one down, four to go

yup, our bathroom is finally done!  i say finally as lovingly as i can, as hubby spent hours in there working on it each day after he got home from work.

i love it.

it was a great learning experience for him and i'm hoping that in the next few weeks we can get a babysitter to watch the kiddos, so i can help him conquer the master bedroom bathroom.

i felt so helpless watching him do the bathroom alone, but someone's gotta watch the kids...remember, chicken nugget eats batteries so we gotto keep a real close eye on that one;)

before:

 

after:

magazine rack look familiar?!?!

it was one of my thrift shop finds a few weeks ago:)

i've said it before, and i'm going to say it again....

my hubby rocks!!

we had to keep the design pretty simple since we will be renting out the condo in a few months.  i think it looks like something out of restoration hardware.  

the paint is called stony path from valspar 5007-1b.

the vanity is from home depot, st. paul wyoming 30." came with mirror.

towel rack, target.

shower curtain, thomas o'brien at target.

we are just taking a breather right now.  even doing a small bathroom like the one we just did can really affect the rest of your home.  laundry wasn't done for a week at one point, kitchen was a disaster, vacuuming neglected.

and by four to go...i was also including the home we're moving into.  we do not live in a home with 5 bathrooms...i wouldn't wish that on anyone.  i can barely keep up with cleaning the two that i have right now.  

i know i said in my last post that i'll be posting up a simple sewing project, but i gotto nix that until i can clear off the-never-ending-junk-that-accumulates-to-the-point-of-me-wanting-to-get-rid-of-my-table table.

thanks for stopping by...

jill

tour de thrift shop

sing with me...

it's raining, it's pouring...

a mommy stuck inside is boooriiiiing.

i seriously hate when it rains.

when i had the cafe two years ago, it rained for a good part of the season.  however, since the cafe was amongst many antique and thrift shops, rainy days brought out the antique shoppers.

not sure why anyone would wanna cart around their finds in less than desirable weather.

but they did.

and today i dragged along my kids to a thrift shop in hightstown.

who would do such a thing? i know. but, i was desperate to get out.

my finds.

the plates were $2 a pop.  they just need some polishing.

i'd like to collect about ten plates and gather on a wall over a buffet or dresser in my bedroom.

this was $7.  it definitely needs to be sanded, primed (maybe), and i bought two cans of satin brushed nickel spray paint.

i hate magazines lying around the house.  i don't have any subscriptions, but hubby has a mess load of techie mags that i loathe.  normally, chicken nugget chews them up.  leaving me a mass of tiny little pieces of wet paper.  arggh.

sooo...needless to say, we need a place for magazines.

once this rain calms down, i'll take care of business when kiddos are napping...at the same time...which will only happen if i run these guys to the g-r-o-u-n-d!

tomorrow, i'm heading down the shore and plan on hitting up another thrift shop that helps support teen moms that get preggers.  i'm hoping this store is promising because it will be the closest one to us once we move.

jill