bathroom progress

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nIfakubfDL_SVLJ4weYWGiO3HkT8xv6vSmFIFD7LyMrQE8oE1-0Qa4Ifqbhdw_TJp2VE6GCZI3yoV_c-2zDlQ4-_hVoDdcbiyz9ruMam0JncDIKFYH_CDc0mA-4cMASlVJngYTex-6g0/s1600/2015-04-09+17.58.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nIfakubfDL_SVLJ4weYWGiO3HkT8xv6vSmFIFD7LyMrQE8oE1-0Qa4Ifqbhdw_TJp2VE6GCZI3yoV_c-2zDlQ4-_hVoDdcbiyz9ruMam0JncDIKFYH_CDc0mA-4cMASlVJngYTex-6g0/s1600/2015-04-09+17.58.09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finished a lot of the painting in Sophie's bathroom yesterday...I painted the trim Birch white by General Paints and the blue wall is Pensive sky by Behr, I used this color in my master bathroom it's a nice soft greyish blue it goes perfectly with the marble look ceramic tiles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ZlwI7T89NVg7cW8dzTSSTfDapgXdIP5hl6oggANyq3oggHKCWsZfXKGO73793qjKBW2yXDE42xPK95hLZDywlF2VdTVYct5516Q_QI8oVPznr7UAmPt3HI36chuFneMavr7AMF5WqcH/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ZlwI7T89NVg7cW8dzTSSTfDapgXdIP5hl6oggANyq3oggHKCWsZfXKGO73793qjKBW2yXDE42xPK95hLZDywlF2VdTVYct5516Q_QI8oVPznr7UAmPt3HI36chuFneMavr7AMF5WqcH/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> I installed a hook right outside of the shower for a towel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKfuEb9wz44YlfmARXuI6fj_cB_AMbMUv8ZVr-fb1TmCID2B2I91HdSYHvwnWr4XhWTyDbH1_2-VyWTIF5jLcgaJnvCkvbulYc9BlUG3GoWnmDDyfFe1WWB0WWcazWpduaIXHcddCvskY/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKfuEb9wz44YlfmARXuI6fj_cB_AMbMUv8ZVr-fb1TmCID2B2I91HdSYHvwnWr4XhWTyDbH1_2-VyWTIF5jLcgaJnvCkvbulYc9BlUG3GoWnmDDyfFe1WWB0WWcazWpduaIXHcddCvskY/s1600/2015-04-09+17.55.48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a big difference a few strips of MDF and a little bit of cove moulding can make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPpJ9hDWUsTQaopUMbMh_5yvMkUOGpGD0mfZhhx04i1Ag4oY2yJCrRyi9rPYFOO5ytEdVItUpaGYli85Wx-E95SBkuBKi-QlGrNSzRn_AB7zPB1itOUPkGeaNtqWHgE9RMIfBDg3lHAkG/s1600/2015-04-09+17.56.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPpJ9hDWUsTQaopUMbMh_5yvMkUOGpGD0mfZhhx04i1Ag4oY2yJCrRyi9rPYFOO5ytEdVItUpaGYli85Wx-E95SBkuBKi-QlGrNSzRn_AB7zPB1itOUPkGeaNtqWHgE9RMIfBDg3lHAkG/s1600/2015-04-09+17.56.34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>            <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7rQnmrPJDM5aOOhLlNFhLVcXXijrrunEsUXMeeD2o2ryP-W-MT1SPyXAgNqO87YBeqacU9ya4rmcJ7O1JcoPlY3EF5IIQQ9nR4LgPrv35LTb8nHkAHw4HYM2CJsUwr34-PjlrtnfoyJj/s1600/2015-04-09+17.57.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7rQnmrPJDM5aOOhLlNFhLVcXXijrrunEsUXMeeD2o2ryP-W-MT1SPyXAgNqO87YBeqacU9ya4rmcJ7O1JcoPlY3EF5IIQQ9nR4LgPrv35LTb8nHkAHw4HYM2CJsUwr34-PjlrtnfoyJj/s1600/2015-04-09+17.57.42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Tze6Pv2Dd5KW_y8GfBqBVckkTeneAG4BqTraLayhfVUJzn5VV-BPGgGVxvgl2LWQAq_ildItTwpawsZLOhS9avz-ped5mtRxrT0UN2e7CpT1YQ69s7jFhwSEvK27Rj24DPC7yo2FuhgJ/s1600/2015-04-09+17.57.