Binkies and Briefcases

We are really coming along on our kitchen remodel!!! (Can you hear angels singing?) The next big project is our downstairs bathroom. It is currently in the middle of demo and has been moved up on the priority list since Eddie has gotten word that he will be able to work from home on a more permanent basis. His “office” is basically our entire lower level.

We live in a split foyer house, so when you enter our front door you can either walk up or down about half a flight of steps. If you go up to our top floor you will get to the living room, kitchen, dining room, bedrooms, and main bath. Downstairs there is a large den, an unfinished laundry area, and a powder room. Eddie basically locks himself away down there all day when he is working at home. Poor guy. That space is oooogly. At the moment there is brown shag carpet, brown wall paneling, a faux-painted brick & brass fireplace & a half-bath that we we tore half of the paneling off, but still sports the same brown shag carpet as the rest of the living space.

Yes, you read that correctly. There is 40 year old brown shag carpet in our bathroom. It’s as gross as it sounds. I’ll spare you pictures, just take my word for it.

So, I’ve been looking for inspiration as that is the next room on our list once the kitchen/dining area is finished.

Here’s what I’ve found:

My dream bathroom (obviously not going to fit in our tiny space)

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and last but not least, Gina’s great new farmhouse bathroom. Can you believe she and her husband built that vanity out of fence posts?

I am so ready to ditch shag carpet and ugly brown laminate paneling! Plus, there is a pretty brand new pedestal sink we scored for just $30 (Craigslist for the win!) sitting in the garage just begging to be installed. 🙂

This is a really easy last minute idea.

I took some dry erase markers and wrote on our bathroom mirror. (It comes off super easy, don’t worry)

I drew the frame of a pilgrim at an average adult height so that people looking in the mirror see themselves as a “pilgrim.” You could draw a child-sized pilgrim too, if your mirror is big enough. Otherwise, just lift up the kids or have a step stool in the bathroom.

Then I wrote “We are thankful for you, pilgrim.What are you thankful for?”

I left a few different color dry erase markers on the sink. (Please ignore our hideous, chipping baby blue 1965 tile)

This way as guests go in and out of the bathroom they can write what they are thankful for and everyone entering the bathroom will see.

Fun, right?

This year I am thankful that I have many of my grandmother’s recipes since this is our first Thanksgiving without her.

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