Before I get into telling you about caulking our bathroom, let me just say that I have been giggling for more than a few minutes about all of the not-very-appropriate titles I could have named this post. Apparently I'm still in junior high? Back to the adult stuff... last we left off in the bathroom reno saga, we had just put up the trim and done a fresh coat of white paint on the walls. Next ... View the Post
project bathroom: marble love
As you know from this post about tiling our tub surround, we chose carrara marble for our new floor. I couldn't help it. I love the stuff. Veins of pretty gray on a white background make my heart go pitter patter. Marble is known to be a softer stone (so can get dings and stains more easily -- why a lot of people choose not to go with marble as their kitchen countertops), but since the surface ... View the Post
project bathroom: getting grouty
So after laying the tile last week around our new tub, it was time to get grouting. We couldn't use our shower until we had grouted, so we were itching to move quickly on this step (showering at the gym and friends' houses was not so convenient). Here's the tile how we left off, pre-grout. Time to fill in all of those open gaps. We bought a basic white, unsanded grout from our local ... View the Post
project bathroom: tiling
So after demo'ing the bathroom and installing the tub, next up was tiling the tub surround. Like all of the projects in our casa, we are doing this on a budget. We looked around a bunch at different tile options. I knew carrera marble somewhere in the room (a girl can have a bit of luxury, right?). So after humming and hawing at many different options and laying all kinds of tile out on the ... View the Post
How To Make a Wedding Card Booklet
So if you've gotten married, had a big birthday, or celebrated any other type of occasion, you'll know that you can end up with a stack of cards after the fact. Wondering what to do with them? Since we got married last August, I have been keeping all of our cards in a drawer. In a big messy drawer, and it just wasn't cutting it. The cards are lovely and have such sweet messages, so I wanted ... View the Post
How To Stencil Curtains: A DIY Tutorial
How to Stencil Curtains - Some of my fave blog gals got together for a winter edition of the 'Pinterest Challenge'. Also known as - stop pinning, start doing. The gals behind this challenge? Sherry from Young House Love, Katie from Bower Power, Erin from The Great Outdoors, and Cassie from Hi Sugarplum. I was itching to use my Moroccan-inspired stencil again (it's the trellis from ... View the Post