…Inspiration Photo: Choosing wall colors, when you have poured your heart and soul and sweat and money into making over a room, can often times feel overwhelming. There are just too many choices. But truth be told, when you eliminate all the clutter (mind clutter) and just break it down, a picture begins to form….… Read More HOW I CHOSE MY MASTER BATHROOM COLOR
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY”!!! TODAY is a special day in our family…I call it the “FAMILY BIRTHDAY” BECAUSE..It is my Brother Ford’s Birthday, My Father-in-Law Lenny aka “Poppi’s” Birthday AND My Sister-in-Law Maura’s Birthday…!!! A VERY SPECIAL DAY!!! LOVE TO ALL!!! Now ON TO LAYING HEXAGON TILE!!! YOU MAY REMEMBER…I did the Powder Room Tile in early… Read More THE MASTER BATHROOM PART 3 – LAYING HEXAGON TILE…
Spring arrived and then…it snowed…again… Yesterday the kids had another March snow day and I took a day off from the Master Bathroom Makeover…Now I will get back to the floor… I have broken the Master Bathroom Flooring Project into 3 parts – 1. PREP DONE! 2. TILE INSTALLATION starts today… 3. TILE FINISHING I… Read More MASTER BATHROOM MAKEOVER – PART 2 – THE FLOOR
You can dig and dig through the archives of this blog and you will find NO photos of the Master Bathroom. That is because it/was NOT photo worthy. Not necessarily OLD and run down, more middle aged and cheap and nasty and just not worth your time. All of that is about to change. Yesterday,… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – MASTER BATHROOM: PART 1
I am writing this post on the plane, enroute to Los Angeles for the Design Bloggers Conference… Seated Directly behind me is Lisa Mende…of : lisamendedesign we figured out we were on the same flight last week…! back in January she gave me the necessary “You should DO IT!!!” to get me on board and… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVER – KIDS BATH AND LOS ANGELES
AS we complete the finishing touches on the kids bathroom.. REVEAL on Monday! I am beginning to pull all the ingredients together for the LONG OVERDUE MASTER BATHROOM UPDATE. I have known all along that I want to convert a dresser into the vanity…With the addition of a vessel sink….Here are some of my inspiration… Read More DRESSER TURNED BATHROOM VANITY
Read about the DEMO HERE and the PREP HERE The SUB FLOOR is DOWN Now What? 1. CLEAN YOUR SUB FLOOR even the smallest crumb will make it uneven 2. USE THE SAME COLOR adhesive or thin set as your grout will be…especially with Hex tile… the adhesive cannot help but come through the cracks.… Read More BATHROOM MAKEOVER – HEXAGON TILE
MY favorite part of any makeover aside from the results part is “the HUNT”… …this process has been made nearly heavenly with the internet…I can go back and forth to home depot or that special faucet store…and never spend a dollar on gas. Over Christmas I spent hours, in the room with the Christmas tree…listening… Read More BATHROOM INGREDIENCES
You know what they say. “It is what it is.” I contemplating leaving our bathrooms off the ROOMSPIRATION tour. But then I thought, “Why?” That would go completely against my philosophy of decorating which is… that MOST decorating is a work in progress. And while you may always and forever have things on your wish… Read More ROOMSPIRATION- now we see the Kids BATH ROOM Link Party!!!
BY NOW, if you have followed this blog for any length of time – you know that I POST HARDLY EVER BUT I post daily on 3 different instagrams : @leslidevitopaintings @myoldcountryhouse and @leslidevito – which hopefully makes up for it – maybe just a little? Still I miss blogging and YOU like heck! I really… Read More WHAT IS ON THE (HOUSE) HORIZON FOR 2019???
