Bathroom Window Treatment

I searched premade window treatments for my little window in my guest bath but I either didn't like what I found or didn't want to fork over the money for it.  Story of my life.

I decided I was better off just making my own.  I searched fabric stores online but nothing really jumped out at me.  I liked how the ugly old shade let in light so I didn't want anything too heavy yet I didn't want just plain white.  I decided to just roam Target in search of fabric I liked.  I checked out their drapes, table clothes, sheets and shower curtains.  Random, yes.  But a cheap way to find fabric.  I found a keeper in the shower curtain aisle!

It is white with just a simple border pattern around the bottom.  My goal is to eventually sew this into a roman shade with the border along the bottom of the shade.  But until I get around for that, I figured I would just wrap it around my existing shade since the curtain was basically twice the width of my shade.

Biscuit was helpful as always with this process.  What's it with dogs and the need to sit on things?  I rolled the shade back up and stuck it on my window.

Not bad for a temporary fix.  Once I actually sew the roman shade, there will be less white at the bottom so the border will be lower.  And since I was at Target buying stuff (my new alarm clocks included) I picked up a couple more things for the bathroom including this awesome plant that I can not kill because it's plastic!

And I got a new print to hang above the towel rack.  It is a little bigger than the one I had hanging there before.

Hopefully I will finish painting all the trim tonight and be able to clean the bathroom back up.  It should be good to go until I get around to sewing my roman shade.  Note to self:  Google 'How to Make a Roman Shade' soon.

Guest Bathroom Almost Finished!

I have continued working on my painting in the guest bathroom and now all I have left is to finish up the trim.

Hard to tell too much but you can see the walls getting lighter.  I love the look with the grey ceiling instead of white.  I just need to knock out the trim and 2 doors and the room should be back together.

At least it better be back together.  I have company coming over this weekend!

Out With the Old!

I swear I've actually got house updates this week but today I just have to post about what's really got me excited this morning.

I FINALLY broke down and bought new alarm clocks for my room and my bathroom!  This has been a long time coming.  I had finally had enough of my clock radios from the 90s.  The beige one by my bed was just plain ugly and the silver one in my bathroom would not stay tuned on a station.  I'd be half way into a shower and the speakers would start blaring static.  Do you know how annoying it is to shower to static?  I found these new alarm clocks at Target.  They not only have radios but the also can charge and play my iPod and iPhone.

The cute little cubes came with 'skins' to allow for about 6 different colors.  I went with hot pink for the one by my bed and silver for the bathroom.

I'm happy to report that they both did their job this morning!  Pinkie got me up and Silver kept me jamming all the way through my shower.  As for these puppies...

They went out with the trash this morning.  After almost 20 years it was time to part ways.

Back to Painting

I had every intention to start working on my closet remodel model this weekend.  Somehow I instead decided to start painting my guest bathroom.  The guest room and the guest bathroom are the only beige rooms left to conquer.

Nothing too drastic here.  The walls and ceiling will be Sterling, the light grey in the rest of the house.  And I guess that means I'll eventually need to paint all the trim white, but I'm trying not to think about that.  I'm also going to replace the boring white (ish) shade on the window with fabric that give a little more pop of excitement.  I'll probably make a faux roman shade and possibly frost the window.

I have about half the room painted now and should have it finished by the end of the week.  In the meantime I'll also be trying to get the closet project started as well.

Office Rug

Back in November I finally bit the bullet an ordered a rug for my office.  I couldn't decide on a pattern so I just ended up going with white shag for now.  I found it on sale at RugsUSA and it arrived a little before Christmas. 

It was a little wavy at first so it has been relaxing for the past few weeks.  Biscuit seems to be a big fan.  She's in this room more than I am because it gives her a good squirrel watching view.  Here it is now, settling in with a few less waves.

Not a very lady-like pose

Obviously it looks a little better with sun coming in the windows but I took these pictures last night.  I'm still working on tweaking a few things in the room but it seems to be coming together!  And Biscuit's happy so that's all that really matters.

Hangers Hung

Luckily my No Wire Hangers needlepoint was a size that easily fit into a regular picture frame.  I didn't plan that so I got lucky.  I grabbed a basic frame at Target.

I did have to trim the edges a little bit but other than that it fit right in.  I decided to keep the glass in as a cover and to prevent any bubbling or dirt.

My plan is to hang this inside my closet once I remodel it, but for the meantime I decided to just hang it on my closet door.  Not wanting to drill holes in my door, I picked up some of these awesome 3M Command hangers.

You just stick two strips together (they are like hardcore velcro), stick one side on the frame, peel the other side and then pop it up on your surface.  Piece of cake.  I love these things.  And when I decide to move the picture, they'll come off without marring my door.  Score!

Now that I have new drawer storage in my bedroom, it's time for me to get cracking on the closet remodel!  I hope to have it done in the next couple of months!

Terrific Trash!

Man, between the holidays and a nasty cold I've really fallen behind in life.  Fear not, I'm back.  Remember the nightstands I stole from my neighbors bulk trash pile in the middle of the night?

Over the past couple of weeks I'm been working on them off and on.  I sanded them all down and primed them with some Kilz primer I had on hand.

I decided on a bold Purple for the chests.  After a failed attempt at buying regular paint to use, I resorted to my old standby...spray paint.  It worked like a charm!

I moved them into my bedroom and they work great!  It's still a work in progress in here.  I need to figure out what I'm doing with my headboard situation but I'm still up in the air on that.

So the some total of this project amounted to 2 cans of purple spray paint...$7.50.  You just can't beat that.  I think they look like I could have spent a couple hundred on them.