Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
[Livin' the good life] What we've been up to...
We didn't post much in September or October, but that's mostly because we were super busy working on our bathroom renovation and finishing up other projects. We bought our 1970's ranch house about 2 1/2 years ago and slowly but surely, have been renovating and updating it room by room. This week, because of requests from my family, we're going to post the progress we've made so far -- starting with the bathroom. So, if you aren't interested in house pics, just skip the next few posts...
The hall bathroom we affectionately dubbed "the blue bathroom", and it's pretty obvious why:
My handy hubby and I started to tear out most of that blue. We took off the wall tile, tore out the blue toilet, countertop and ripped up the floor.
In the middle of a renovation, we always have to take a deep breath and remind ourselves that it gets worse before it gets better.
Overall, we are pleased with how it all came together in the end. It was a lot of work, but there is something so rewarding about having a vision and seeing it through to the end. We scored the granite countertop, lighting, faucet and a few other things over a year ago because they were on uber clearance -- so we've had the vision for a while. It's nice to finally have it come to fruition.
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 11/02/2011 10:52:00 AM
The hall bathroom we affectionately dubbed "the blue bathroom", and it's pretty obvious why:
My handy hubby and I started to tear out most of that blue. We took off the wall tile, tore out the blue toilet, countertop and ripped up the floor.
In the middle of a renovation, we always have to take a deep breath and remind ourselves that it gets worse before it gets better.
And finally done! After all the messy demolition, it was time to put it all back together. The walls were pretty damaged after removing the wall tile, so we decided to install beadboard wainscotting.
One of the things we've done as we've renovated our entire house is to be discriminating about what to tear out and what to keep. Not everything has to be new. We both really liked this blue, sort of retro tile on the back wall, so we decided to keep it. Also, the vanity was in pretty good shape, so I just gave it a light sand and re-stained the doors to give it a brand new look. New sleek hardware also helps. We also continued the beadboard panel across the side of the tub to give it a built-in look.
We went with a large format tile - 12" x 24" - and we both really like it. (It was also quicker to install and has fewer grout lines to clean!)
I chose to go with hooks in this bathroom instead of the traditional towel bar because you always need somewhere to hang wet towels -- not dry ones.
We added a shelf above the toilet for the fresh towels and a few bathroom necessities.
Luke and I took some photographs while in Chicago and I just had them printed in black and white and used simple white frames.
Luke and I took some photographs while in Chicago and I just had them printed in black and white and used simple white frames.
Overall, we are pleased with how it all came together in the end. It was a lot of work, but there is something so rewarding about having a vision and seeing it through to the end. We scored the granite countertop, lighting, faucet and a few other things over a year ago because they were on uber clearance -- so we've had the vision for a while. It's nice to finally have it come to fruition.
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 11/02/2011 10:52:00 AM
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Re: [Livin' the good life] Happy Halloween
Too cute, I love the picture with him about to 'fly away' to infinity and beyond! Missing you all
Hope everyone had a SUPER Halloween!
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 11/01/2011 12:35:00 PM
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From: Emily <emilywerrett@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:38:58 +0000
To: <bwerrett@comcast.net>
Subject: [Livin' the good life] Happy Halloween
Hope everyone had a SUPER Halloween!
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 11/01/2011 12:35:00 PM
[Livin' the good life] Happy Halloween
Hope everyone had a SUPER Halloween!
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 11/01/2011 12:35:00 PM
Saturday, October 29, 2011
[Livin' the good life] 10/29/2011 02:18:00 PM
All ready for church --- what a cutie.
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 10/29/2011 02:18:00 PM
Friday, September 9, 2011
[Livin' the good life] Seth's Party
For Seth's 1st birthday party, I decided to do a "You are my Sunshine" theme, because it's one of my favorite songs to sing to him, and it just seems to fit our happy little guy.
I made the traditional "smash cake" and we stripped him down and let him dig in. Once I put the cake on his tray, he was pretty interested, but he got a little overwhelmed with everyone looking at him and the kids standing right next to him trying to "help". :) Seth definitely has "personal space" issues...
After we got the kids backed up and Luke and I both took a turn taking a little piece off the cake and eating it, he decided it was fun again.
And tasty!
It was such a fun day and we had a really good time enjoying our friends and celebrating this year we've had as parents.
Loving the swing he got for his birthday...
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/09/2011 04:02:00 PM
I made the traditional "smash cake" and we stripped him down and let him dig in. Once I put the cake on his tray, he was pretty interested, but he got a little overwhelmed with everyone looking at him and the kids standing right next to him trying to "help". :) Seth definitely has "personal space" issues...
After we got the kids backed up and Luke and I both took a turn taking a little piece off the cake and eating it, he decided it was fun again.
And tasty!
It was such a fun day and we had a really good time enjoying our friends and celebrating this year we've had as parents.
Loving the swing he got for his birthday...
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/09/2011 04:02:00 PM
Saturday, September 3, 2011
[Livin' the good life] Our Special Day
Yesterday was Luke and I's Sixth Anniversary. I know, six years already? I guess time flies when you're having fun. :)
Due to my loss earlier last month playing Wii Olympics (10 events on the Wii), Luke got to choose what we did for our anniversary this year. He's always wanted to see the Blue Man Group, so he surprised me with a babysitter and tickets and we headed into the city.
We had dinner at a nice restaurant just off of Lakeshore Drive, within walking distance of the theater. It was a good meal, finished off with some pretty awesome creme brulee. (I've got to invest in a kitchen torch so I can make my own!)
The show was pretty cool! It was different than I was expecting, but it was very entertaining, and we had some good laughs. There was some audience participation (randomly picked people dragged up on stage) and I was glad I wasn't sitting in an aisle seat!
After the show, we both got pictures with one of the group members:
It was super fun and on the way home, we vowed to make date night more regular! I love our little Seth to pieces, but it sure was nice to spend a night with my handsome guy! ;)
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/03/2011 07:08:00 PM
Due to my loss earlier last month playing Wii Olympics (10 events on the Wii), Luke got to choose what we did for our anniversary this year. He's always wanted to see the Blue Man Group, so he surprised me with a babysitter and tickets and we headed into the city.
We had dinner at a nice restaurant just off of Lakeshore Drive, within walking distance of the theater. It was a good meal, finished off with some pretty awesome creme brulee. (I've got to invest in a kitchen torch so I can make my own!)
The show was pretty cool! It was different than I was expecting, but it was very entertaining, and we had some good laughs. There was some audience participation (randomly picked people dragged up on stage) and I was glad I wasn't sitting in an aisle seat!
After the show, we both got pictures with one of the group members:
It was super fun and on the way home, we vowed to make date night more regular! I love our little Seth to pieces, but it sure was nice to spend a night with my handsome guy! ;)
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Posted By Emily to Livin' the good life at 9/03/2011 07:08:00 PM
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