gray cabinets: mine and sally wheat's

well looky there.

I got those antique bronze sconces up, too.

 

I bet I never even mentioned it.

The paint color on the new cabinetry surrounding the vintage french chest

 in my master bath is the same color Sally Wheat used in her now-famous kitchen, below.

 

Benjamin Moore

Fieldstone (1558)

 

 

Sally Wheat's kitchen

cote de texas

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in Fieldstone, it's a very warm green/gray. I love it in my bathroom. I would recommend it if you're looking for a warm greige tone - and I might even consider it for my own kitchen cabinetry...

my master bath sconces...?

in my master bathroom 

 

I waited patiently...well, maybe not-so-patiently...for over a year to find just the right sconces for my new master bath cabinetry. New ones just wouldn't do.

 

Nope. Not for me.

 

I was very limited because the size had to be just so for the right fit and look. So trust me, it was tough going.

 

Well, yesterday, while on the way to the grocery store, I made a little side trip and found this pair of  antique bronze sconces in a consignment shop practically in my own back yard. And I had already made TWO trips to Atlanta looking for sconces!  

 

 

"hold it up there just a little longer, honey...

while I try to decide."

I'm trying one out for size right now but I think these are IT.

 

What do you think? 

the little things

the original blue and white paper lining in the drawers of the antique chest

we made into a vanity

a little teak stool I found

a horn dish to hold my soap 

I'm really enjoying my new master bath.  It's not a large space but it's just my style. As a matter of fact, I am really beginning to appreciate stylish, smaller spaces more and more. 

These are a few of the small things in my small space that I really love.  

inspiration to reality; my master bath

design red studios

Remember when I posted this image as inspiration for the feel that I wanted in my new master bath? It took me a while to find a french-style piece in the right size and color....  

my master bath vanity and side cabinets

...but it finally came together. This is the first time I've had a chance to compare the finish to the inspiration. Gotta say - I'm pretty happy. My cabinet maker built two tall side pieces that are wonderful for storage. I'd highly recommend going this route. My bathroom space is small and it's such a bonus.

I hope to have more photo details up soon... 

first look: my master bath vanity

I caught the sun making some nice shadows on my "new" master bath vanity yesterday, so I snapped a few quick shots. I found an old, gray-painted french piece at Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta last fall and had it converted to hold two sinks.  (My plumbing contractor may never speak to me again.) I knew I wanted to have something old as an anchor in the new bathroom, and this piece really suits our 1940's home. We added a calcutta gold marble top and I was super happy that we could place the slab so that a large gray vein ran right between the sinks.

It's been a long haul but we are finally finished. I need to do a few more things, then I'll post more photos.

Until then, you'll find me here. In my new bathroom. I may never come back out.

almost there...

good housekeeping

If everything goes well and I hold my mouth just right, we should receive our marble for the master bath vanity top at the end of this week. It's been a long haul. I'm very happy so far. Hope to have some pictures up soon...

my hat's off to you...

a little progress in our master bath?

?...you fearless design bloggers who have the courage and confidence to blog about your own homes. I have even more respect for you after contemplating blogging my master bath re-do. Will it be good enough? What will they think? What will they say? Thanks to all of you who have gone before and given us all such treats.

We are slowly coming along. I am in love with my calcutta gold marble shower floor. Last fall, I found a great vintage french chest at Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta which will be made into the vanity. Here are two drawers from the chest. I really like the pulls and the sweet blue and cream paper lining. Our home was built in the early 1940's so having an older piece in the new bathroom is going to give the feel I want.

Not much else to show right now. Did I mention progress was slow?

Now I just need to choose a gray for the walls.....that should be easy, right????

should I wallpaper my new bath...?

elle decor 

who am I kidding? I'm probably too chicken to do it. but when I see a small-ish bathroom done in a punchy paper, I'm in heaven...

that's it!

Design Red Studio

Ah ha! That's it. The look I'm going for in my new master bath. Would you believe I found a gray french style piece almost exactly like this one for my vanity...? I'm also saving up a stash of nudes by a local artist for my bath and bedroom.  

I'm not sure about wallpaper, though. I think I'll paint instead.

And I'll put a mirror over the vanity. It took me a couple of looks before I realized....there's no mirror over this vanity.....

have a wonderful weekend...

hey, that's my wallpaper!

Designer Angele Parlange's Manhattan apartment

Lonny,  December 2010

Photo by Patrick Cline

I didn't recognize the 'vintage' wallpaper on these panels until I saw this close-up.

 

Even then, I thought, 'Is it...? Could it be......?'

a view of our master bath -

now completely gutted for a re-do

It is. The same wallpaper that was in our master bathroom. 

Folks, this is probably the closest I will ever come to being in Lonny.

inspiration and anxiety....

via chic modern vintage 

We are getting started on a master bathroom renovation in our 1940s cape cod home.

I. am. petrified.

Inspiration is all around me; yet getting exactly what I want on a budget is making me lose sleep at night. I expect some anxiety-ridden moments; but a lot of fun and excitement along the way. For me, the real pleasure will come when I'm able to add all the great personal touches at the end.

(Wouldn't make-up brushes look awesome in a few antique silverplate sugar and creamers?)  

Wish me luck....