Warming up a bath floor

A good friend of mine just couldn't convince her husband to go for hardwood flooring in their renovated master bath.

So, we're thinking....if a worn oriental rug works so well here, it'll look great on a tiled bath floor and will really warm up the space.  

a few images from pintrest 

I love a colorful rug in an all white or black and white bath...

A Peek At What I'm Working On Right Now

More broken china jewelry!

I just finished all the metalwork on these last night and this morning I

polished them all up, added the chains and clasps and bails, and am now

working on the final photos...I will post them once they are finished, but I

have to say, they turned out beautifully! I especially love the square one

with the large pink rose and brown edge...wait till you see! 

What do you think?

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Flea Market Sunday {Long Beach}

 

We spent the better part of yesterday at the flea market in Long Beach.  Our intention was to find a new dining table and chairs for my little sister, we were partially successful and managed to pick up a lot of amazing pieces along the way.  It turned out to be a beautiful and very busy day....

 

I wanted this little sofa pretty bad but without a specific location and a high price I had to pass it up sadly... sometimes that's how it goes, the shape was so sweet.

 

I have to believe that there is a little something for everyone at the flea market...honeycombs- fur letters whatever you might need.

 

I picked up this little vintage vest... we always take pictures of one another when we cannot find a mirror to look in, just to be sure.

 

I completely loved the display @junkstyle put together- so so cute!

 

Pillows and gold..

 

Blankets and rugs everywhere.

 

This piece is perfect inspiration for a project that I am starting to design.

 

The boys always get it right... 

 

More bags than I knew what to do with.

 

Meet my new dream, the duffel is on my list.

 

My sister's new table is amazing..

 

And then we relaxed... pretty much perfect.

 

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The Upstairs Bathroom

This is the upstairs bathroom in our rental house as it was when we moved in. I was thrilled to see it because it had a lot of great features that could shine with a little TLC. My first thoughts were fresh coat of paint, new ceiling light fixture, replace mirror, and install new light sconces over sink. In addition, the homeowners wanted to replace the bathtub and sink as it has been on their to do list for quite some time, and had already selected new ones. 

So here's a little peek with the new sink and bathtub. 

The sink has a lip on it so it's easier to place things around the basin, which is a nice upgrade. The bathtub matches the lines of the original. After the tub arrived and sat in the dining room waiting for installation, Mike and I pondered out loud to one another how he and the homeowner were going to be able to move it upstairs. We then discovered, to our astonishment, that the tub is fiberglass. 

This before photo looks like a black and white image because the original paint was a light grey. We chose to paint the bathroom white because we had extra paint left from painting the hall and stairwell. The end result gave us a much brighter space. 

We kept the blue floors but added a large throw rug. It comes from Dash and Albert. Dash and Albert rugs are not chemically treated with stain repellants or flame retardants, which is absolutely wonderful. 

I tried all sorts of paintings above the bathtub and settled on The Torn Hat, in this case a reproduction of the original painting by Thomas Sully (1820). The mirror is the first example of our movement to use lighter woods in the house. I really liked the warmth that lighter woods offered in our old guest house, so we're phasing out the dark and adding the light. 

In the end, we opted to not upgrade the ceiling light or replace the sconces. Instead, to save money, we left the ceiling light and simply removed the old sconces. We economized by not replacing the sconces, but they were also off-center from the new sink. Thus covering their wallboxes with blanks and mirror made the best sense to us. 

I added my Grandmother's old buffet for storage (she used to keep napkins and See's candy in it and I can't help but think of that every time I open the drawers). 

Art Deco Poppies Necklace Made From Broken China

This is one of my favorite china patterns...

What do you think?

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A studio apartment in Copenhagen

Talking about small apartments, I saw this gorgeous studio apartment and I just fell in love. I love the floors, the black kitchen and the mix between rustic and minimalism. I'm not surprised that the couple who lives here work with fashion and design.

Images: RUM Hemma via Stil inspiration