Evan managed to have a cook out today as well. Not really. =]
As the snow melted off the trees and things that hung over the snow, it left a really neat pattern in the snow. It sounded really cool when it fell too.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
February 26, 2013 - SNOW!!!
It's a beautiful morning to wake up and see this! The temperature out side was on the freezing line and it had been raining the night before, so the snow was sticking to everything. If you can tell by the snow plow scraped snow, the city had finally cleared our street less than 6 hours before this all fell.
Evan managed to have a cook out today as well. Not really. =]
As the snow melted off the trees and things that hung over the snow, it left a really neat pattern in the snow. It sounded really cool when it fell too.
Evan managed to have a cook out today as well. Not really. =]
As the snow melted off the trees and things that hung over the snow, it left a really neat pattern in the snow. It sounded really cool when it fell too.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
February 21, 2013 - SNOW DAY!!!! Plus Office Makeover - Update!
Kansas City is shut down! I have an official snow day from work with 9 inches of snow to keep people of the street - well, most of them! Ha!
After playing in the snow for a while, Evan and I got to work on the office. We were anxious to get the tile put up after we had put in the sink.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
February 16, 2013 - Office Makeover - Update - NEW SINK!!!
Our special order counter top finally came in at Home Depot. Our vanity is an inch shorter than the industry standard size of 49". We did not want to try and cut it to size either. This old laminate counter top had done it's job well and was ready to be torn out of our house. Originally we had decided on the Indian Summer color, but decided on a darker top and a brush chrome fixture. The color option we decided on was Volcano. It has specks of the Rustic Oak paint color and brushed chrome with an overall dark bronze finish color of the mirror frame and hardware we painted. This color option has saved us some money on the faucet choice, too. The darker faucets were so expensive, so overall it just made sense.
There were lots of options for a new vanity top for our bathroom/washroom. With all the different types of bowls and facets, we decided to stick with the same style we had since it was most practical.
To our surprise (not really), it was harder to get out than we expected. The side splashes were nailed in and we had to figure a way to get them out before we could get the top off. We used a chisel to break the finishing nails that were used. My chisel was wrecked after we accomplished this.
Once it was off, all that was left was a flimsy frame. Scary to think that I was standing on this to paint the ceiling and the wall behind the mirror prior to removing the top.
The new top fits like a glove! So much anxiety built up that it would not fit since it was special ordered. It is so pretty. =]
Evan got the hook ups on the sink set up and it works!
Now all we need is the tile set up on the back splash and we are done with this project!!!
Here is why we need a back splash. We have a fat finger's worth of space between the counter and the wall at the corner of the vanity on both sides. The back wall sags in at the middle and we did not want to figure a way to flush this out. We decided on a back splash to help protect the wall from water and make it look really cool with all the fancy colors.
The new facet is nice too! I love this style, I can turn the water to hot or cold or warm with one hand. I am not a huge fan of two separate handles. Call me lazy, but it takes a lot of adjustments to make the water temperature just right with the separate controls versus the single.
There were lots of options for a new vanity top for our bathroom/washroom. With all the different types of bowls and facets, we decided to stick with the same style we had since it was most practical.
To our surprise (not really), it was harder to get out than we expected. The side splashes were nailed in and we had to figure a way to get them out before we could get the top off. We used a chisel to break the finishing nails that were used. My chisel was wrecked after we accomplished this.
Once it was off, all that was left was a flimsy frame. Scary to think that I was standing on this to paint the ceiling and the wall behind the mirror prior to removing the top.
The new top fits like a glove! So much anxiety built up that it would not fit since it was special ordered. It is so pretty. =]
Evan got the hook ups on the sink set up and it works!
Now all we need is the tile set up on the back splash and we are done with this project!!!
Here is why we need a back splash. We have a fat finger's worth of space between the counter and the wall at the corner of the vanity on both sides. The back wall sags in at the middle and we did not want to figure a way to flush this out. We decided on a back splash to help protect the wall from water and make it look really cool with all the fancy colors.
The new facet is nice too! I love this style, I can turn the water to hot or cold or warm with one hand. I am not a huge fan of two separate handles. Call me lazy, but it takes a lot of adjustments to make the water temperature just right with the separate controls versus the single.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
February 14, 2013 - Office Makeover - Update!
