SCORE!!

I saw in the paper last Thursday that there was an estate sale on Friday and Saturday…but for SOME unknown reason, it went right out of my mind….cue to Saturday….

I was meandering up a main road and I remembered the estate sale and it was on the street I was on….and then I saw it….and it was the gorgeous house of a precious friend of mine from high school….her parent’s house….my first thought was I hoped nothing had happened to her mother….and so I stopped.

Thankfully her mother is a wonderful gorgeous 81 year old who has simply moved to a smaller place….after the hugging and reminiscing about wonderful memories I began to look around….Carolyn told me that whatever I wanted would be cheaper….I picked up several silver pieces, small bowls, dishes, old flatware (which I love) and then I saw this tray…..

LOVE those handles!

It was HEAVY!!

 

 

It was pretty tarnished, but after dipping it in an aluminum roasting pan with hot water, salt and baking soda she was good as new…tho I do love tarnished…..

 

Wanna know how much I paid for it….it is sterling….

 

 

Guess….go ahead….guess…..

okay, I’ll tell you…

$10…..I was SO excited!!!  And I think of sweet Carolyn every time I look at it….

I will share my other finds in another post…

 

Thank you for stopping by!!

The Bathroom “Redo”

Okay, let me start by saying I haven’t done one thing to this bathroom since we moved in this house 5 years ago….not. ONE.thing….suffice to say this is the bathroom that Seth and Cameron use…..it is a large-ish bathroom, with A LOT of white tile….now I was not up to tearing out tile…been there….done that….have the scars to prove it….I decided to work with the white….white is easy….
Now, we all know by now that I am NOT so good at taking before photos….howevah, I did manage to snap some in the preparing to paint mode….this minty green color is just absolutely hideous….I hate it!

the before…..with spackle and various and sundry necessary tools strewn about….



little, ugly vanity…..(it used to be white too….I did paint this when we moved in)



the lone obligatory accessory….



ugly light fixture…..



we had already taken down the massive mirror that was on the wall…  no breakage I am happy to report….



Now, this entire deal started with this fabric, which is not at all what I had in mind when I went looking for fabric to make a shower curtain and window treatments….yeah, you heard me…I MADE them….








LOVED this the second I saw it….Sharon found me the fabulous perfect trim….she’s good like that…









this vanity I found at a consignment shop…it came with the granite top, undermount sink and oil rubbed bronze faucet….got it for $250.00….I thought that was a GREAT deal!


my faux roman shade…



the two “missing tiles” is where the toothbrush holder and soap dish were….we have the tiles but have not replaced them yet…



the chamber pot I got at the 100 mile yard sale with a  pony tail fern in it….



new light fixture and mirror…












the walls are painted “Down Home” by Sherwin Williams…
prints are in route…. ;)



So what do you think?  I still have to tweak a bit, get some towels and stuff…

Before…



After….



Steve did all installations and removal of vanities, mirrors, light fixtures and plumbing…and well you know….plumbing can be a biotch!  But he was successful……thank you sweetie :)

before….

after….





Thank you so much for stopping by! 

I am linking up with Kim at Wow Us Wednesdays over at Savvy Souther Style.

100 Mile Yard Sale

100 miles of 100+ degree weather = MISERY!!  Howevah, my partner in Crime, Sharon, came up Saturday and we did venture out to explore a small portion of said 100 miles……ever so small….more like 20 miles…give or take….

Suffice to say, way down here at the beginning of said sale….there are no “pretty booths” accessorized and decorated so as to “lure” us in….no no no….things are strewn about and splayed out on the ground in the hot hot sun for us to peruse.

Lucky for us, it was overcast Saturday, so it was not as hot as it could have been…..I did manage to score a few things that I loved…

the tray I bought for $3.00 because well…..you just never know when you will need a good tray and also because it was only $3.00….the little white pitcher was also $3 and I LOVE it!  The pots were FREE!  The little red chipped ones are my favorite and I couldn’t believe he gave them to me for nothing!  He said I had bought quite a bit….my total was $16.00!

I LOVED this the most….a chamber pot….who knew??

yeah, $10….

So, I spent a total of $16 at the sale and love my stuff….Sharon got some really cool stuff too….I am working on her cos’ she NEEDS a blog!!!!!

Coming soon……redoing a bathroom…..involves this….

and this…

and a sewing machine….I know….Dear Heaven….

Stay tuned…..

And for those who really needed this….a Sadie shot :)

napping….

Thanks for stopping by~!

 

I got it Covered….

Catchy little title don’t you think?  Lampshades would be the topic…covering the ole’ dreaded lampshade….I covered the two in my dining room….and it was time….high time….that they get an updated little do over.

Alas, the before…

Isn’t that a lovely before shot?   I totally suck at this…..let me see if I can find another one….

LOL  That is as good as it’s gonna get folks…..now for the AFTER (I did better on this)

Better yes?

 

You know I am a gingham freak!  I made a shower curtain and window treatments for my bathroom….more gingham used in there….it is a sickness….

It wasn’t hard….just tedious….SORRY!  No tutorial!  I just get something on my mind and am a woman possessed!  No photos….no pauses….just full speed ahead!!  I do know that I used Fabric-Tac to do this…that stuff ins AMAZING!!  These seams are glued….no sewing machine was used in the covering of these lampshades…

LOVED this fabric!!

See that trim?  It’s going around the bottom of the shade…..stay tuned…

I still have to paint the lamps….maybe heirloom white….distress them a little…..

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS week :)