Let's Go Up to the Bedroom...

I have been getting requests for some time to sneak a peek at our bedroom.  See my bedroom?  But I hardly know you!

What the heck - welcome to our safe haven.  A 100% dog free and 99% baby free sanctuary.

The prints above the bed are from Costco.ca ($3.49 each - whoop) and framed in an Ikea frame ($14.99 each).  And the bed frame is from Ikea as well (see a pattern) and I have owned it for close to 3 thousand years.

Here is another side of the room - featuring an art project of paint chips (thanks to an idea from YoungHouseLove). 

Well, what do you thing of our little slice of heaven?  Anyone else secretly working on a dining room redo?  Anyone getting really angry with the dining chairs they are re upholstering?

Family Bathroom - A Completed Tale

 When we last showed you what our family bathroom reno looked like (back in March), this is the visual we left you with



There was no drywall, toilet or sink.  And I was 9 months pregnant.  Although it was definitely some progress (sweet sweet progress), it wasn't exactly the show piece I envisioned.  Then things got crazy, thanks to this kid

Well, I am pleased, nope, AMAZED to announce that our upper family bathroom reno is now....*drumroll*..... donesville!  We buckled down, and thanks to some well placed naps on Haely's part, we were able to accomplish everything we wanted to on the project.  Now, my bathroom looks like this

That is a photos of our vanity (which I got for free and repainted/replaced the knobs here), complete with new sink and faucet (which I blabbed about here).  And after 2 years without even having a sink upstairs, let me tell you, it is really nice to brush your teeth so close to your bed.

Here is a photo of the tiled shower stall (which you saw mostly done here)

Close up of the counter corner



And the print I purchased from Costco.ca's photo gallery ($2.99 - yes please!)



Here is a view of the back wall, complete with Hubby's amazing trim work (man, that guy can trim a window)



And finally the stunning pendents that I am slightly (fairly) obsessed with 

Hubby and I are so pleased with the finally product!  It always amazes me what we can accomplish with a little mula and a lot of sweat equity (and a little bad language). 

Because I am a ridiculous person, I am already working on a small (hah) dining room update, which I will share soon.  In the meantime, tell me what you think of the bathroom reno!  Have we inspired anyone to bash out some ugly sponge-painted tiles?  I'm not joking.  They were actually sponge-painted.  Ick.

Oh, Hello There!

Why, hello there!  It has obviously been way too long since our last post (having a baby - kind of a full time job!)

This just in: Pears are delicious

This past long weekend, Hubby let me stop at an antique mall that we pass every time we go up island but never stop at.  It was a-mas-ing!  I can't believe we haven't been there before.  Not only was it huge, but well priced to.  Here are some fabulous chairs that I couldn't stop petting.



And I love me some pretty cups and saucers - this store had litterly 100's of singles.  I was tempted to get a ton of unmatching ones, since I think that would be so charming for an outdoor tea party.  Must start having outdoor tea parties, though.

They also had thousands of old magazine advertisements.  I went googoo gaga for them.  I was super over whelmed by all the selection and didn't know where to even start.  There were car ads, motor oil, movies, liquor, fruit and vegetable ads, and sooo much more.  I thought I would focus on liquor ads.  Here is my $13 worth of ads.

Here is a Hunter Whiskey ad from 1948.  Equstrian chic, anyone? 




But my favorite has to be this SouthernComfort ad from 1957.  It is so badass, it makes me want to pour myself a glass right now.  Hmm, not a bad idea...
























Are you obsessed with 1950's liquor advertisements also? Did your spouse make fun of you as you skipped back to the truck with a stupid grin on your face?  No?



Bathroom Choices

With the never ending bathroom reno still,... well... never ending - I have at least finally decided on and ordered the sink and faucet ("What's that Erin?  You didn't already order those?!") 

I decided on the sink a very long time ago, so this was an easy order.  BOXE by AmericanStandard.

The faucet took a little more thought.  I finally found what I wanted, only to find out it was discontinued.  So, instead I found this faucet.  It was above our original price range - but we said to heck with it.  We will be using this faucet forever, so it might as well be exactly what we want.  So I ordered SERIN by AmericanStandard.

 

They should be here this week sometime, and I can't wait to get things rolling.  Hopefully these will inspire us to wrap this reno up (and start a new one?  Ahem.)

Happy Friday!

My husband and I each have our own collection of spray paint.  I have no idea why this started, but we each have our little stash.  Here is my current selection:

Embarrassing or sexy?  Obviously I've got a few projects on the go right now - can't wait to show you when they're done!

Hubby Permission

As Hubby and I settle into parenthood (okay, not settle - try to survive), my mind has been wondering back to home renovations and decorations.  It was only a matter of time.

A week ago, Hubby turned to me and said "You did a great job re upholstering the chair for Haely's room.  You should tackle the dining room chairs now!"  Done and done!

I'm taking that as permission to not only recover the dining chairs, but also: repaint the walls, build a new dining table, paint the buffet and hutch, stencil one of the walls, and maybe also sew some new curtains.

Here are some dining spaces I have saved on Pinterest that I am looking to for some inspiration while I'm in the early planning stages:

Another Project Reveal

Well, Hubby and I have finally completed a little project that we have been working on for the past 9 months. Now the real work begins!

Introducing the newest member of the MorganDesignInc team - Miss Haely Morgan! This little girl already has us wrapped around her finger, and we couldn't be happier. Maybe now that I'm not the size of a whale we will see some more house projects posted on the blog (but probably not. Lol)