My Cottage Powder/Laundry Room!!!!!

Believe it or not.....

I have even more rooms to show you guys!!!!!

Today is the day to show off my powder room.

When I bought my condo, it was a three bath home.

I'm one person.

I only have one body.

I don't need three places to wash it.......

So in my master bath I have a shower stall.

In my upstairs guest bath I have a tub.

THAT'S ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!

So in the downstairs hall/guest bath, I took out the shower stall and converted it over to my laundry room.

After living 27 years in my Watertown home with the laundry in my dark, dank, apt to flood basement.....

I had a fantasy of a laundry room on the first floor near my bedroom.

IT IS HEAVEN!!!!!

IT IS HEAVEN!!!!!

IT IS HEAVEN!!!!!

So,

Now I am going to show it off!!!!!

I used the same slate floor as my entry.

I found a nice piece of slate for the counter top.

I used the largest Kohler Paxton sink,

 as this was also going to be used as a laundry sink.

AND THEN.....

I sprinkled a few dogs around......

 Just a few.....

I really don't have a problem.....

EVERY ONE IS NECESSARY!!!!!

 What's the point of having a mirror, if you can't put a dog head on it????

Ya know????

I feel this is an important addition. 

HE NEEDED TO GO SOMEWHERE!!!!!

So this is where he goed!!!!

Everybody knows 

that dog collections belong

OVER THE TOILET!!!!!

 EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT DOG COLLECTIONS NEED TO START ON THE TOILET TANK COVER!!!!!

 EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT BULL DOGS AND THEIR ILK,

 ARE IMPORTANT IN ACQUIRING GOOD HYGIENE!!!!

 (some more bull dogs)

 EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE

 A DOG HOUSE!!!!!

(over the toilet....)

 My father's brother made us this doghouse.

We had it hanging in our dining room when I was a kid.

If someone was bad.....

(like singing at the table.)

(My father was wont to do that.)

the guilty party was hung in the dog house.

 In honor of my brother David moving to the Boston area for a sabbatical,

he is hanging in the place of honor...... 

I needed to hang something next to the sink, as I deplore a vacuum.....

I racked my brain for an idea.....

I KNOW!!!!!

MORE DOGS!!!!!

I had some left over dogs.....

seemed like they needed to sit on the counter....

 This guy has a ball to play with!!!!

I'm very concerned about them being entertained......

Across from the toilet is a little needle point bench, 

I use it to deposit laundry waiting to be changed from soiled to 

clean....

Of course,

I had to hang something on the wall.....

I know!!!!

HOW ABOUT SOME DOGS!!!!!

A lot of these drawings and prints I got from my Mom.

She had them when she was a girl. 

I found an old hooked rug that picked up the colors of the needlepoint bench. 

I love the way all the colors work with the stone floor.... 

So,

Here's a shot of my laundry room.....

it's hidden!!!!! 

 It's where the shower used to be.

I left all the plumbing in place in the walls,

 in case I

 (or someone after me)

wants to put it back.

I love that there is still a drain in place in case the washer ever overflows or springs a leak!!!!!

 I had a simple old 1940's light installed in the ceiling.

 It's all the light necessary for this little room and has a nice vintage feel.

So there you guys go.....

That's my power/laundry room.

Have a great Sunday afternoon.....

soooooo......

Latah, gatah

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OK, Now I'm Finished in my Study.....Maybe.....

I finally finished all the sewing stuff in my study!!!!!

I know, I know, 

you guys are all so happy for me!!!!!

As well you should be.

Sooooooooo.......

To reward you......

I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU... 

ALL MY PICTURES...

of the last two items I sewed with my very own little paws.....

 Since this project was going to be the slipcover for my desk chair,

and since I spend a lot of time at this desk writing my blog....

Working hard to keep you guys entertained.....

The fabric choice had to be durable and one to hide any possible stains....

Not that I'm not a

pristine and dainty blogger,,,,,,......!!!!!

but,

 I have been know to spill the occasional drop of coffee or diet soda.... 

The chair I use is one of a set of four.

One is in my bedroom, and two are in my dining room.

I'VE BROKEN THROUGH ALL THEIR SEATS!!!

Caned seats are 

really

really

really

STUPID!!!!!

 So, to fix the problem, 

I stapled webbing around the frame,

 being careful not to interfere with any future restoration efforts 

of reattaching more cane.

Then I ordered a square pillow, made a rectangular cover for it and shoved the pillow into the cover.

And

VOILA!!!!!

I had a rectangular pillow to fit the rectangular shape of the seat. 

 Then I simply made a slipcover to lay over it.

I didn't need to make a pillow cover, 

it's just a top cover.

 I was going to add ties at the corners, but decided that it didn't need it.

I'm probably wrong, but then....

I be lazy!!!

I had some contrast welting left over from some other chairs I had reupholstered, and the blue was a perfect match, so I was able to use it for this project.

There was 

JUST ENOUGH LEFT OVER!!!!!

I'M LIVING RIGHT I TELL YA!!!!!

 The pattern laid out nicely, so that the 

garland frames where my tush goes!!!!

 Then I made a lumbar support pillow.

I had fabric left over from the little footstool I reupholstered, so it was the perfect choice for this pillow.

The floral fabric was from Cowtan & Tout, 

and the striped fabric was from Jasper.

