I am leaving for the She Speaks conference (read a little about last year's conference here and here) later this afternoon, and I should be packing, and sorting, and making lists, and fixing large freezer meals for my husband, but instead, I am working on a blogpost....my 200th!Kind of funny that last year as I was getting ready for the conference, our bathroom remodels were almost finished, and today I am finally going to show pics of the second bathroom. I promised I would show … [Read more...]
Popcorn Ceilings, Tubs, and a Happy Farmwife
This post is part of my 31 Days of Transformation series. To read the rest of the series, click the tab above.We built our house 24 years ago, but I don't feel like I have ever finished decorating it. I like to change things up, and I don't want our farmhouse to look stuck in the 1980's even though mauve, blue, popcorn ceilings, and floral wallpaper seemed perfect at the time.I love my Ballard Design mirrors and the lighting from Shades of Light.Two rooms we had never really shaken up much … [Read more...]
Lighting UP
Things are hopping around the old farmstead this week. I told you months ago that we were planning to remodel our upstairs bathrooms. Well, both of those rooms have now been gutted, and if I ever want them to be finished, I have to make some decisions.Today, I am focusing on the guest bath, which I want to have a vibe sort of like this... or this.I … [Read more...]
Bathroom Dreaming and Panicking
I have been dreaming of updating our bathrooms for some time now, and my dream is about to come true. Our carpenter is supposed to start in February, and after all this time of thinking about it, I'm not sure exactly what I want.Yeeks! This is supposed to be fun and the stress isn't supposed to start until the construction mess begins! I have to start making some decisions NOW.Here are some pictures from my pinterest board that appeal to me. What do you think? … [Read more...]