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Bathroom Planning: Design and Layout
Putting Together All the Elements of a Bathroom The design, style, and layout of our small, master bathroom addition. Traditional meets modern while balancing budget and splurge! Finalize Floor Plans After all of my thoughts and musings on bathroom vanities, showers, toilet rooms, and closets, I had a pretty good idea of the layout and measurements of our bathroom addition. But in order to get a permit for building, you need more official floor plans than a sketch on a piece of scrap paper.?
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DIY Wall Sconce Installation
How to Install a Light Fixture without Wiring I mentioned in my last post on our kids’ room update, that I’d be back with a how-to post on installing their sweet wall sconces above their beds. The steps I took are specific to the fixture we used, but maybe a step in the process will work for you and inspire your creative side!
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Ditching the Fluorescent
Something that’s been hanging over my head (quite literally) the last few weeks while working at the laundry room project turned out so much better than I expected! I was nervous to ditch the old fluorescent light fixture since the one advantage to having a fluorescent is how much light they give off. But my worry was unfounded since the fixture the homeowner, Stephanie, and I picked out had 4 bulb sockets, up to 100 watts each! Oh and did I mention it’s a real looker too?!
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Skeeter-Free Zone
One thing we learned very early on while taking care of our little baby girl, Mary Helen, is that she LOVES being outside! She could be pitching a fit and as soon as she is outside, she quiets up. It was an easy way to extend the time between feedings by a few minutes when she was a few weeks old. And it still works today if she’s fussy and we just don’t know why. BUT…it’s summer now. And that means bugs. Especially mosquitoes, or skeeters as we call them down here in Alabama. đŸ™‚ I hate the idea of spraying down my 8 month old with bug spray. I…
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Let There Be Light
Now here’s something I honestly thought would never happen. I got an overhead light fixture installed in my living room! It’s been on my living room to-do list, but I thought I’d never have the monies to hire an electrician for fun. (As opposed to hiring one for a necessity, that is.) Because as most people know, there’s always something more important that pops up for the money to be spent on. But I’ve slowly been saving since January of last year and finally hired the electrician who does a lot of subcontracting with my dad’s construction company here in town. He came out, gave me an estimate, and then…
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Featured on Today’s Homeowner: Lipford Family Condo
This weekend on Today’s Homeowner TV show, my family’s new condo at the beach is being featured! And by my family, I mean my parents’ condo that I’m hoping they’ll let me visit. đŸ™‚ It will be episode 2 of a 2-part series. Aka, the episode with all of the beauty shots! But I’m giving you a sneak peek at the before and afters right here!
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Chelsea’s Choice: Light Up The Night
**This giveaway has ended. Scroll down to see the winner and click over to my giveaway tab to see my current giveaway! While I was out in Las Vegas last month for Design + Construction Week, I dropped by the Kichler lighting booth to see what new stuff they had. I immediately fell for their beautiful Harbor Row collection of outdoor lights. And in particular I loved the wall lantern version. Unfortunately for me, my front porch is not prepared for such grand beauty. All I have is one ceiling-mounted fixture. But fortunately for you, Kichler is giving away a set of (2) of these wall lanterns to one of…
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Lighting Up The Night
After a few bumps, my husband and I figured out how to install a pendant light on my front porch. With a few throw pillows, I'm ready to call the front porch complete! Click to see the results!
