OK, last post about the little cottage that could. The bathroom is up next.
Plain vanilla—and the store brand of vanilla, not the good kind. There are some things we can’t change, like the almond Formica counter top. There was never anything covering the window which is fine 99% of the time. But that 1% when someone needs to use the loo and there are folks on the deck, it’s definitely needed. The lowest of the low-end towel bar is now history too. The yellow-ish vinyl floor has to stay for now. Going to try to find some nice looking peel-and-stick squares (is that an oxymoron?)
The after—–
Navy paint, a bamboo roman shade, and striped shower curtain with new rod and hooks—-MUCH better. That’s all the photos I have cause it is tiny.
The bedroom before:
The furniture is fine, but the clutter and wall color needed major help. We found a place for the down comforter under the bed in a container. The dog art moved over the mantel with the other dog art.
Here is after:
Having a darker wall color helps balance out all of the dark furniture. New lamp on bedside table. The quilt is one he had and still liked. We are looking for something to go over his bed.
When Watson lived in Australia, he had a friend who is a professional photographer, Gareth Kelly. He had four of Gareth’s postcards DUCT TAPED (there’s that guy thing again) to the bathroom mirror! I found these floating frames at Walmart of all places. Now the postcards are useable art.
Lastly, there was this empty (except for piles of stuff) corner. We moved this smaller bookcase here and added a lamp. The Mulkey crest looks good here, but he will need to re-frame it. The “W” is one that his grandfather (for whom he was named) made in shop class when he was young.
We had to put the kitchen on the back burner for now. It is okay for color, but needs major organizing inside cabinets. Also, lighting might have been better in the 1700’s! We are going to switch out that tiny spot on that beam with a chandelier. Will need to re-hang pictures and get something to put on the floor.
Thanks for sharing our journey with us!
Karan