This is the upstairs guest bath. It started because the tiles I chose for the shower looked so much like the ocean. We had so much fun with this theme that we carried it throughout the guest bedroom too! (See Oct 28,2007 post "The guest suite is ready")
My cousin Heather lives in Cape Cod & has been a generous donor to the cause! It's a bright, fun, relaxing atmosphere of ocean blues & greens, seashells & starfish.
Monday, March 31, 2008
The Wizard Of Oz Bath
This is the half bath off the family room. I found this neat wooden sign in a catalog that said "Nobody gets into see the Wizard, Not Nobody, Not No How" & thought it would look great on the bathrooom door. When I found the metal sign of the Witch & Dorothy, the decision was made & Wicked Witch green will be the color! We got the green paint for the walls (and I mean green!) & Mandy painted the wooden sign for the door.
She did an awesome job faux finishing, she even used some metallic copper paint to tie in with the antique copper fixtures. I was a little hesitant a first, but it looks great! (really, what was I thinking??) In fact it looks so good, it's Mandy's favorite paint job in the whole house! When Tom & I were in Calif, my Aunt & Uncle's neighbors had a dog who played in the local repertory theater production of "The Wizard of Oz". So of course, pictures of Tuffy a/k/a Toto had to come home with us to be hung in the Oz bath!
She did an awesome job faux finishing, she even used some metallic copper paint to tie in with the antique copper fixtures. I was a little hesitant a first, but it looks great! (really, what was I thinking??) In fact it looks so good, it's Mandy's favorite paint job in the whole house! When Tom & I were in Calif, my Aunt & Uncle's neighbors had a dog who played in the local repertory theater production of "The Wizard of Oz". So of course, pictures of Tuffy a/k/a Toto had to come home with us to be hung in the Oz bath!
The Mickey Mouse Bath
This is the half bath off the loft. We ended up using the leftover tiles from the pantry on the floor here. They are white & have black flecks in them so we used black grout. What decorations go with a black & white floor?
Mickey Mouse! Well, as with the others, we got Mickey stuff in abundance. Our neighbor Bob had to go to Disneyland In Calif. & brought us back a lifetime supply (just joking Bob) of soap, shampoo & hand cream! Along with a little sign that says "All neat & tidy". Our sister-in-law Nancy brought this awesome collage statue from Disney World of Walt & various "Mickey's" from different eras. Mandy painted the frame of the mirror to mimic the film strip border. We found great doorknobs for the cabinets. Our sister-in-law Cheryl's Mom gave us the soap dispenser & a tissue box straight from "Mickey Land" itself! They matched the border perfectly! The soap dispenser was put to use right away & as soon as we use up the "Mickey" box of tissues, so will the tissue box.
Tom's donation was the rug....
not exactly a saying learned from "The Mickey Mouse" club!
Mickey Mouse! Well, as with the others, we got Mickey stuff in abundance. Our neighbor Bob had to go to Disneyland In Calif. & brought us back a lifetime supply (just joking Bob) of soap, shampoo & hand cream! Along with a little sign that says "All neat & tidy". Our sister-in-law Nancy brought this awesome collage statue from Disney World of Walt & various "Mickey's" from different eras. Mandy painted the frame of the mirror to mimic the film strip border. We found great doorknobs for the cabinets. Our sister-in-law Cheryl's Mom gave us the soap dispenser & a tissue box straight from "Mickey Land" itself! They matched the border perfectly! The soap dispenser was put to use right away & as soon as we use up the "Mickey" box of tissues, so will the tissue box.
Tom's donation was the rug....
not exactly a saying learned from "The Mickey Mouse" club!
The Ladybug Bath
This is the 1/2 bath off the den which also opens to the outside for the hot tub. This was the second bath finished & was used primarily for the workmen since they could access it from outside. Just before it was finished I was in there & saw a ladybug. That was my Dad's nickname for me-so obviously he was keeping an eye on this project! From that point on the Ladybug bath took on a life of it's own! In fact, I have received so many cute Ladybug things that they are now going to overflow into what will now be the Ladybug garden!
But when it's time for that I'll be set, since my friend Marilyn gave me a pair of Ladybug rubber shoes for the garden!
But when it's time for that I'll be set, since my friend Marilyn gave me a pair of Ladybug rubber shoes for the garden!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
The Bathrooms (The Cat Bath)
Oh the grief we've taken for all the bathrooms in the house! Each bedroom has it's own full bath, there is a 1/2 bath in the Den that also opens to the outside for the hot tub. There is a 1/2 bath off the family room & one off the loft.
Just what exactly do you do with 6 bathrooms???? Well, you give them a theme of course & you have a lot of fun.
The Cat Bathroom
This was the first bath finished in the house after we moved in and what was then our temporary bedroom. It is now the downstairs guest room & bath. It didn't have a theme until we moved into our room & could finish the guest room. We had this great picture of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland with his "Where you want to go" poem & thought it would be great in the guest bath. More importantly, since our sister-in-law Cheryl didn't like cats (& that's being kind) and since this would be the only guest room for quite awhile; we thought doing the room in cats would be quite funny. Since she was allergic, MJ always went right to her of course. We used to tell MJ that Aunt Cruella DeVille was coming & going to skin him to use for a fur throw. So the cat bath was done just for Cheryl, just our way of making her feel at home!
Just what exactly do you do with 6 bathrooms???? Well, you give them a theme of course & you have a lot of fun.
The Cat Bathroom
This was the first bath finished in the house after we moved in and what was then our temporary bedroom. It is now the downstairs guest room & bath. It didn't have a theme until we moved into our room & could finish the guest room. We had this great picture of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland with his "Where you want to go" poem & thought it would be great in the guest bath. More importantly, since our sister-in-law Cheryl didn't like cats (& that's being kind) and since this would be the only guest room for quite awhile; we thought doing the room in cats would be quite funny. Since she was allergic, MJ always went right to her of course. We used to tell MJ that Aunt Cruella DeVille was coming & going to skin him to use for a fur throw. So the cat bath was done just for Cheryl, just our way of making her feel at home!
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