Master Bath Primp

So, as I was saying.....

When I first saw this bathroom I was less than impressed.

I needed to add stuff to the room to make it visually warmer.

Even though this house is in Florida, it can get chilly down here.

I HATE STEPPING OUT OF A SHOWER INTO A COLD STERILE 

ENVIRONMENT!!!

Now the previous owner used a vanity stool without a back....

However.....

to help cut into the unfurnished volume of the space, 

I added a chair with a back.

The vertical height helps to make the room feel less cavernous.

I lucked out finding this faux bamboo chair from the Boston Design Center.

The color was perfect. 

The size was perfect.

The style was perfect.

I had the cushion made

 (once again, before I realized I could do this #$% myself!!!)

I even brought the chair in so they could make a template of the seat.

I didn't trust myself to do it properly.....

Soooooo.....

When I went to pick it up, I figured it would be fine.

I ordered it with a 2" box side...

(that means the side piece would be 2" high)

Soooooooo.....

I brought it home.....

put it on the chair.....

AND IT WAS TOOOOOO SMALL!!!!

AND I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH  FABRIC LEFT TO REDO IT!!!!

I was REALLY steamed.

This was expensive fabric.

I won't even tell you guys how much, because.....

well I just won't .

So, the store had me keep the feather inset, and didn't charge me for the cost of the inset.

So, now I had an inset, but nothing with which to cover it.

SOOOOOOOO.......

The next year.....

when I had retired, and started making stuff for myself.....

this cushion was still in my bathroom in plain muslin.

Every time I looked at it, it 

FRIED MY GOAT!!!!

By this time I had started to sew again, and had made a cushion cover for a different project.

Sooooooooo.....

I started thinking about it, and thinking about it, and thinking about it.....

Now, the thing is, without the cover, the cushion was the correct size.

The cover had been made too small.....

I CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION!!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!!

I just needed to take the old cover apart, and make new box sides that were bigger!!!!!

So I pieced together my scraps of fabric that I still had, and made a strip of fabric 5 inches wide, took the zipper out of the old piece, added it to my 5" strip, sewed it all together, 

and 

VOILA!!!

it fit, but instead of a 2" box, I had a 4" box.

AND I LIKED IT BETTER ANYWAY!!!!!

So now, I have this really lush looking place to sit and pull the unwanted hairs off my face!!!!

 I love the way the chair matches the mirrors, matches the towel hooks, matches the stool by my tub matches, the magazine rack by the loo.

For towel hanging help, I bought French faux bamboo hooks on ebay.

Once again, I am an international traveler, shopping in France, 

dontch'a know!!!!

Like the way I used silver colored screws to go with the chrome in the room?????

JUST KIDDING!!!!

I need to paint them, 'cuz they is ugly!!

I used the same type of hooks by my tub....

This one is made of oak, and I don't think it translates as well, because the grain is so noticeable.....

HOWEVER!!!

It holds my towels just fine, thank you very much.

It hangs over my tub.....

Where I soak when my old bones ache from all this DIY @#$

Here's a close up of my little stool, it holds my towel for me when I'm in the shower....

Isn't it pretty?????

I paid WAY too much for it in a local antique store,

BUT, it was perfect for my bathroom, 

and I HAD TO HAVE IT!!!!

Of course I need a pillow.....

and a caddy for all my things while I soak....

And pretty stuff to look at....

Now THIS bird collection is a bunch of little flower vases from 

Czechoslovakia. 

My buddy June collects these too. 

It's hard to take a shot looking into a window....

They have a mark on their bottoms like this.....

Can I blab on and on, or what?????

I will continue with this room .....

Later, Gator

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Easy Master Bathroom Fix

My master bath is a builders special.....

I have made a few tweaks to personalize the space.

Next year or the year after, I will change the cabinet doors and the countertops and faucets.

BUT FOR NOW.....

just a little cosmetic applications took it from sterile to comfy.

This is how it looked when I first saw the house with the real estate agent.....

The mirror over the double sinks covered the wall, creating a space that felt  cold. All it did was reflect back white walls.

Since I was going to have the room wallpapered, I had the guys pop the big mirror off the wall, just leaving the one over the dressing table.

Two full walls of mirrors is not a middle aged woman's friend.....

Especially when she's in the "all together" if ya know what I mean.....

So, I found these mirrors in a catalog; they were in a dark mahogany.

I had the brilliant idea, to paint them in faux bamboo!!!

Again.....

this was before I had time to do this for myself

(and before I knew that I could do this stuff!!!)

I really liked these mirrors because they allowed me to combine two looks that I don't normally think of as working together:

bamboo and etched glass!

This way I was able to add all my 1920's sparkly details to my bamboo accents.

The way the dressing table looked, just wasn't doing it for me....

This was going to be where I put on my makeup,

(the one or two times a year that happens)

and where I would work on any unnecessary hair that has a tendency to appear after 40 years of age.

SOOOOOO.....

I needed a lot of light.....

and a magnifying mirror.....

BUT I WANTED THEM TO BE PURTY!!!

I love the way pairs of dressing table lamps look on a vanity.

But I didn't want a lot of messy cords running along the top and up to the outlet to the side of the table.

SO I DID WHAT ANY WOMAN IN HER RIGHT MIND WOULD DO!!!!

I drilled holes in the vanity top.....

took the plugs off the lamps and threaded the cords through the holes, then reattached the plugs and plugged the suckers in!!!! 

This way I could create a traditional looking vanity in my builder's special bathroom.....

I love glass vanity lamps. I love glass vanity lamps. I love glass vanity lamps......

Remember my bedroom????

I have a pair there too......

I love the glass detail, it's like BIG diamonds!!!!

Of course, I have more silver that I'm not polishing.....

I really need to get my @$$ in gear.

The green perfume bottle is one of my favorites. 

I always look at it and get off on the way it repeats the color from around the room.

A clear bottle wouldn't have been as visually successful.

SO SOMETHING VERY SCARY HAPPENED!!!

the stopper disappeared....

You got me.....

Now you'll know....

I have help cleaning my house.

It was right after my cleaning helper Joann left that I saw it was missing.

SO I THOUGHT.....

she had done what I do when I clean....

(break something).

But she hadn't said anything, which is not like her.

So, I grieve a little

('cuz, I loved the way it looked)

then get my big girl panties on, and hit ebay, looking for a replacement.

Well Olive Cooper of http://oliveout.blogspot.com/

 let me know that she has some she was selling and sent me some pictures

they were pretty, but didn't do it. 

So I went home for my mom's birthday, and remembered that I had a green perfume bottle I wasn't using.

SOOOOOO.....

 I brought it back to Florida,

and put its stopper on my other bottle!!!!

When I mentioned the lost (I thought broken!!!) stopper to Joann,

she assured me that it wasn't broken.

SOOOOOO.......

I start looking around.....

and looking around......

And I FIND IT!!!!!!!

she had put it on the chair cushion so it wouldn't get broken!!!!!!!

YIPPEE!!!!

Don't know why, but I LOVE THIS STOPPER.

Isn't it funny how we all have our favorite things.

Something no one else would even notice,

 makes us happy just to look at it.

Doesn't have to be expensive.

Doesn't have to be rare.

On this note,

I will continue this story tomorrow...

Later, Gator

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