So,

there you have it,

I am actually finished in this room now,

unless I do something else,

in which case I'm not,

finished that is.....

Latah, Gatah

 

10th OY VEY!! Q&A!! Tuesday!! and My Master Bath

Welcome to the 10th OY VEY!! Q&A!! TUESDAY!!!!!

This is a question and answer party!!!!!

Only questions, please you guys. 

If it isn't a question, I'm taking the @#$ link down.

This is how it works.....

On the first Tuesday of the month

You ask some design questions,

and I answer them for FREE!!!!

Just remember-----

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.

(Just sayin')

So ask your question at the end of this blog post.

 link up to the "party" by linking a particular post's url, add your question to the end of your post with a link back to my blog. My button is on my sidebar. 

It looks just like a button!!

For those of you who don't have a blog, you can email pictures with questions.

email me at:  betsyspeert@gmail.com.

If you just have a question, with no pictures, leave it in the comment area, below.

IN ORDER TO GET AN ANSWER,

YOU GUYS BETTER BE A FOLLOWER!!!!!

It's easy, just click on the blue box at the right; over the pictures of my members.

I would also love it if you became a subscriber.

I will then post your pictures with my suggestions and answers on the following Tuesday.

I may not be able to answer all the questions.

If there are a lot of them, I will choose the ones most likely to interest the other folks in the class.

So link up below!!!!!

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Now.....On to the decoratin'!!!!

This is my master bathroom......

It used to look like this.....

And this.....

And this.....

So I changed it!!!!!!

EVERYTHING was wrong with it.....

the toilet was next to the vanity, so the vanity wasn't very long.

I moved the toilet across the room to next to the door, giving me space for a 6 foot cabinet!!!!!

 I changed the tub to a large shower stall

 that took up less floor space than the tub that I would barley use.

Tubs aren't so easy to get in and out of, 

and I am planning for my future decrepitude......

Since the shower takes up less room, I was able to add a linen closet!!!!

Yippee!!!!

More storage!!!!!

In the pictures above....that's the same corner of the room....

I drew up drawings for the vanity I wanted 
and had it made in a local cabinetry shop called Kickspace. 
They're the same company that made my kitchen cabinets.....
and my mom and dad's kitchen cabinets.....
and lots of other stuff for me over the years......

I used the wallpaper from Brunschwig & Fils that matched the fabric in my bedroom.
The countertop is Carrara marble,
as are the small hexagonal tiles on the floor.

Here's the old view and new view side by side....

I took this picture at sundown, 'cuz I forgot to take this shot, so it's yellow from the lights.....

I brought the medicine cabinet with me from my home in Watertown.
It was one I had designed and had custom made using a Venetian mirror. 

Here it is in my previous home....

I just couldn't leave it behind.

photo by Eric Roth for House Beautiful

You can see that I took the little wall sconce too.

It was a gift from a friend.

I only had one.

ebay to the rescue!!!!!

I found a similar one! I was so excited to have created 

A PAIR!!!

Then the wallpaper guy broke one......

oy!

oy!

oy!

I had to find two more and combine the pieces to create another one.....

I love them 'cuz they're similar but different....

The one on the right is the one I created out of two different lamps.....

The one on the left is the one the wallpaper guy put up with that really pretty plastic washer.......

oy oy oy oy

And of course, I had some more lampshades made to match my bedroom.

Another reason I love these lights is because they are more of the same glass vibe as my vanity lamps.....

I really love my toilet seat.

I really need to get a life......

It's from Water Works.

It cost a lot of moulah....

I have really weird priorities.....

So, anyway.....

link up below if you have any questions, and you are brave enough to deal with my answers.

Latah, Gatah

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Finally!!! The Last Few Details of My Master Bedroom

Just a couple more things to show you guys in my bedroom, and then I'm outa here.....

Next to the bergere is a small glass and metal stand.....

.

This is a cigarette stand.

I don't smoke.

So I use it for other purposes.....

 I used the glass box to hold candy.....

I've stopped eating candy.....

Now it's empty.

Give me time, I'll find something else to cram in there!!!!!

The shell is an ashtray. I use it as a little drinks table...

It's the perfect size for a cup of tea.

Or mug.....

(which is more my style.)

 The base has a rod encased in a glass fluted tube, giving that wonderful 1920's vibe.

I have no idea when this was made.

BUT IT IS SOOOOOO MY STYLE!!!!!!!

It has the same feel as my other glass pieces, like my vanity lamps....

This stand was just one more great item I found for a client that

DIDN'T GET IT!!!!!

I mean, she could have gotten it.

She didn't want it.

She didn't get the concept.

She didn't understand how

wonderful it was!!!!!

I tell ya, my best stuff are the things rejected by my old clients.

Across the room is a chair for throwing more stuff on.....

 The picture came from my grandparents Manhattan coop.

It's actually an embroidered piece of fabric,

The chair has my initials monogrammed on the seat cushion.

I designed the monogram and had it made out of decorative gimp.

AND FOR THE LAST DETAIL OF THIS ROOM....

The bench at the end of the bed.

This bench is very important.....

It's where I sit to put on my socks.....

The little dot and stripe was the perfect fabric complement to all the toile in the room.

So, that's it for this room....

NEXT UP IS THE BATHROOM!!!!

WHOOPIE!!!!!

Once again I will ask the burning question.....

How exciting is my life!!!!!

Till then....

Latah, Gatah