Half Bath Remodel.

Happy Monday! (kind of). We finally completed our half bath remodel and we couldn't be happier with it. It was such an easy fix but it truly makes a huge difference in our home. 

We've always had an idea of what we wanted to do with it and we wanted to go bold. It's the bathroom that guests use so it needed to make an impression! I know it's just a bathroom but it was so ugly we hated it!

We had updated the faucet and added the new mirror but it was still not what we wanted. We painted this color thinking it would make it look nicer but it made it look worse ha! I don't think anything in this house had been updated since it was built. The toilet was old (eew!) so of course that was replaced, and the sink was in okay condition but we bought a vanity before we bought the house because it was on sale at Home Depot! Ha!

This was our inspiration. The color (Deep Space) was picked by Jack, he's always wanted to have this color somewhere in the house and I was a little hesitant because it's such a dark color but it ended up looking great. The floor was a no-brainer for me. I've always loved it because it's so vintage but feels so fresh! We knew that was going to be our concept. A mix of vintage and fresh.

We hired a guy to do all of the work for like a fourth of the price. He did a great job. The floor was really hard to install because it is so thin, so that took him the longest. I was so happy to see this progress! The entire project took three days as far as installations go. Once the floors were done, the next day Jack painted the walls. 

I've always loved these faucets and wondered why people update them! They're beautiful and a fraction of the price for the newer, more modern ones.

Once everything was installed and painted, the details were next! This is my favorite part of every project. 

And it's done! We absolutely love the feel of it! We changed the handles on the vanity to match the vintage theme. We also added new base boards because the old ones were yucky!

We have so much art stored in the guest bedroom floor that we did in college and we need to find places to hang everything up! The bathroom is a good place. :) This frame is from Hobby Lobby. The print is a woodcut color background with pencil drawing. The woodcut was done by me and the amazing drawing by Jack. 

This frame is from Pier One. The print is a waterless lithograph I did in one of my classes. :)

We are so so happy with the end result, did I mention that already? :) It was so easy and painless and honestly didn't cost very much. It's a great change for a small space. Now we want to finish every space in the house! I hope you guys like it as much as we do! :)

Party Planning.

Seriously. I am here already. I honestly started planning Elliot's first birthday party when he was born about seven months old. I knew I didn't want a cartoon theme. I just wanted a boyish, cute colors, simple party for him. So, after thinking about it and looking, I decided it would be balloons. Simple and cute. What kid doesn't like balloons? I know Elliot loves them and it drives Jack and I nuts because he digs his nails into them like he's going to pop them but he doesn't. We cringe the entire time waiting for the pop and the balloon making that rubbery noise! I shudder just thinking about it. He sure knows how to get to us.

These are the colors I am using. After trying to decide on them forever, I went with bright, bold colors. I wanted to keep them neutral and do muted colors with a pop but that is MY style. We are talking about a one year old here and so I wanted to make it appropriate. These will be on a lot of the decorations. Also, I braced myself and purchased a circle punch to make my own garland. I found some amazing ones on Etsy but with everything we are buying for Button's party, I have to take it upon myself to see where we can reduce costs. I purchased it at Hobby Lobby with the 40% off coupon and it works great along with some paper in different colors. Now the sewing part is up. We will see how that one goes. I just have to remind myself not to stitch my fingers together and we are good to go.

If you are following me on Pinterest, I have been pinning away since day one on this board. They have the cutest ideas!

We will also have a sweets table and an activities table for the little ones along with some games to keep them entertained. I've never done this before so I'm excited but nervous! I want it to be perfect and I realize I'm going above and beyond expectations from a ONE year old, but hey, it's Elliot's party after all. My firstborn ;) Go big or go home. I'm keeping it simple and small, so it has to be darn good. I hope.

I am also doing a really awesome collaboration with Tiny Prints for this party and I can't wait to share that with you!! Now, back to more party planning!

Love List.

I cannot tell you how happy I am that is Wednesday already. I am ready for Friday. This has been another one of those weeks and we are barely mid-week!

There are a lot of things I am loving right now, but especially, the fact that Jack and I will start decorating pretty soon. This Friday actually. I'm sure a lot of you think it's too soon and how dare I not wait until after Thanksgiving? I'm just so excited about all the decorations and the tree and ornaments that we can't help ourselves. My vision of knitted everything is coming to life perfectly. Target and Hobby Lobby have been my greatest allies in achieving my goal. I can't wait to be finished!

I am loving Christmas jammies. They are so cute and they get me in the spirit right away. I've loved looking at all my Instagram mama friends posts of their kiddos in Christmas jammies. They are so cuddly! Reading a book to Button at night in the covers snuggling up is the best. Dr. Seuss Nursery books are his favorite.

Christmas movies. I got the DVD's in the mail and we have already watched Home Alone a couple of times. I will never be bored of it. We also got Christmas Vacation which will be playing all day on Thanksgiving and Christmas. If that doesn't completely get you in the holiday spirit, I don't know what does.

Soups, hot pastas, anything wintry and delicious is on my list. I also, believe it or not, do not own a crock pot so I will be getting one to try my hand at some slow cooked delicious recipes that will save me ten thousand years from cooking after getting off of work. Total win. I made this one pan pasta I found on Pinterest and it was the shit. I will be making this a million times before the year is over. You can find the recipe on my Healthy Cooking board here.

Along with hot soups & pastas, hot coffee and tea are my go-to's. Even in the summer I drink hot coffee sometimes because I just like it better. I've been drinking this Korean tea for years thanks to my mother-in-law and it's my absolute favorite. It's sort of a jelly that you spoon into hot water and stir. It also has lemon peel in it and I take a sip then scoop some of the lemon peel from the bottom. So good. Especially on a cold day.

Last but definitely not least, Target Christmas section. I fell in love with it. Not all sections are my style but pieces from each are and I got ornaments from a couple of them. Hobby Lobby has also been great but I've been more careful there because some of the ornaments and decorations do tend to look too crafty sometimes.

I'm having lunch as I'm typing this and we grilled some steaks with baked potatoes and salad so I'm having leftovers and I realized I forgot my potato. Boo. Tuna salad & baked potato for dinner? I think so :)

Happy Hump Day!