FINALLY, A New Post!

OK, so my "New Year's resolution" was thrown out the window as soon as I typed it.  So here it is - the highly anticipated updated post.......

One of the coolest additions to our home decor this year is a blown-up copy of a handwritten manuscript.  Dennis Awe, a friend of Jim's, has played with some famous bands through the years.  Dennis loaned us a handwritten manuscript, written by Frank Como, from one of these shows.  I took it to Ivar at A & D Technical Supply in Omaha, NE and he worked his magic.  He blew it up to 48" x 48" and printed it on canvas.  Jim and I stretched it on a frame.  We found a light on ebay and voila - it's art!

 



































A New Master Bedroom!

Come on in!

We finished "Phase 1" of renovations to our master suite.  In the bedroom, we replaced all the moldings and painted everything.  The chaise lounge is going to be recovered - in fact, I bought the new fabric today (new photos to come..... I hope).

Eventually, where the armoire is sitting,  we'd like to put french doors out to a deck.  The view out of these windows is our favorite.  Also, replace the floors with hardwood.  (That's Phase 2, I guess.)  This isn't the best pic of it, but this is a drum shade ceiling fan from Lowe's.

Here's the before shot.  There were rough cedar boards as trim at the ceiling, an old ceiling fan that only worked on low speed, and ugly trim.  I also painted the windows black in this room and bought new window hardware.

The Master Bath................... bigger than it looks but hard to get a good picture.  The "column" on the right side of the pic is the wall which separates the tub and the shower.  Above it is the skylight.  The wall used to extend up to the ceiling - which was a little weird.  Jim shortened it and now we get light from the skylight in the shower!  We painted and glazed the vanity, replaced and added moldings, and painted everything.  We took down the large mirror above the sinks and hung 2 mirrors.  The mirrors started life as cheap gold framed mirrors from Home Goods.  They were close to the right dimensions that we needed but too short.  I added a board and moldings then painted and glazed them to match the vanity.  We attached picture lights to the top - yes, it's a Restoration Hardware ripoff - but we thought it was a cool idea!  Jim added the sconces between the mirrors.

The before pic shows how really sad this bathroom was.

You might even say "depressed".

Next on the list is the laundry room!  Hopefully it won't be another year before the next post!