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Tze6Pv2Dd5KW_y8GfBqBVckkTeneAG4BqTraLayhfVUJzn5VV-BPGgGVxvgl2LWQAq_ildItTwpawsZLOhS9avz-ped5mtRxrT0UN2e7CpT1YQ69s7jFhwSEvK27Rj24DPC7yo2FuhgJ/s1600/2015-04-09+17.57.08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I had this towel hook but it never fit properly so I made a custom plaque so I could mount it securly to the door and painted it with a fresh coat of Birch white.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnHQoy4yxk96tip-ub8nPEyDpsQEu0z86R1XTuiPxDTvI1t0tW756rd-xYJKNZm2u8VjBGRjVE8Yqcs0WCptKBuzgHLVR0A94RO9sEwCwXCKYKnefGFBldglLaPlMqBH-PHoQ5K01uLZA/s1600/2014-12-19+09.59.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnHQoy4yxk96tip-ub8nPEyDpsQEu0z86R1XTuiPxDTvI1t0tW756rd-xYJKNZm2u8VjBGRjVE8Yqcs0WCptKBuzgHLVR0A94RO9sEwCwXCKYKnefGFBldglLaPlMqBH-PHoQ5K01uLZA/s1600/2014-12-19+09.59.28.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a reminder of how it looked before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I will be tiling the walls around the vanity, creating a frame for the mirror, installing a new light and replacing the sink with a new rectangular one from Home Hardware and a new faucet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3aH_4faY5qCs6eNafDStBYtuS9Z4lQp_QbDqM675GuQPQujLQVG2zwMCD_oudkyj88wT2WFyFNs30UnMQUmpR7-WewNVpI5WlP9hOQIU2U6mnijTG4Vinzq_mBpK83TvN317ACNSOPB/s1600/73695025_L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_3aH_4faY5qCs6eNafDStBYtuS9Z4lQp_QbDqM675GuQPQujLQVG2zwMCD_oudkyj88wT2WFyFNs30UnMQUmpR7-WewNVpI5WlP9hOQIU2U6mnijTG4Vinzq_mBpK83TvN317ACNSOPB/s1600/73695025_L.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhqOd_UrVk8uJGG3AAObva8xsIibw4LaRQOmjEuZasKkqKTK1hwq_GZlFARsC-MSF_yHk2n2-OkI5jtZM9yw7a9KNg12brNUyO8mREResst2akWLUO9eZzYv49fiv1DJ_ltM102L0adWR/s1600/2015-04-08+12.16.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhqOd_UrVk8uJGG3AAObva8xsIibw4LaRQOmjEuZasKkqKTK1hwq_GZlFARsC-MSF_yHk2n2-OkI5jtZM9yw7a9KNg12brNUyO8mREResst2akWLUO9eZzYv49fiv1DJ_ltM102L0adWR/s1600/2015-04-08+12.16.48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> I found this brand new faucet on Kijiji for $20 unreal right?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n0Y9jYnqcyqZbEsbKjitKjq20fIWJ0a_jabOIWSY0sSHtXLGU8Uq4K7b4Z9FGr4rDRGcAHOGELGmrk9r3JfCJ3mZPjjdxCIsSx1-4hPOgXpxL8udDnm4jwQL4ZbSD_jcAYUQAzfamtRL/s1600/2015-04-08+12.17.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8n0Y9jYnqcyqZbEsbKjitKjq20fIWJ0a_jabOIWSY0sSHtXLGU8Uq4K7b4Z9FGr4rDRGcAHOGELGmrk9r3JfCJ3mZPjjdxCIsSx1-4hPOgXpxL8udDnm4jwQL4ZbSD_jcAYUQAzfamtRL/s1600/2015-04-08+12.17.39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I will just have to wait for some drier calm days to tackle that tile job...one day at a time.

bathroom progress

I finished a lot of the painting in Sophie's bathroom yesterday...I painted the trim Birch white by General Paints and the blue wall is ...

