Saturday, August 13, 2011

I heart my new bathroom!


I love my husband. He has amazing skills, many that he has learned from his Dad. One such set of skills has scored us a new bathroom. It has taken longer than expected (doesn't everything, ha!), and we still have a few finishing touches and touch-ups to do, but we are LOVING it.

Our bathroom is not a very large space, but I think we have made very good use of the space we have, so it seems plenty spacious.

Making decisions it not my strong suit. Though I do end up making a good decision, getting there is a long process, with often too much thought. Myles is much quicker at making decisions, so this can be painful for him. However, he is glad that I take time to think things through. It took a lot of time to finally decide what I wanted to do for our bathroom, because we were changing everything. I knew I wanted a light and airy feel. Our bathroom has an awesome skylight, so I also knew I wanted to highlight the clean lines that it has, but without feeling too modern in style. 

Over whelmed with all the possibilities, I started with what I knew I wanted and then went from there. Number 1. I wanted a square sink. When looking at all of the sinks and vanities, I was only drawn to the square sink, I just love it. After picking that out I was able to make decisions that I thought would look good with it. Brown vanity, because it was pretty and I couldn't choose everything white and the mirror was a great deal at hobby lobby. For all the fixtures we went with brushed nickel to match what was on the vanity. The tile for the floor, we just used what we had gotten for the kitchen because it was a great match, white with a little bit of brown marbled in.








The vanity has worked out so great! Myles and I each have our own side of storage for our toiletries. I have however, taken over one of the drawers on his side...he was only using one :)


For the shower, we knew we were going to rip out the old shower and tile a new one. Our decision, here made for more labor and a longer timeline for finishing, but it was definitely worth it! We chose subway tile, with a pretty accent tile for the cut out, bench, and floor. 

I am so thankful for all the hard work Myles (and his Dad) put in, and how much care he took in making things level and straight. It means a lot to this perfectionist wife!


Shower in the making







Perfect for our shampoo and conditioner


The accent tile is prettier in person


The bench, we can shower forever!


I love it!


Now that the bones are finished (minus the molding), I can start thinking about how I want to decorate it and what kind of art to bring into the space.....oh the decisions never stop!



Saturday, August 6, 2011

It must be nice...

Eli has really started to enjoy bath time. 
He usually splashes around, but today he decided to take a relaxing bath.
Doesn't he look comfy? 


Yes, he propped his legs up all by himself. 


However, no bath is complete without chewing on some rubber ducky.



Just relaxing, eating some duck. It must be nice.




Friday, August 5, 2011

My toot-a-roo turned 5 months this week!



Eli, you are getting cuter, and cuter everyday. 
Your smile is contagious
Your little voice is so sweet
Whats a mother to do?
Eli, you are learning more, and more everyday.
You have mastered rolling
You know how to play with your feet
Whats a mother to do?
Eli, you are growing bigger, and bigger everyday.
You like to sit up
You help when you eat 
Whats a mother to do?

Enjoy your sweet snuggles,
Embrace your slobbery kisses,
Laugh along with your laughter.
Play with you
Sing with you
Read with you
Sit with you
Smile with you
Love every moment with you,
Thats what this mother will do.





Happy 5 months! We love you!
<3 Mommy