the Decorating Chica

Like you, I have my favorite decorating shows that I regularly watch. For some reason, of late, I noticed that everybody  wants double vanity sinks in the master bathroom. Like, they think they cannot possibly survive any longer without a two sink vanity! This, I think, is a perfect solution. I mean the real reason most of us want a double sink vanity is for the space, right? This has one sink but plenty of storage and space. Love the rustic look of this but, don't know about you, open shelves would NEVER work in our house. We have a double sink, I confess. Not that I choose it. Well, yes I choose the cabinet/counter/sink unit but I did not choose it to be a double. It was already plumbed that way and it is a set in area that would have been problematic to only put one vanity sink in. Check out our master bath by reading this post . Guess I need to update the post as it has changed quite a bit since then. Seriously though, we have lived with a do...

Pin It A few years back, when we gutted and updated our 70s bathroom , we had a real problem. Not uncommon with 70s bathrooms, there were two recessed medicine cabinets with rather dated, and dare I say ugly...oops, I mean vintage, mirrored doors. These were one of the many things that I couldn't wait to get out of there! Temporary solution to cover the two holes in the wall by using mirrors from another room. But it unfortunately left me with a problem. Two holes in the wall that were surrounded by light fixtures on the top, left and right. This left me with a very awkward space to fill! Searching for the perfect mirror was not easy, it had two very big qualifications to fulfill! One, that it covered the holes but fit between the two wall sconces. Two, that I liked it! That wasn't easy. DIY mirror for just under $50. So I decided to make my own but that did not come without its challenges! After seeing a great DIY on Pinterest using a stock door mirror t...

A look at the original, to read more 1970s bathroom . One of our biggest and most time consuming remodels was our upstairs bathroom . But if you could have seen it before! Okay, you asked so I'll show you. See? Not pretty for sure. Oh yeah, I did a few temporary updates like painting the turquoise wall tiles and painting the cabinets. Only good this did was to eliminate some of the turquoise that was originally in this room. Can we say obsessive? I was never happier than to start ripping that old tile out! New bathroom vanity, quartz countertops and sinks installed. Wainscoatting, new paint color and toilet of course! Mirrors were hung to cover old recessed medicine cabinets that left a big, square, hold in the wall after removal! What can you say about a new toilet other than it is not turquoise! Huge transformation that was finished almost three years ago. Time for a little refresh in the near future! Soon as it gets cool eno...