Bedroom Ideas

Shout out to Debbie Deb who's been asking for this particular post!!!

The bedroom is allllmost done, which means it's almost time for me to start decorating! Our colors are going to be browns with bluish/greens (or Restoration Hardware's signature "silver sage"). Iwant for it to have touches of nautical with a little bit of mission style thrown in, but with an overall airy cottage feel. Straightforward enough, right? The pics below will probably explain my desired effect a little better:

I like the airy, nautical feel of this room. But mostly I like that I actually like how the "louvers" look in this picture. (James and I haven't quite seen eye to eye on the need for "decorative louvers" in the room)

I don't like this bedroom very much, but I do like the mission style bed. I found adorable mission style end tables from LL Bean here. Would that be overkill? Is this like my X obsession all over again?

In this room I like the color of the drapes. I also like that the bed is like the one in Madmen (although I would never own that headboard).

I like everything in this room (except for maybe the headboard). Light blue and brown complement each other so well! Not to mention the shelves with the X's on the right hand side (I guess my X infatuation isn't quite over).

Mmm... love everything in this room! I wish they had window treatments though, so that I could steal their window treatment ideas.

This is an interesting room... Mostly I just like the botanicals.

Finally found them! Our perfect windo treatments below (except ours will be a touch greener).

Ferocious Doggie

James' ferocious doggie:

And my sweet pup:

Bedroom Progress...

Although we're still not quite ready for the before and after bedroom pictures, I have to post some pictures of the amazing progress that has already been made.

This is the view from our bed through the french doors, and into the yard:

Another view onto the patio/yard:

Our new closet/dressing area with the adorable octagonal window:

Our yummy new Ralph Lauren Spa, Seaside Retreat bedding:

And our stained hickory floors:

Getting there, getting there...

(Not Much of an) Update

Although we (again, "we") have been hard at work on the master bedroom, and have made lots and lots of progress, it still doesn't feel as though we have much to show for it. Here is what we do have:

This is James framing out the french doors:

Here is the French Door with plywood on the outside (to give us some protection from the brutal Houston summer) and sheetrock all around:

Another view of wher the French Door will go (on the left):

Now we go into the "walk-through" closet (notice the lovely bathroom through the door):

And, again in the closet, the window framed out. We're going to put a little octagonal window in there:

That's all I got at the moment! Hopefully the "no hablo" brigade will finish floating and taping sooner rather than later, and then "we" will sand and stain the floors, paint the walls, and move back in!

Bedrooms and Heatwaves

The weather here in Houston has been holding steady at three digits for over a week now. And so, of course, this is the weekend that our bedroom wall looks like this:

And another angle of our master bedroom:

From the outside:

And Audikins doing his part to help by eating the sawdust:

While the temperature outside is 100 degrees, our house has managed to stay at a refreshing 85-90 degrees. But it will all be worth it in the end...

Hickory Floors - Part 1

The new hickory floors in our bedroom are just about installed:

The have a lovely chocolate and vanilla look to them which is unique to hickory (or so I've been told).

Our stain options from top to bottom (and most to least favorite) are jacobean, dark walnut, early american, and provincial.

Thoughts?

Here We Go Again....

As of yesterday, demolition of the master bedroom is offiically underway. Underneath the pukey, icky carpet, we found a hardwood floor which would be nice if it wasn't so crappy, and a shabby addition with linoleum (in a master bedroom?? makes perfect sense for this house, I guess) and possibly asbestos (awesome!).

From the other angle:

My dear husband is doing this all himself. He is beyond amazing.

Here's hoping we'll have our lovely "after" sooner rather than later!!!

Drumroll Please...

The bathroom project has been ongoing since Thanksgiving weekend, when James and Sal took a sledgehammer to the bathtub, and before I knew it we were knee deep in a master bath renovation. Although it is still not completely done done, I decided that it is close enough, and it is finally time to do the long anticipated (at least by me) before and after! So, without further ado...

Before, the single vanity and toilet were on the left, and the tub as well as a linen shelf were on the right. We also had ceramic tiles on most of the floor, and a rotted subfloor:

Now "after," we have a walk-in shower and toilet on the left wall, and two pedestal sinks on the right (a linen cabinet is forthcoming, and will go on the far right corner):

The (disgusting) far left corner before:

The beautiful far left corner now. (The temporary tie-up shade is from Target. We ordered plantation shutters which are on their way, and will require another bathroom update on the blog).

Another before view of the gag-inducing left side of the bathroom:

The vanity on the left wall has been replaced by the beautious walk-in shower. The wall is carrera marble, the fixtures are all Pegasus from Home Depot, and the glass was impeccably done by Lone Star Glass here in Houston.

Instead of the single vanity, we now have two pedestal sinks. I adore the lights we found, they are from Restoration Hardware's Bistro Collection. The two medicine cabinets are Zenith from Lowes (we stil need to change their handles to oil-rubbed bronze handles). Lastly, the pedestal sinks are Kohler Portrait sinks

The toilet is also of Kohler's portrait collections:

And... one last view:

I love, love, LOVE it. I like to think that I can take full credit as consultant (and Audie as well, as the pictures from earlier posts indicate, he took his job as consultant very seriously), but all the kudos most definitely belong to James and not to mention JIMBO! Who deserves a plaque on the wall for all the blood, sweat, tears (and elevated blood pressure, and sore muscles, and sore joints) that went into the completion of these 56 square feet. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!

And now... only the rest of the house left to go.

A few random things that we need for the bathroom:

How cute is this sign? I need!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BLOG!

Happy one year anniversary to the Cottage Bungalow Blog! Yea!!! :)

Our Magical Garden

We love love LOVE our backyard!

Here is our 2009 garden. We've got cukes, peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants among other things. Oh, and of course the lime and grapefruit trees!

The parsley (at the bottom of the pic) is out of control. And our bougainvilleas are the most beautiful, vibrant colors of pink I have ever seen.

I love lanterns.

Audie doing what he does best... trying to escape.

BOUGAINVILLEA! Not only beautiful to look at, but also fun to say! :)