New Bathroom

When we first moved in, there was a tiny, boring, white bathroom off the laundry room. It drove me crazy with all the doors we needed to work around in order to use it. The door into the bathroom did not open all the way. As we entered the room, we had to squeeze up next to the wall so we could close the door. Not only did we have to deal with the door to the bathroom itself, but there were two other doors that obstructed the entrance into the bathroom-one from the garage and the other from the kitchen. When both those doors were open, there was less than 12” to get through the doorway. It drove me crazy and I found myself walking to the other end of the house rather than maneuver around all those doors. When we did our major kitchen/laundry room remodel, we relocated the bathroom to where the washer and dryer once were. This new room is so much more functional. It is easy access from the garage and from the kitchen.

We found a vanity combo that we liked and used the granite top as a jumping off point for the rest of the room.

I found that I was using a lot of beige as I was picking out paint. Mostly because I didn’t know (and I still don’t know) what direction I was going with my color schemes so I wanted to play it safe until I figured it out. I was ready to try something other than beige.  As I was reading this blog, she described the color as a misty green/blue that  changes colors from blue to green. I was intrigued  and I thought I would take a chance on it.

I have never blindly picked out a color by just a description from someone else before. I know computer monitors do not usually give a true representation of the color, but I decided to be bold and go for it. I’m sure glad I did. I LOVE IT!

 

I know that these pictures doesn’t do it justice, but it is so much better than the boring white, dated, bathroom with too many doors (below).

I found a mirror that I just fell in love with and we found some 12X12 glass/stone tile combo sheets that we cut into three strips for a back splash.

 

 

The room is not a 100% done, but the remaining “to do” list isn’t too extensive.

• Paint the window ledge
• Install woodwork
• Paint the door
• Install door knob
• Find accessories and wall décor
• Decide on color for hand towels

Back Yard Happenings

We get to experience some really cool things living here. One of them happened yesterday. We had a fire truck, ambulance and some other related vehicles pull into our driveway .  The first instinct is “Oh no, what have we done now?”  But loads of guys got out and casually were walking around not acting too concerned about anything. It was early enough in the day that hubby was still here. One of the men came and talked to him and then everyone headed down to the lake. It turns out that they needed a place to practice their water rescue and one of the neighbors told them we had a boat ramp. They were here for several hours. It was fun to watch them. It did raise questions with other neighbors who called to make sure no one had drowned. I suppose it would be  a scary sight if you didn’t know what was going on.

 

Another really cool thing happened earlier this summer. Some turtles decided to sun themselves on our beach. And I don’t mean just a couple!

 

Not sure how much desire I have to swim in our lake knowing that this many turtles are in there!