Sunday, April 26, 2009

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The vanity on the left wall has been replaced by the beautious walk-in shower.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.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A few random things that we need for the bathroom:



How cute is this sign? I need!




Tuesday, April 7, 2009

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BLOG!

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

Monday, April 6, 2009

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! :)