working it out around here

 We have finally had some nice weather!!!   Today we were busy relocating some of our raised garden beds and the beans helped me drill our box together.  I made a special point to tell my daughter that she is a strong girl who can work a drill just as good as any boy!  The good thing about my little helpers is that they are amazing at amending the soil for me and finding worms to add to our boxes.

The lovely Jennifer from Three Dogs In A Garden  (her blog is beyond inspiring) sent me this gardening book for the beans.  It has so many project ideas for little ones in the garden.  The beans have already bookmarked the ones that they would like to try for this season!

And I would like to add that Jennifer was one of my first followers.  Always leaving me encouraging comments when I had none.  And for that I would like to say thank you Jennifer!  

Busy working Beans!

So with a couple of jobs checked off the list in the garden here is a project that we knocked out inside.


A year ago we tackled our tiny bathroom.  (we are lucky to have one off of our bedroom) I enjoy being somewhat of a minimalist so a small bathroom actually works for us.  It is the size of a closet and its 1967ness was really starting to show.  With a broken toilet. rotted pipes, and funk growing in the shower we decided to fix it up. 

Do you like our wire hanger rigging?!?!  

With the space being so small it was a bit hard to even take a picture!  The little things that help us live in our small bath are hooks for hanging, trays for extra this and thats, and a large medicine cabinet over the sink for storage.  The old vanity was donated.  Its replacement is an extra small size that makes the space feel larger.

And the week has already been a good one!  I will be around to visit your blogs here in a bit as it has been a bit busy here!  At a doctors appointment today I was taken when I walked into the office building and was greeted by a stunning indoor garden.   It was a reminder that even when your mind is consumed with other things that it is important to slow down and look around you.

May your week be filled with beautiful things!

Thrifted Bathroom Gallery {REDO}

I seriously wasn't planning on posting today but you know how it goes when you are a blogger/artist...you want to get it right!  If you are just tuning in I have been working on this space...

Our "powder room" which was in need of some art after we finished painting it.  I hit up some of our local thrift shops for frames and some art like these....

They were all about a buck a piece.  I then added some of my own oil paintings and the room looked like this...

  I kept looking at my gallery for the bathroom thinking it's ok but something was missing.  MORE ART!  I rounded up some more pieces and framed my son's interpretation of a railroad station and now it feels complete!


Before...

And now...

Lesson learned...don't be afraid to make mistakes and keep trying till you get it right!!!

partying...
The Winthrop Chronicles
Cozy Little House

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Averie Lane

Thrifty Decor Chick
DIY Show Off

thrifted bathroom gallery

It's been a thrifty week over here! 

Chair from a neighbor that was getting tossed...it has some major potential!

Tall table from a local second hand shop.

Second hand frames...all one buck a piece.

Vintage Shiny Brite Christmas ornaments.

A lithograph of a castle in France.

  My number one item to thrift for are frames.  Our "powder room" which is right off the family room was in need of some art ever since the paint went up.  With the dark walls (BM Hale Navy)  I knew I wanted an eclectic mix of pieces.  I used a couple of my own oil paintings and the rest are thrifted.

Are you thrifting for anything?

Here is to a great week!

Partying...

A Living Space
Sir Thrift A lot

Drip Drip......Drip

It has been several months since the ceiling in our lower level family room began to leak from the upstairs bathroom.  Our 1968 split has shared its bit of trials with us over the past 4 and a half years but, as determined homeowners we refuse to give up!  The funny thing about some older homes are all the "remedies" previous homeowners use to tackle outstanding problems.  Take our bathroom for example...leaky toilet from long ago which was covered up by layers of flooring....which in turn rotted the floor joists and caused some serious worry that when bathing the kids we may just fall through the floor.  

Yep this bathroom was indeed...Jimmy rigged!

Here are pics of our old bathroom and a bit of the process.
 

We were able to donate mirrors and fixtures while keeping the existing tub and lighting.

YEAH!  New floor laid down!

We bought everything at Lowe's for the remodel.

Love hooks...

Thank goodness for a handy dad and an amazing brother who built this space!