Crisp Clean White

 The other week I went wedding dress shopping with my best friend. Finding the perfect dress for her perfect day was a piece of cake, the dress ended up being the very first one she tried on. As we brainstormed bridesmaid dress color options I realized my favorite color isn't technically a color, it's white. I flipping love white. Not that I needed to go to a Bridal Salon to be reminded of how much I love white, I mean have you seen my apartment? I don't think I've seen (with a few exceptions) an all white room, outfit, or exterior I didn't fall in love with. We don't find out whether Baby Boland is a boy or a girl for a few more weeks so the nursery decor process is still on hold, but I have a feeling a lot of it will involve, surprise surprise, white.

Here you go Matt, Laura's dress may or may not be on this rack ;-)

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Friday Favs

I am sorry I have been MIA lately but I will have lots to share with you all next week! In the meantime today's friday fav is oval windows. Mom and Dad have nearly completed their mini addition/renovation and I can not wait to share photos in the coming weeks, including the new oval window in their kitchen. 

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Welcome To The Jungle

I know all I seem to be doing lately is posting more client before and after photo's, but I'm too excited not to share them all with you guys. This particular bathroom revamp was so much fun to do! My clients two boys are absolutely in love with animals, so naturally the three of us hit it off. Last summer they went on a Safari in Africa, and the Safari has kind of been the inspiration for our new decor. For the powder room we chose a Thibaut Green Zebra wallpaper (I have only  used it one other time in a dining room in a more muted color) and I have to say it might be one of my favorite bathrooms of all time. Maybe it's because I am nuts for any animal print, but between the classic black and white marble basketweave floor we chose, and the crisp green and white zebra wallpaper I think this bathroom is cheerful and timeless. I never want to do a room where 5 years from now people say "oh lord that was so 2013" but I feel like this bathroom could have been finished 5 years ago, or 5 years from now, and I would not have changed a thing. 

Master Bath Before & After

Over the next week or so prepared to be bombarded with client before and after photo's, or just plain after photo's... I definitely need to get better about taking before photographs. Here is a recent tiny Master Bathroom transformation that was actually completed around Christmas, so don't ask me why I'm just now getting around to posting about it on the first day of Spring! 

Client Foyer Before & After

I need to get better about posting client before & after photos. I always think I have to wait until everything is perfect or have the rooms professionally photographed to share pictures, but in reality nothing is perfect. There is nothing wrong with having a naked wall until the right chest, or beautiful piece of art comes along. Last week I took photos of a foyer and hall powder room re-do I've been working on, and I love the way everything turned out. Little touches like adding wall molding, painting the stair risers (always a must in my book!!) and changing out light fixtures make a huge difference. We still need to paint the railing on the wall white to blend in with the new molding, but between the paint, the wall trim, and the new runner it looks like a different house. 

Friday Favs

Copper, silver, nickel, or zinc... Metallic soaking tubs are the ultimate luxury. 

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Vintage Bathroom Love

One of my favorite houses on the planet is my parents house. When we first moved into it my brother and I hated it, we didn't understand the concept of a fixer upper. Over the years Mom and Dad tackled different projects one at a time, but they always put their room on the back burner. Their bathroom renovation is months away from becoming a reality, but I wanted to share before pictures with you now. Unlike most before and after renovation projects, I really love the before. There are plenty of practical purposes why the bathroom needs to be gutted, like the fact they haven't been able to use the shower in years because it leaks into the kitchen. But it is one of those bathrooms that while extremely dated and quirky, it's so flipping adorable.

Friday Favs

Friday Favs: getting the look for less! Who doesn't love saving mullah, especially when you're already spending a boat load on a bathroom renovation? Mom and I fell in love with the Restoration Hardware Odeon Vanity and yesterday while searching for vanities for another client, I stumbled upon one that is a dead ringer for the RH vanity. I absolutely love saving money without sacrificing quality and the overall look. Here are some of the fabulous deals I've found ...

Restoration Odéon Single Vanity Sink $1,995

Amazon Montage Vanity $900

Nierman Weeks Danieli Chandelier $8,710

Shades of Light Crystal Beaded Crown Chandelier $999

Waterworks Julie Bridge Faucet $1,447

Victorian Gooseneck Faucet $197

Windows In Showers

In addition to the eight bathrooms I am currently working on, Mom and I have been coming up with plans for her new master bathroom. My parents have not been able to use their master bathroom shower  for years due to a leak that requires taking up the entire bathroom floor, so essentially gutting the entire bathroom. Like many home owners they put this project on the back burner until they could afford to do it the right way. Fifteen sketches of the bathroom layout later, Mom and I finally have our plan. Most of the drawings were designed around keeping an existing window, which is currently in their sorry excuse for a master closet, making the overall layout of the room difficult. Now instead of working around the window, we are working with it. Our current plan is to have the window in the shower. We absolutely despise glass blocks and do it yourself sticky film over the glass but a waterproof plantation shutter could be perfect. The bathroom renovation is probably still a few months away, but our design and layout are done!

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