The Tiles Have It...

and in this teeny tiny bathroom...tile is it!  Lot's & LOTS of cutting...in this small space...

Here you can see a little of the wall board...

A little mix'n...

This rectangle watery blue glass tile...an accent! Can't wait to see it up!

Hopefully the tile will be finished going up tomorrow and the grouting will be shortly behind.  The finished product will get here...someday! 

The Results Are Back...

and the Dr has once again gave us an all clear after another full day of plumbing...

Hip Hip HOOOO~RAY!

This particular day...well I think we made at least 4 trips to the Lowe's...

Here is a photo of the plumber on what I think was the LAST TRIP

Gotta LOVE that LOOK!

This leg-thru-the-floor thing has gotta STOP...

Don't you love my Carpentry SHOES :)

Just before we covered back up the repairs....we had the cut piece of plywood over the hole...just then Sadie (Miss Nosey) walked across the piece of plywood and in slow motion it was like a secret trap door it slid open and down she went....she was fine, it was only about 18" deep.  It was funny after it was all over and I snapped this photo of her and the look on her face is priceless....

Construction is DANGEROUS!  Stay tuned...

Choices, Choices, Choices...

When doing any project there are so many choices to make...and not all of them are *FUN & EXCITING* choices.

Usually...I can make decisions quickly and swiftly, but sometimes you just get hung up!  I was doing some of those NOT SO FUN things and decided to take a stroll over to the lighting section of LOWE'S.

Here are some of the *FUN* lighting fixtures that I saw...

This one I really loved...it was a fabric oval drum shade type of hanging light fixture with the Satin Nickel finish....it was just light and airy.  LOVE THAT!

This one is looked like sea shells ... and had that bronze or black finish.

I had to LOSE my ceiling fan when doing the latest project of expanding the en suite bathroom...so I am on the hunt for a new ceiling fixture option...but it's gonna set me back just a bit on budget, because the location of the lighting has to be moved....I've gotta get creative! 

One of the next *FUN* choices that have to be made...plumbing and lighting fixture finishes.  Is it gonna be Satin Nickel or Oil Rubbed Bronze? Hmmmmmmm.....

More to come! 

Things Don't Always Go Back Together...

like you plan.

As the skin (wooden walls) closed in the newly expanded tiny bath...it was a little *POTTY* issue that has become a possible problem :(  

But before we get in to all that stuff, here are some photos of the progress so far...

 Inside where the vanity will be looking out of the door...

The last piece of the puzzle on the outer wall!

Just a little trim'n to finish it off...

These things happen during renovations...but just when you thought it was coming right along...

We have a space issue IE. *It's SMALL*, and can't really do much more about that, but the *POTTY* sticks out a little to far in front of the shower access...so we have scoured the hardware stores for a COMPACT POTTY...but to much dismay, we aren't picking up many INCHES, so what's next you ask???

*ExPLOREatory Surgery* scheduled for Friday 9 am.  We have had this type of surgery before....here is a reminder of what that looked like from our Winter 2009 trip to the OPERATING ROOM...

When your legs can hang down through the floor of the bathroom...not always a good sign...but the scene from the 2009 surgery ended with a *ALL CLEAR* from the Dr...so we are crossing our fingers that this one has the same result! 
I'll keep you posted on the status and some of the finishing touches that I have picked to finish off this *BUDGET* Tiny Bathroom Redo...stay tuned!

The Big Cover Up...

Now that the DEMO is done....it's time for some covering back up all the mess and making it pretty again.

Oh hurry and get that yucky wallpaper covered back up!

Whew!  The blending of the wall boards....just a little paint & caulk...

and you won't be able to tell it was even repaired!

Don't ya love the TV in the shower :-)

The new wall going up...sacrificing a little space out of the bedroom....but WELL WORTH IT!

New wooden look wall going up!

This stuff is my NEW FAVORITE PRODUCT!

Prepping for the the vanity light.

Ended the day with a new door!  Stay tuned more to come! 

Sadie Girl...decked out in her LAYERS...Pink T-Shirt & Pink Fleece...

take'n a break watching all the action!

Sometimes Times DOES NOT FLY...

It's been a WHILE...yes I know.  I wasn't gonna do any remodel this trip...but ya know sometimes things just happen. 

Some of you might remember this photo from 2009...

I know what you are thinking...OMG how awful!!! And you would be correct!  This is a photo of the bedroom that had a small 1/2 bath.  Just on the other side of the TV...was a teeeeny tiny door that leads to a 1/2 bath.  We did some work to get RID of that HORRID wallpaper last Winter and so here is what it ended up like at the end of 2009...

BYE-BYE wall paper!  Looking much better don't you agree?  Welllllll now back to that 1/2 bath...it's was A TEEEEEENY TINY space.  Like enter thru the door sideways kinda small! 

See what I mean about the tiny door...and entering sideways!  I didn't even get the 1st picture snapped before someone had already ripped the door down.

See how tiny!  See how teeny! 

Then a few moments more...the wall was down too!

Then boooom...the toilet and old vanity GONE!

What is this photo you ask?????  I call this *DECADES* of BAD decorating choices! 

After several trips to Lowe's & Home Depot, hours of plumbing and electrical work, a few more trips to Lowe's....did I mention trips to Lowe's?  ....well you get the picture, it is starting to come back together! 

Longing For The...

B E A C H!

These flash cards came from my dear friend Janet of Rubbish/Sweet Talk, check her out for some flash cards of your own!



I could really use a few days at the shack...and it would be a great place to hop on down to! However, we are getting ready for our next show in Brimfield, so there is no time for the beach!





My Mom & Dad stopped by and spent a few days with us on their way back from their 2nd home...FL and it made me want to go to our little ol' shack....





I started looking through my photos from this past winter and I found a few to tease you with!


The chunky shelf was Pottery Barn...see what I did with the flash cards...randomly placed in a see thru frame from Target only $12.00! The photo on the left side of the shelf was one I took out on the island! More teasers to come.....until next time!

A Fun Little Project...

for a tiny little space that was basically useless! What to do....what to do?

I took my idea from a photo I found online...sorry folks but I can't remember what blog or magazine I found it on. I had the photo saved in my Chic Shore Shack idea file on my laptop and I had to break it out!

We revamped the idea slightly and here are some of the steps that it took to get to the end result.

Some tools required to get the job done...

It took a little time to figure out the measurements, mark them off with the painters tape and then paint...but it's a fun little project. The color we used was Turquoise Sea...
Here is the finished project with the shelves...and some do-dads! Plenty of room for more sea shells that we find on the beach!
Here is a shot of the other side of that weird corner...I used an old boat oar I had with peg hooks on the oar to hang hat, scarf & bag...the old oil painting was done by the previous homeowner....I loved it and couldn't send it off to the salvation army...

More to come!

A Cute Little Beach Project...

I love Sand...the textures, the colors, and feeling it gives you when you look at it and remember the great times you had there.

It's amazing how different the textures and colors of the sand are from beach to beach, region to region.

I get these old canning jars from farm auctions, relatively inexpensive. I also have some with the old style screw type zinc lids...but I loved the way that these clear glass lids and old metal bales looked.

I used jute twine and some cream colored price tags to write the year and the beach that the sand came from.

You could use these jars for tons of other collections...

More to come, so stay tuned!

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!