We got the dividing wall up in the bathroom, and our house officially went from a 1.1 bath to a 1.5 bath. It's week two of the One Room Challenge! The shower had pretty cute mother of pearl plastic tiles on the two walls. But the bottoms of the walls were rotten ... read more
The World’s Weirdest Bathroom
I've mentioned our...unique bathroom a few times here and there. But you haven't gotten to see it yet. Because it's been awful. The reactions--including ours the first time we saw the house--are always a blank stare in utter confusion, and then ... read more
$96 Powder Room Makeover
It's the last post for the $100 Room Challenge! Sadly, we didn't quite finish the makeover yet. :( We searched the house for an hour and couldn't find the hanging kit to hang the mirror. I was also hoping to put up two small shelves next to the mirror to balance out ... read more
Updated vanity and walls in the powder room
This post contains affiliate links, which means if you purchase something after clicking a link, Amazon will give me a percentage for recommending them, at no cost to you. Another week in the $100 Room Challenge is done! Plans changed slightly because of what was ... read more
Powder Room Demolition
Not really demolition...I just removed the counter's muffin top and backsplash, took down the light and mirror, the floor's backsplash and mudded the walls to get ready for painting. It's week two of the $100 room makeover challenge! On day one of the challenge ... read more
Powder Room Makeover Coming
Our master bedroom has a powder room. A sad, sad little powder room. It's actually possibly one of the weirdest powder rooms ever designed...but more on that next month when we remodel the main bathroom. As with the rest of the house, it hasn't really been ... read more
Master Bedroom Makeover
Our bedroom updates are done(ish)! The spring One Room Challenge is over and I'm SO glad we participated again. I know our bedroom would look exactly the same as it did 5 weeks ago if it weren't for the challenge. Here's what it looks like now: We removed ... read more
Last-minute mother’s day gifts for a minimalist
It seems most mother's day gift ideas are for gifts from children to adult parents. Well...I'm an adult woman with no children and an even more adult mom who happens to be a big fan of simplifying. And I would still like to give my mom a gift for Mother's Day! I'm ... read more
New vintage furniture (ORC Week 5)
Everything is still in progress in the bedroom. This week is all about the furniture. (We LOVE having this corner of our bedroom back from the dogs!) The townhouse we rented a few months ago was unfurnished. We brought a few things up from the house, but we ... read more