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Paneling , wainscoting, beadboard ???

I am in the considering stage of what to do with the bedroom walls? of course I could paint stripes in two shades of cream , very inexpensive , but I love moulding , and I have always wanted to install it in there , the bedroom is my spring summer project, my husband also like the moulding idea . But how do we decide ? I do not want the same as anywhere else in the house , there are too many options that I love to repeat over and over. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xIbjhyfe6tFgzJxDIgQF3dnYkAeXmoqp299FVA-yUTZ9Rv2aAFiiAAVVBO_iESA2kxywJR8pgg_CR8AXDJ3JknvoL_uJgrGqjeRaL9ICF5BIbotBGmnE1HOfEWJKFT170mhdkJougWA/s1600-h/Wainscoting_-_Paint_Grade_Wall_Panels-sm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318968063927750402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xIbjhyfe6tFgzJxDIgQF3dnYkAeXmoqp299FVA-yUTZ9Rv2aAFiiAAVVBO_iESA2kxywJR8pgg_CR8AXDJ3JknvoL_uJgrGqjeRaL9ICF5BIbotBGmnE1HOfEWJKFT170mhdkJougWA/s400/Wainscoting_-_Paint_Grade_Wall_Panels-sm.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I am strongly considering this just doing the one wall .<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgOcbLrysdIl71VA2biZarJshymv376Sw2RPFQTIeT40M15LCN1NqoqCxsQRPcz3VMVWM8t8MfbX-q6VPkIyQV_xNL06qyhrCVNmHz2Mo7-xi5_Qk-nE-vavaavsNzWfyRmDG13-S2Lk/s1600-h/Wainscot_WEB.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318968058894960930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgOcbLrysdIl71VA2biZarJshymv376Sw2RPFQTIeT40M15LCN1NqoqCxsQRPcz3VMVWM8t8MfbX-q6VPkIyQV_xNL06qyhrCVNmHz2Mo7-xi5_Qk-nE-vavaavsNzWfyRmDG13-S2Lk/s400/Wainscot_WEB.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4no6xvdMzAA7Y7h-dSIAUq3W2n1KCNtcdIsIz-3eIovyckSSPNnEiXHrCiHjeT9TBC_ow5tLOFjpntDVYRN8DwmADq7SC-Ki6z7BTAQ0ZxGinhby4Be1q-MOBD4XblB-H8FBJjqhISA/s1600-h/paneling.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318968055953400930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4no6xvdMzAA7Y7h-dSIAUq3W2n1KCNtcdIsIz-3eIovyckSSPNnEiXHrCiHjeT9TBC_ow5tLOFjpntDVYRN8DwmADq7SC-Ki6z7BTAQ0ZxGinhby4Be1q-MOBD4XblB-H8FBJjqhISA/s400/paneling.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Or this?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63jaUlL5cIoCHQiCv4u9Yrlmq1q3wgKL9ng0Gtkw3OnrE7U2jrkXXQBz0ib6EIjOybCbCEX5lUZWCNrNrE8mK4YH2yu2A6WocFuTG5PusveCZNQ80wkme7nylt7A3rqjxBaIOEe_n_tE/s1600-h/Inset_Panel_wainscoting_w_TV_Cabinet_-_Full_Wall-sm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318968053400653330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63jaUlL5cIoCHQiCv4u9Yrlmq1q3wgKL9ng0Gtkw3OnrE7U2jrkXXQBz0ib6EIjOybCbCEX5lUZWCNrNrE8mK4YH2yu2A6WocFuTG5PusveCZNQ80wkme7nylt7A3rqjxBaIOEe_n_tE/s400/Inset_Panel_wainscoting_w_TV_Cabinet_-_Full_Wall-sm.