I moved into my house in October of 1992. I love this place. I feel more at home here than in any place I have ever lived. That being said, if you look around my house, it looks like I haven't fully settled in. As a matter of fact, when Glory came to visit she pointed out that I had a tendency to start projects and not finish them. Like that was a revelation to anyone. I am a starter. Glory is a closer.
One day about 6 months ago the housekeepers call me into the bathroom and TA-DA they have purchased and installed a new burgundy shower curtain. I think they felt my plaid one wasn't feminine enough. I was so taken with their kindness that I decided to go with the new curtain and decorate all around it.
I tried to recruit Lucas to help and of course he said yes. Time passed and when days turned into weeks turned into months I gave up. Then someone else volunteered, but their life got in the way of that as well.
One day Joanne Ray came over to get something at my house and said, "Harry's leaving town Friday, let's paint your bathroom." I thought, suuuure, O.K. and I left it at that. What I forgot: Joanne is a closer! Eight a.m. Friday morning she shows up and hauls me out of bed. I had to commit to a color and there was NO TIME for indecision, or coffee! I had two ideas in my head: Northern Green or Romeo Pink, but what to choose. So since I have wanted a pink room since high school, I decided
to let ROMEO make my dreams come true. Man, this pink looks delicious. Like cotton candy.
Joanne worked hard. She kept kicking me out of the bathroom because I was wheezing. So, she painted while I sewed curtains for the window and vanity or took naps. I got a new towel rod and matching toilet paper holder. Joanne made a frame to go around my mirror and we painted it Northern Green (I had a quart on hand). Rick Stanley came over and intalled the frame on the mirror and the cat door to the bathroom closet. I hung a picture painted by Dana Taggart that I got in the YL Rummage Sale.
Joanne spray painted the white wicker stool brown and the cats got a new perfectly pink drinking cup provided by my sister Glory. Now finally, I think I can say that for the first time since moving in, one room of my house is completely finished.
One day about 6 months ago the housekeepers call me into the bathroom and TA-DA they have purchased and installed a new burgundy shower curtain. I think they felt my plaid one wasn't feminine enough. I was so taken with their kindness that I decided to go with the new curtain and decorate all around it.I tried to recruit Lucas to help and of course he said yes. Time passed and when days turned into weeks turned into months I gave up. Then someone else volunteered, but their life got in the way of that as well.
One day Joanne Ray came over to get something at my house and said, "Harry's leaving town Friday, let's paint your bathroom." I thought, suuuure, O.K. and I left it at that. What I forgot: Joanne is a closer! Eight a.m. Friday morning she shows up and hauls me out of bed. I had to commit to a color and there was NO TIME for indecision, or coffee! I had two ideas in my head: Northern Green or Romeo Pink, but what to choose. So since I have wanted a pink room since high school, I decided
to let ROMEO make my dreams come true. Man, this pink looks delicious. Like cotton candy. Joanne worked hard. She kept kicking me out of the bathroom because I was wheezing. So, she painted while I sewed curtains for the window and vanity or took naps. I got a new towel rod and matching toilet paper holder. Joanne made a frame to go around my mirror and we painted it Northern Green (I had a quart on hand). Rick Stanley came over and intalled the frame on the mirror and the cat door to the bathroom closet. I hung a picture painted by Dana Taggart that I got in the YL Rummage Sale.
Joanne spray painted the white wicker stool brown and the cats got a new perfectly pink drinking cup provided by my sister Glory. Now finally, I think I can say that for the first time since moving in, one room of my house is completely finished.
Cute cup for the cats. They'll break it, I'm sure.
A bathroom within a bathroom.
And after all that, I would only change one thing: the shower curtain!!!! LOL!
5 comments:
Beautiful!
I cannot recognize that room. It is now so beautiful (Denise akeadt saud that but I don't care). I am still boing to come see, but right now Dean is expected on the Texas Coast by Thursday so I am sort of preparing for that. But I am coming, Joanne gets an "A" for the worok on the room and you get an "A+" for being smart enough to know Joanne.
Cathern: the bathroom looks great, but what a hideous shower curtain!! NR. Rip out the countertops and it will be perfect.....just kidding. I like how you utilized the green paint. One can never have too much green anywhere. Good work!! Looks like Gweema came up with her own word verification. It took me a while to figure out what akeadt saud was. I thought Carlene was speaking in code or German. At least, it was not like the nasty code language we use in our IM messages. lshpdml!! Beautiful bathroom, congrats!!
Carlene was probably speaking in tongues after being blinded by the shower curtain! Is that blood red or just evil red? Get out your DEVIL BE GONE spray!!!!
I agree with everyone else. Looks great. I really like the green mirror frame. Good accent. No go out and buy a shower curtain with those colors. I'll pay for it when you find it. Joanne, I appreciate your doing such a good job and showing Cat what it's like to finish one. Glory aka the Closer
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