The painting in the room is complete!!! Yay! We picked out two rugs that match. A small on for in front of the deck door and then the larger one for in front of the vanity. The colors help tie the colors in the room to the bathroom tile on the wall.
I also ended up spray painting the mirror's white trim to match the rest of the hardware and fan. Loving it!
After cleaning out the rest of the loose items, Evan and I moved my studio stuff up and it looks great!
The old computer table was too bulky and we put the corner table in to help keep the room from looking too cluttered down.
We are tempted to get rid of the futon, but it works well in front of the sliding doors. It is easy to move to get in and out of the closets. Plus it is an extra space for someone to sleep if we have company.
We are getting anxious for the counter top as we prepare the tile around the sink to get a feel for what it will look like.
I also ended up spray painting the mirror's white trim to match the rest of the hardware and fan. Loving it!
After cleaning out the rest of the loose items, Evan and I moved my studio stuff up and it looks great!
The old computer table was too bulky and we put the corner table in to help keep the room from looking too cluttered down.
We are tempted to get rid of the futon, but it works well in front of the sliding doors. It is easy to move to get in and out of the closets. Plus it is an extra space for someone to sleep if we have company.
We are getting anxious for the counter top as we prepare the tile around the sink to get a feel for what it will look like.
Monday, February 4, 2013
February 4, 2013 -- Office Makeover - Update!
Color Swatches! I realized I have not put down the colors we selected for the walls and trim. Lowe's Valspar paint did well in our bedroom colors, that we went with them again. The Wall color is Woodrow Wilson Blush and the Trim is Rustic Oak.
For our Sink, we went to Home Depot and decided on the color Indian Summer in the Onyx Collection for special order to fit it in our small 48" opening.
Home Depot also had a good price on small mosaic tile by the square foot. We went with the one on the right. It has the dark blue from our curtains, the tan from our wall and the greys to neutralize it all and best of all some natural stone to make it look rustic.
After painting the sliding doors, I was happy I had. It makes a big difference in the look of the room. It also takes the 70's look out of the house, too. I used the bronze spray paint to paint the door handles as well. Nice touch.
I did not want to paint the interior of the closet, but hunkered down and did it anyways. I was afraid I would not have enough paint. I wanted to make sure I had enough to finish the bathroom after installing the sink and back splash.
I reinstalled the light fixture after spraying the housing with Rust-oleum Oil Rubbed Bronze paint that make the lights look so much more pleasant that the stark white. The vanity cabinets finally got their coat of Rustic Oak color to bring it into the future and out of the nasty white look it had.
Yep, this tile is a perfect fit for our colors in the bathroom and helps tie it to the rest of the room.
While going nuts with spraying all the hardware for the vanity in the Bronze spray paint, I also painted the blades on the ceiling fan. It was a 80's Oak fan with chair caning on the blades. I liked the looked, but not the color. The Bronze color was the look this room needed to make it more finished.
After all the doors for the vanity were painted, I installed all the hardware back on to get a feel of what it would look like with the bronze knobs. Looking good!
For our Sink, we went to Home Depot and decided on the color Indian Summer in the Onyx Collection for special order to fit it in our small 48" opening.
Home Depot also had a good price on small mosaic tile by the square foot. We went with the one on the right. It has the dark blue from our curtains, the tan from our wall and the greys to neutralize it all and best of all some natural stone to make it look rustic.
After painting the sliding doors, I was happy I had. It makes a big difference in the look of the room. It also takes the 70's look out of the house, too. I used the bronze spray paint to paint the door handles as well. Nice touch.
I did not want to paint the interior of the closet, but hunkered down and did it anyways. I was afraid I would not have enough paint. I wanted to make sure I had enough to finish the bathroom after installing the sink and back splash.
I reinstalled the light fixture after spraying the housing with Rust-oleum Oil Rubbed Bronze paint that make the lights look so much more pleasant that the stark white. The vanity cabinets finally got their coat of Rustic Oak color to bring it into the future and out of the nasty white look it had.
Yep, this tile is a perfect fit for our colors in the bathroom and helps tie it to the rest of the room.
While going nuts with spraying all the hardware for the vanity in the Bronze spray paint, I also painted the blades on the ceiling fan. It was a 80's Oak fan with chair caning on the blades. I liked the looked, but not the color. The Bronze color was the look this room needed to make it more finished.
After all the doors for the vanity were painted, I installed all the hardware back on to get a feel of what it would look like with the bronze knobs. Looking good!
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