How I Left It...

Had to say bye~bye to the cottage and that wasn't easy.  Had a few things happen in the last few days of our trip and getting home....well let's just say it would have been really easy to come up with an excuse not to go back so quickly.  But it wasn't in my cards to stay any longer....so we cleaned it up for our guests and off we went.  Here are some finished product photos of a few of the projects that I worked on this trip...HANG ON~

The new wall that had to be built inside the bedroom to make the bathroom more functional, now is a perfect place for my personal PHOTOGRAPHY, shots that I have taken over the years at the beach.  Can you say art on a BUDGET!  They are frames from Target $14.00 each...my prints from Wal-Mart less than $2.00 each...finished product looks like a MILLION BUCKS!

The letters over the window...old metal sign letters found in the fields in Warrenton Texas, just $5 each.  My Mom helped me sew a revamped bed skirt...out of muslin...I left the edges frayed I liked the look, only $15 bucks for the fabric, we just sewed it on to the existing bed skirt and it worked like a charm! 

I can't even explain how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this piece of custom art that I received from a dealer in Brimfield. She fixed it a little extra special for me...a little burlap here makes it just that much more perfect!  Thank you so much Sandy! 

You can't see it cuz of the glare...but the letters framed from my Gal Pal Janet....says BEACH, LOVE IT!

A few little sea shell accessories!  

 A few vintage linens for the finishing touch...

A final shot from the new bathroom looking out...

More photos to come...hope you enjoy!

Before & After...

Just another few teaser photos of the tiny bathroom remodel....

Before...LOOK at the TINY DOOR!

That window is now in the bathroom!

After ~ What a difference a few weeks makes...

The combination of the tiles turned out great!

It's still not huge, but it has a great tall utility cabinet next to the vanity for plenty of storage.

A slightly different view today than from picture #1

This complete job was done on a BUDGET...even though this is a mobile home...if you would have a contractor do a job turning a 1/2 bath into a full bath...it would be a huge amount of money, probably in the neighborhood of $5,000-$9,000 depending on your choices.   I didn't have that kind of money...so this project was done on a budget WAY less than that.  In the next few post I will go through some of the ways that I was able to cut chunks out of the cost of the remodel. 

Bathroom, Oh Bathroom...

The project that went on and on and on and on ....and on, is now come to a close!  Here are some pictures of what you missed...sorry I was MIA, a little bit of LIFE got it the way!

Tile...tile...tile...

A big mess...but a work'n POTTY!

Here are a few close-ups of the finishes...

The lighting...

The wall board...LUV IT!

The metals...

Even the worker bees needed a little break!

The mix of cabinetry

Well...that is the end of the sneak peek!  I will be posting the finished product soon!  Happy New Year!

More After Shots...

Here are some additional after shots of the shack. Today we will talk about the cabana room...before it was "oh so grandma gone bad!!!!!!!"

Today it's "not to shabby"...

Our 2 Ice Blue Wing Back Recliners only $36.00 EA

The vintage egg basket used for a magazine rack.

The vintage French grain sack used as a body pillow.

The bamboo style floor lamps that I was going to pitch, topped with a

$14 drum shade from Wal-Mart, still looking ok....

Looking from the cabana into the kitchen/dining room

The dresser bought at a yard sale for $15.00 repainted and re purposed for a TV Stand.

Just scroll back through the earlier post...you hardly won't believe the transformation. The paint colors we used where Coffee n' Cream & Porch Swing. FYI.

More to come!

Sorry for the delay...

Here are some after photos of the finished kitchen/dining room. I wish I was back there...it's COLD here!A shot from the hallway
Another shot from the hallway


My inexpensive shoe rack turned wine rack over the fridge.
Our bathroom vanity turned chic cabinet in kitchen

One of my favorite vintage signs over the sink.




Close of of glass tile accents on the island.



My $25.00 harvest table & $11.00 chair covers.

Oh yeah and my OH SO COOL vintage chandelier!


Another one of my favorite vintage signs in the sitting area of the dining room!

Renovation...

Well after only 1 1/2 days...we have a completely new bathroom. Our guys ROCK! It turned out great and we actually have more room, more storage & way more STYLE! And the best news, it didn't cost us an arm & a leg! Stay tuned for more photos of the bathroom reno...

They guys moved back into the bedroom and in just under 4 hours the two wood-look walls were up and the U-G-L-Y wallpaper was GONE! We used the same product on the two walls here in the bedroom that we used in the bath. I gave the walls a quick two coats of paint and we called it a day with a PB&J sandwich.

This is a shot of the wall with some paint...it really shows off the wood-grain...

Life is GOOD!

Stay tuned for more photos of the completion.

Renovation Day...I lost count...

The yard is full of debris again, a toilet in the front drive is a first...with yet another trip to Lowe's...and a little more money out the door...we came home with yet another load of supplies to make repairs to the shack. Total demo was not in the plans until we found an un-foreseen plumbing issue that couldn't wait to be taken care of until next year...so hey we got a new bathroom out of it! :-)

We really tried to not hit the budget to hard since we were not planning to renovate the bathroom until next year so we managed to make a few budget conscious choices and here they are...

An outdoor siding that is designed to look like cedar lap siding. Made from a cement & paper mix. We didn't use it as lap but we butted the edges and it looks like a complete wood wall....AWESOME look! Best of all the boards come in 12' lengths and they were only $4.50 per board, much cheaper than wood! It cuts easy with a circular saw and we installed it with our small air power nailer with finishing nails, gave it a quick coat of paint and we were done. It could have also had a whitewash technique done on it if that was the look you were going for.

Sadie is wondering when this is going to be over with.....I wish I knew girl!

Stay tuned for the finished product!