud White'). White♥

After the before and after is finished there is always styling to be done. Styling, I love doing it but it's racked with decision making:) Which one works for you?

Change is Good.

A couple of months ago Emma started talking about painting her room (again). It didn't take much to get me on board:) I'm always game for some decor change. She just had to pick a colour...

A couple of days before she went off to a weekend leadership camp we purged, cleaned and emptied the room.
This is what Emma's room looked like the Thursday before she went away. Yikes!

And this is what Emma's room looked like when she returned the following Monday.

Benjamin Moore's Cloud White, Benjamin Moore's Black.
Yes I can paint a room in a weekend but not much else gets done (Marathon Man and Hannah barely saw me all weekend).
Emma was very happy with her room's new look. She plans on adding some funky boho pillows and a quilt from Anthropology. All of which she'll purchase with her own money, earned from her first job. Yeah!

Change is good:)

Got lemons, make lemonade

Who knew I'd be posting about our guest room again so soon. My After has become a Before in record time! We had a large, unfortunate, water spill in this room (that would be the lemon part) which led to a huge piece of the carpet being pulled up, which led to pulling all the carpet up, which led to putting hardwood down (the lemonade:)...I love hardwood.
Now it's time to go pillow shopping (sweeter lemonade;) to give the room a new punch of colour.

For the love of white...

This cute little cabinet (a freebie), with it's fresh new look, is a perfect fit between Hannah's windows. Thanks again Margie and Poppa:)

Happy Summer

Mirror Mirror

This is The Tight Shag Mirror from my Shag Series. It's made with white, hand cut vitreous glass tiles, glass seed beads and chained crystal rhinestone. In 2011 I was commissioned to make two of them.
The other day I received pictures of where they ended up...

24.25"x40", weight 25lbs.
in a beautiful bathroom designed by BedfordBrooks Interior Design.

Inspired by Winter

Over the holidays I tackled our first makeover of 2013, the guest bedroom. The red walls were looking tired - their time was up. It's now all about white. It was a big job that took 4 gallons of Benjamin Moore's Cloud White (a big room + en suite) and I'm glad it's done.

Today (or tomorrow) it's onto our next makeover, the girl's bathroom. After much thought we decided on a colour scheme of yellow, grey and white. The exciting news is that I have a new mitre saw that's waiting to be used...wainscoting?:)

For the love of White

Enjoying Kate's soulful eyes.

For the love of White

I recently finished 2 of these mirrors. They were a custom order for BedfordBrooks Interior Design.

The design is from my Shag Series. It's the tight shag in pearl white. They're 24.25"x40" and weigh 25lbs.

My love of white on white has been reignited.

Inspired by White

Yes Spring is here, which is a good thing but I will miss Winter (until next year). I love Winter. It always reminds me how beautiful white is.