And and Angel’s chorus sings! I will say it again – grouting sucks, however, grouting a floor is a lot easier than grouting a tub surround. I am so happy this project is done, but there is still so much more to do. I think next on the list will be tiling and grouting the backsplash on the sink and I will be DONE with the grouting!
An Angel’s chorus sings “Hallelujah!” as the GROUTING! IS! DONE! And, to repeat the wise words of Nothing But Bonfires, “Grouting can go to hell.” I read that before I started grouting and, oh Lordy, grouting totally sucks ass. My arm/hand is killing me. I wish I had a better “before” picture so you could get the horror of the moldy grotesque shower doors, but it completely slipped my mind until my Dad started the demolition. I think you can, however, get the overall griminess of the old bathroom. I had forgotten how bad it was until I looked at this picture. Gross. There is so, so, so much more to do, but I am SO freaking glad this part of it is done. Time for a cocktail!
Stylist Emma Thompson's beautiful work, via Desire to Inspire
I love the color scheme in this photo and am thinking of using it as inspiration for my bedroom makeover along with the hotel room at The Nines in Portland. I even have some prints that are sort of similar to the one in the photo. And while I am procrastinating grouting the bathroom tile, I have found a few upholstered headboard references that I can comeback to when I am ready:
We are currently on vacation in Oregon celebrating Jefe’s birthday. It’s been awesome so far, even the though the weather has been crap. This is our hotel room in Portland called The Nines. It’s probably the prettiest hotel room I have ever been in (also the smallest.) I walked into the room and was like “Oooo – the headboard!!” I love it! I am going to tackle our bedroom after the bathroom is done and I think I am going to try to recreate this awesomely large white headboard. The teeny-weeny size aside, there are many things l like about this room.
The color scheme is one, and this chair is another. I scavenged a chair off the side of the road a few years ago that I haven’t been able to decide what to do with and I think I might try to emulate the look of this one. It’s a totally different shaped chair, but I think I will paint it white and find a fabric close the one in the hotel room. This room is actually very similar to what I had envisioned in my head for our bedroom and it’s nice to see it “in person” so-to-speak. Even with mood boards, it’s hard to know what a room is going to look like until you have it done.
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted around this here blog. What have I been up to? Let’s see….
1. Crazy MAJOR progress on the pencil skirt. This is a close up of the fabric and lining around the zipper. Just a few finishing touches and she’ll be done and ready to wear. Just as soon as I get new shoes, and figure out a top to wear with it. Neglecting your wardrobe for years leads to gaping holes that are expensive to fill.
2. Getting ready to plant some garlic! I am so excited about this. I’ve dug a trench, but it still needs a little more working and also some compost in order to get ready for glorious cloves. Oh. I need to procure some garlic as well. Minor detail.
3. I have FINISHED [cue Angels chorus] tiling the glass in the tub surround which includes the small fiddly cuts in the corners. I just need to resume with the subway tile up to the ceiling and then – grouting! Huzzah! I am still trying to find cabinet knobs, need to tile the floor, install the new lighting, shelves, buy accessories, new towels…still much to do.
4. I have been trying to get back into the illustration groove and have been experimenting a little with making custom brushes in Photoshop. It’s been a hard battle, as I have not been sure if illustration was something that I want to move forward with, but I can’t seem to get away from it. We’ll see.
