The ugly tub is gone!

While I was running around for work today the hubby was super busy! 

I got several texts with pics today. 

What I feared could have been a major problem in the shower turned out to be kind of minor. 

This concerned me when I saw it. Gross black mold! 

When he sent this pic he said "oops I broke the tub lol" 

But thankfully it all seemed to be concentrated at the tub line. Which means that the water was getting between the surround and the wall. So taking it all out is the next step. 

We went to Menards to see what they have in the way of standard and custom glass doors. This space is 43" which is Not a standard size. Which means if we go custom, it's looking to cost $700+ just for the door. 

Another option is to build the door frame out and use something in a standard size like this. 

That's not horrible but it's not exactly what I want. I don't want to close off the space any more than I have to. 

I mean look at that dark hole now. I don't like dark and tight in the shower I want something bright and open. 

We briefly talked about moving the plumbing to the back wall and opening up this whole corner. But then we get into the issue of having to fix the ceiling which would mean scraping all the "popcorn" off the ceiling and I'm trying to keep that off the to do list for now. 

I'm not sure why I want to avoid that but apparently I do. (Or so I'm told). 

However at this point we are going to wait until the local glass guy can come out and give me an estimate on a seamless shower and then figure out if my vision is in the budget. 

Thank god we have another bathroom to use in the meantime. 

Here's another inspiration pic for the feel I am going for. 

The Bathroom remodel begins

So we moved into our little farm house two years ago. We knew coming in that the bathroom would need to be remodeled eventually. After living  with what we have and re-caulking the tub surround over and over and over again I have finally had enough of that.

Up until this point I have been in school and money has been tight. But after graduating and getting a pretty decent job we've been able to save some money. So now we are going to blow it all on the bathroom in the cheapest way possible. My wonderful hubby is very handy when it comes to making my visions a reality. So what is to follow in the upcoming weeks is the process that mainly he will be doing. Thank God for him and his energy lol. 

This is the bathroom currently. It doesn't look HORRIBLE. Just dated. Until you look closer. 

No matter how much I scrub it never looks clean. And yes I've used all different cleaners. The caulk has been replaced numerous times. And within a few weeks it always seems to be moldy and cracked. Which makes us think that behind these old walls is probably leakage and mold and lots of yuck. 

The shower head was a cheap replacement for the previous unusable head and has done an ok job. But still isn't on par with what we really want. 

The vanity was bad. The top is dull and scratched all to hell. I did what I could and painted it. I had Eric install a shelf in the weird gap between the cabinets. But really it's just not good use of the space. (Overlook the mess I need to see my stuff or it doesn't get used, pretend you don't see personal items...) 

So the inspiration for this room is from Pinterest. I love Pinterest as much as I love Ikea 😜 

I really love this look. We already have the huge mirror. Which Eric plans on framing out for me. And my bestie Jess went with me to ikea this past weekend and I picked up these Vanities and tops. 

 I also LOVE the tinted glass look and no seams on this shower. I'm still trying to find a retailer that makes these. 

But demo officially starts tomorrow. While I'm at work the hubby plans on stripping the shower down to studs. Once we figure out what's needed for that he will be ripping out the current vinyl and fixing any floor boards before I have new vinyl installed. 

I'm pretty optimistic at this point that it will all work out. However let's call this a happy start and see what happens. Wish us luck I have a feeling we are going to need it! 

Thrift store find!

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that I love shoes and I collect clothes like they are going out of style. 

I've been following a few people in blog land for their clothing posts for ladies over 40. Look it up its a thing I swear! 

I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to look like an old lady because of how I dress. So keep that in mind as I pepper this blog with photos and posts about the way I dress. 

I'm a thrift store shopper. I do buy some things new, and I usually cringe every time I pay full price. But the thing is, if you have time to go to thrift stores, you can find some awesome brands at cheap prices. 

For example: 

This is not my photo, but I bought these exact boots at Goodwill. In my size. For $5. Big deal? Yep, originally this LAMB BY Gwen Stefani bootie cost $395. So yeah, awesome find. 

