framed: a bathroom renovation update
Two coats of primer (oil based over the shower) and two coats of Edwardian Linen paint later, the bathroom is ready to be:
scrubbed down
have its grout sealed.
The sink, having been delivered twice (once damaged, once the wrong color) is still not here, though I give high marks to Restoration Hardware customer service.
The sconces, towel bars, and decorative wastebasket, which cost as much as a dinner out, are all in boxes...in my room.
Blinds are being compared, and I need to run to the mall for hooks as they are out of stock on line but, supposedly, in stock in the store.
There are three niches in the room: one on either side of the window and one above it.
The one above the window will house a collection of Boston bottles that contain sand from our travels, the one to the right of the window is, in effect, our medicine cabinet. It won't be covered and I may go label-less. It's just a matter of how OCD-ish I get when it's time to put our things back there....
The niche to the left of the window is going to be hidden.
I don't think we want to cover it with a mirror as it's just above the toilet - and would reflect the shower. I think we are going to hinge a picture frame over it and I've been perusing what to put in that picture frame.
The possibilities are as limitless as toilet paper at a warehouse store -
This caught my eye right away.
And then, whilst considering the men in our house standing next to it and peeing, I just cracked myself up too much.
How about this?
Naaaaah. I don't like pictures of penises I don't know in my bathroom.
A cleft! In the cliff! And tigers! This is too much drama for me for my bathroom, which is supposed to be a place of repose.
Perhaps a majestic elk?
Perhaps NOT.
I like this very much -
peaceful, interesting...but, sadly, not complimentary to our color scheme.
My mom has a poster of doors in her loo.
I can't copy HER.
A METAPHOR.
NO. THANKS.
K would love this fabulous photo of moi, post shower. But why belabor the obvious?
Ferns.
Ferns FREAK me out.
Wouldn't this be an amusing little piece of bathroom art?
No?
And, speaking of amusing, ELEPHANTS! ELEPHANTS RUNNING FREE! ELEPHANTS RUNNING FREE IN PARIS!
WTF?
Okay.
Let's get serious.
Who, do you suppose, is purchasing this print of scary DNA, test tube, bar code stuff, which reeks of conspiracy and fear? And should I hang it in my bathroom?
Whew.
Mickey.
Andy Warhol's Mickey. Serious, but not too.
But, if I'm going to go all artiste, I'd like to go more classically -
and JUST LEAVE ME ALONE IF THAT SENTENCE WAS AWFUL. DID I TELL YOU THEY SENT THE WRONG SINK? TWICE?!
HERE. This contemplative soldier from the Great Tuvalan Outburst of 1717 could gaze upon me whilst I sit. His pallor goes nicely with the off off white tile.
Hmmm.
Queen Anne's Lace. I have a nice story for you about my dear grandmother and Queen Anne's Lace. But it's not for today.
I like this print very much.
Note to me: show to K.
Stunning.
But perhaps a bit busy...
This could take a while.
scrubbed down
have its grout sealed.
The sink, having been delivered twice (once damaged, once the wrong color) is still not here, though I give high marks to Restoration Hardware customer service.
The sconces, towel bars, and decorative wastebasket, which cost as much as a dinner out, are all in boxes...in my room.
Blinds are being compared, and I need to run to the mall for hooks as they are out of stock on line but, supposedly, in stock in the store.
There are three niches in the room: one on either side of the window and one above it.
The one above the window will house a collection of Boston bottles that contain sand from our travels, the one to the right of the window is, in effect, our medicine cabinet. It won't be covered and I may go label-less. It's just a matter of how OCD-ish I get when it's time to put our things back there....
The niche to the left of the window is going to be hidden.
I don't think we want to cover it with a mirror as it's just above the toilet - and would reflect the shower. I think we are going to hinge a picture frame over it and I've been perusing what to put in that picture frame.
The possibilities are as limitless as toilet paper at a warehouse store -
This caught my eye right away.
And then, whilst considering the men in our house standing next to it and peeing, I just cracked myself up too much.
How about this?
Naaaaah. I don't like pictures of penises I don't know in my bathroom.
A cleft! In the cliff! And tigers! This is too much drama for me for my bathroom, which is supposed to be a place of repose.
Perhaps a majestic elk?
Perhaps NOT.
I like this very much -
peaceful, interesting...but, sadly, not complimentary to our color scheme.
My mom has a poster of doors in her loo.
I can't copy HER.
A METAPHOR.
NO. THANKS.
K would love this fabulous photo of moi, post shower. But why belabor the obvious?
Ferns.
Ferns FREAK me out.
Wouldn't this be an amusing little piece of bathroom art?
No?
And, speaking of amusing, ELEPHANTS! ELEPHANTS RUNNING FREE! ELEPHANTS RUNNING FREE IN PARIS!
WTF?
Okay.
Let's get serious.
Who, do you suppose, is purchasing this print of scary DNA, test tube, bar code stuff, which reeks of conspiracy and fear? And should I hang it in my bathroom?
Whew.
Mickey.
Andy Warhol's Mickey. Serious, but not too.
But, if I'm going to go all artiste, I'd like to go more classically -
and JUST LEAVE ME ALONE IF THAT SENTENCE WAS AWFUL. DID I TELL YOU THEY SENT THE WRONG SINK? TWICE?!
HERE. This contemplative soldier from the Great Tuvalan Outburst of 1717 could gaze upon me whilst I sit. His pallor goes nicely with the off off white tile.
Hmmm.
Queen Anne's Lace. I have a nice story for you about my dear grandmother and Queen Anne's Lace. But it's not for today.
I like this print very much.
Note to me: show to K.
Stunning.
But perhaps a bit busy...
This could take a while.
Comments
I have a large Monet Print hanging in my bathroom.
i went with vintage soap ads featuring cute babies and lots of art deco lettering. just fyi : )