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Isn't this gorgeous but I could not do this ,way too many cuts, but I would love it .<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrHGEVbfevi1jnSzVMf26-0231kDuZrRnsFeJC5wj38gRh3AYUqglwXQT3d5mCz50tfYKrre7NqRmAtIfb7tKxIrzkb5SVZh88dolrZOuqR_cQuH-fLIUI9EPK2c9EmdQrWauJeaqhwA/s1600-h/housebeau_oct_2006.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318966325240657938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrHGEVbfevi1jnSzVMf26-0231kDuZrRnsFeJC5wj38gRh3AYUqglwXQT3d5mCz50tfYKrre7NqRmAtIfb7tKxIrzkb5SVZh88dolrZOuqR_cQuH-fLIUI9EPK2c9EmdQrWauJeaqhwA/s400/housebeau_oct_2006.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Or this?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-wifFfedgwXAEDH5hDn8eAjxZghTsyugrV31TL4JNI0_rBiQkFQc19q6zMRQcCOdyo9xrZ0V4obDafkpaIasyni1KdLZbhDnLZvifNEEgYa-blSMns66peuMH4NCYOrHu9LqQzocmE0/s1600-h/DSC_0137.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318966327412399586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-wifFfedgwXAEDH5hDn8eAjxZghTsyugrV31TL4JNI0_rBiQkFQc19q6zMRQcCOdyo9xrZ0V4obDafkpaIasyni1KdLZbhDnLZvifNEEgYa-blSMns66peuMH4NCYOrHu9LqQzocmE0/s400/DSC_0137.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Gorgeous room by cottage bethy .<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RFKDQMIzrYiZtq8MB0hkbPKuQmT1u5WUggXYqO6yFXSlGZv3TyNZe_Qz0EJooTulkSasuuD0jJhoFPUXv8U4rF36snIGZB-Q0cZKiy4hG4ohRgArg83MARFdJ2OryurtPQzX3PzDNuY/s1600-h/Cooper_on_Manhattan_Sofa.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318966328829644226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RFKDQMIzrYiZtq8MB0hkbPKuQmT1u5WUggXYqO6yFXSlGZv3TyNZe_Qz0EJooTulkSasuuD0jJhoFPUXv8U4rF36snIGZB-Q0cZKiy4hG4ohRgArg83MARFdJ2OryurtPQzX3PzDNuY/s400/Cooper_on_Manhattan_Sofa.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Thrown in just for cuteness!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI64TJESd1MxJlxwEch4xwWjIOjcSqelLerfsmcaj3a2KP59NQOFQTGc3PopG8E4AkknP0Sc9qubn8LH5zJ_GsWiJObWWMkvh8wMlxOYoLuBVnA5AuIeT0hUEC0SZsDfWU_rfVcSB0uM/s1600-h/baedboard.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318966320863549986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFI64TJESd1MxJlxwEch4xwWjIOjcSqelLerfsmcaj3a2KP59NQOFQTGc3PopG8E4AkknP0Sc9qubn8LH5zJ_GsWiJObWWMkvh8wMlxOYoLuBVnA5AuIeT0hUEC0SZsDfWU_rfVcSB0uM/s400/baedboard.png" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Maybe this?<br /><div><div> </div><div>How does one decide ?</div><div> </div><div>I do notice they are all on the tall side , so that is clear , I think the fifth one ?? </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Paneling , wainscoting, beadboard ???

I am in the considering stage of what to do with the bedroom walls? of course I could paint stripes in two shades of cream , very inexpensiv...

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