I'm blessed to have a job that takes me all over central Indiana. There are literally over 20 goodwill stores in my monthly commute. I've only been to half a dozen so far. But I always find a good deal. 

So yes go to the thrift stores. Take your time and walk around you might find something awesome! 

Hello? Is this thing on???

I went to school after all. I went and read through my past posts and in my 2nd one I said I might go back to school. Well after unsuccessfully looking for a good job, I finally figured out that if I wanted my dream job it might help to have the right kind of education. 

Then the more I thought about it the more I realized that I love decorating and crafting and maybe an Interior Design Degree would suit me well. 

So after 2 of the most intense years of my life I graduated Magna Cum Laud with a degree in Environmental Interior Design.  Yay go me! 

I've done a few crafts in the down time (my friends will think that's hilarious, because downtime usually consisted of any time that I should have been cramming for a test). When I get time I'll update you on those things. 

Ok done for now yay welcome back!?!?????

Penny table; Part 1

Penny table beginnings ... I suggested to the husband that I really wanted a table for the back porch, we have an outside dining type patio set, but I want it on the front porch so I can do homework out there. I wanted something big enough to hold a few drinks out back. 

So he tells me ok he will take a piece of board we had left over from another project to work and have it cut into a circle on the water jet machine they have that cuts wood like butter. So while he's at work he sends me a text and asks me if I want a design like a scallop.... And I'm thinking of this table at the miller house...

And of course I was super excited and said YES! And he brings me home this beauty....

I had already planned on recycling my old milk can....

Then I start thinking how can I make this table a little more "stylin" I love the brass of the miller table, but I live in an old farm house, and remember I wAnt this table to weather the summer outside. So fancy isn't going to cut it for this household :) 

My first steps were to spray paint the wood a copper color ( here's a pic with my door plaque and my rose wreath all being spray painted the same day) 

And here's the beginning look with my glass of inspiration, modeling a "before" shot. 

Then me and Wes, started searching the house for pennies, it wasn't too hard, the husband had a bunch hoarded in a drawer and I had a few more stuck in an old purse waiting to get cashed in. So we got some super glue and put them down.

We ran out and I ended up taking Wes' penny stash to finish it! Poor kid, the things he gives up for the sake of my art sometimes :)  he had a whole 5 pennies left when I finished gluing them down. 

So now we are stuck at this stage. I have some heat and bond foil to go around the edge, but I want to pour a resin top on it and I'm still in the research stage of that. I've read where people use duck tape to hold an edge while pouring and curing resin, but I haven't figured out the right resin to get either. After all I don't need a gallon of resin for this table, maybe a quart probably a lot less.

So we are at a stand still at this point. I have finals next week and then 2 whole weeks off before summer classes start, I'm hoping to finish it before then. I'll keep you posted :) 

Thanks for visiting! 

House numbers super cool nail art sign

So I've seen a few different house signs on Pinterest that I thought were pretty cool. I wanted something that I could see from the road,so I went into Photoshop and made a mock up of #s on a regular piece of paper! I did a few different designs and ended up not using this first one... 

I did use the tracing paper , but as you can see I cheated a little and used so e rusty old roofing nails that were In the shed from the previous owner and used snips to cut off 4-5 nails at once and hammer them in on the line. 

And here's the final product, I like how it looks, unfortunately from far away it's kinda hard to read unless you are almost in front of it. So the husband hung it by the back door for me as art :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Clock redo.

My father in law made this clock many years ago and it hung at a grandparents house for years. We inherited it recently put it on the wall and couldn't see the numbers or the hands from 5 feet away. 

So I broke out the crafting supplies and found clock parts from another clock that had broken and did some reconstructive work on this one 

But it was missing something. So looking around I thought I would use some canvas that I had left over from recovering the footstools in my living room and came up with this : 

All I did was cut strips and hot glue them to the back, and weaved them over under to make the pattern. 

Ta da! Easy.