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!