Bathroom Ideas

I fear these pictures are so dang little that you won't be able to see this, but photoshop keeps shrinking everything down into this itty bitty size and I am tired of trying to fix it. Sorry about that! *Edited to add* Just click on the picture - it comes up normal sized.

For the same price as a cherry double vanity (which is what we have in our other bathrooms), I can have 2 pedestal sinks and beadboard put up in the bathroom. I love this style so much, so I am going to swap it out. This bathroom is going to be so dang cute that we may just have to relocate our bed/bath to downstairs.

I'm only half kidding.

So, the mirrors in the bathroom picture are from Pottery Barn. I love the shelf that is under the mirror for perfume or a place to put a candle.

The sconces are from PB, too. They are $5 more than the ones at Home Depot and are so much better looking. I just love a deal.

The sinks I am debating between are both from Kohler at Home Depot. The square one, which I LOVE or this one ... which I like, too - it's more vintage.

I'm doing white subway tile and a hexagonal white tile on the floor.

There are no windows, so doing my best to make it light and bright.

Also.

The closet in the bedroom is HUGE. I don't think it's practical. Trying to work up the courage to tell my old-school contractor that I want him to change it: Push the closet to one side, and then have him build a little desk area for a guest's laptop, etc.

Wayne is getting some blood work done this morning to see where his counts are. If he needs a transfusion or things are looking worrisome, I'll post an update.

Finally, I'll leave you with this story emailed to me by my friend Kellie. She's a teacher and always has the best stories! Take it away, Kellie:

So I needed a good laugh today, and got one so I thought I would share.

One of my students is a cute little cowboy..cute as a button...small, with stories galore and actions to go with them. He loves to talk and LOVES school...very involved, loves to help the other kids and I team him up with my Down's Syndrome boy and he is patient...everything you could ask for in a student. Everything he says and does revolves around his life on the ranch. He is so cute, I could just gobble him up.

So today, we were discussing similes. You know...The man was as mad as a hornet....type of stuff. He raises his hand and tells me to please come read his similies...He is soooooooooooo excited! I get over there and peer down at his paper. About this time, my eyes start trying to focus on the paper cuz I really don't know that I am actually seeing what I think I am seeing. He starts to read, "Listen to this, Mrs. Burns....The bulls balls are as big as a basketball." I stand there, trying to think of another explanation to his sentence....I am thinking "Do bulls play with balls like dolphins?"...trying to come up with ANY other reasoning other than what I think might be the true meaning. So he goes on, "Oh, and look at this one: Carter's bull's balls are as big as the moon". By this time, I am trying to hold it in. I say, "Now Blake, are you talking about the boy parts on a bull?" And he looks up at me, so proud with rosey cheeks and says, "Yes! And they are HUGE, Mrs. Burns! Me and my dad....." I stop him. I say, "Um, Blake, it looks like you understand similes, and I am happy that you do. However, this is something that we really can't write about at school." He looks up at me in disbelief, then hangs his head, drops his shoulders, and says, "But why not? They are!" I tried to explain why, but how do you get that point across when "the bulls balls" are a constant topic of conversation in his life? I thought I was going to die laughing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I needed that A LOT!