#396...sol's bedroom

A few months ago I created this e-board for my client Sol's master bedroom, to help bring some personality, pizazz, and a pulled together look to the room.

I've also created e-boards for her nursery, home office and bathroom, and I love the mid-century vibe her house has. Sol lives in my neighborhood, so I got the pleasure of photographing her finished room last week. It has so many functional areas, and such an airy feel. Here's the new retreat................

#395...october is black kitchen month

I'll be happily whipping up my witches brew in my black kitchen this month......

#394...tidbits from tuesday

Yesterday was a big day................
First....the best thing that happened was my new niece Lyla arrived. I'll be going out to California to meet her and decorate her nursery later this month. Here she is with her big sister Audrey.

Second.....my closet collapsed. The rails spontaneously ripped out of the wall, and took the shelving down with it.

Third....Tyler and I re-financed our mortgage, and with the money we saved I bought a new house.

ok, so it's a doll house.... I found it at a thrift shop, and its the coolest little modern house. It's by Plan Toy. It came with a bunch of furniture including a platform bed, a mod little arc lamp and a full bathroom set! I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. I could enter Emily's "I'm a giant" contest....but I don't quite have the energy for tiny house decorating. I'll just keep it for when my nieces come to visit, and maybe I'll play with it in the interim.

#393...emily's nursery

I recently helped my friends Matt and Kelly decorate their nursery for Emily, who will be making her debut later this month.

(I spy Miller patiently waiting for Emily)

This nursery features a lot of Etsy art, like her wooden lettered name, the artwork over her changing table, and the tissue pom-poms hanging from the ceiling. For the room, I crafted the window pelmets, some of the chair cushions and the curtain drapery for the closet, where oodles of cute clothes and shoes are waiting for their new little owner. Kelly got some vintage embroidery hoops from her Mom, and decided to frame up some fabrics as wall art. To add a contemporary twist to the room, they chose a zebra print rug in soft gray and cream.

#392...swamped

This week I have been swamped with work. My right hand and arm are killing me from overuse of a staple gun. Hooray for the weekend!

...maybe I should consider being this swamp thing for Halloween...although I'd have to use my right arm to crochet it...........

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#391...floating sink

Earlier this year, I posted about our laundry room, which looked like this when we bought our bungalow in 2003.

Here's a visual recap on the renovation of this laundry/bathroom, which has spanned 5 years.

Room gutted to the studs, and new outside door installed to access back deck

Drywall, a sub-floor and new rough plumbing

.....and new tile

Then finally... the laundry nook was finished

Next up was to install a sink. The room is small, so we decided to try making a floating sink to keep the floor space open.

Tyler started the floating sink by mounting a 2 x 4 wood box to the wall as a base. Using birch plywood, he made the sink base, creating counter space to the sides of the sink.

....and here is the finished floating sink

We used the Hollviken sink from Ikea and this faucet. I treated the cabinet with teak oil.

We also put in a toilet...pretty exciting...I know.

There is still painting to do in the room, and a shower to finish out, but those things probably won't happen this year. Hopefully, we don't hit the ten year mark on renovating this bath. Maybe there is an HGTV show for longest, drawn-out renovation ever. This bath could enter. Here are some more shots of the room in it's current state.