Inspired Christmas Stockings

We just had a little cold snap here in the south which got my attention and made me take a good long look at the calendar.  All I could say was "wow".  Where did this year go?

If I'm going to make any Christmas stockings I better get crackin'!

I don't know about you guys but it's hard for me to get started on Christmas projects when it's 80 degrees outside.  I need inspiration.  Cold works, but it's unreliable where I live.  

Bloggers are inspirational AND a lot more reliable.  

I found inspiration for the trim on this first stocking at  
Beyond the Screen Door.
Are these pillows awesome or what?

Sonya has an amazing talent with fabric.  You have to visit her Blog (where you'll find a great tutorial on how to make the trim) and her Shop -- and don't skip out without checking out her
*GALLERY*!

You'll be inspired, too.  I love how this blogging thing works...

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Focus, Lindy....
Here's a look at few more Christmas stockings you can find in my Etsy Store...

A Closer look--

I'll be adding more to the store all week!

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Magazine Cabinet

I promised in my last post to share the fate of a pair of doors 
( the only things to survive the His and Hers Bathroom reno) 

from the original linen closet.

  

I love louvered doors.  Just not in my bathroom because I'm a good southern girl who does my part to keep hairspray companies 
in the black.  Hairspray, shower steam and louvered 
doors? -- a recipe for disaster in my cookbook so I saved 
the doors for another day.  

You can get more info on the Loveseat and TV tray here.

Then, how to use them?  

I built this cabinet for my magazine storage.  It's built from 1x10's so it's shallow enough to fit in the corner behind my recliner, just right for my magazines and a perfect way to recycle the doors. 

I moved the chair to get a better picture.

 

I distressed the new wood to match the old doors.  I used leftover bathroom paint for the base color, dry brushed everything with leftover kitchen paint and sanded the edges a little. 

Here's a look at the "during".

I thought I'd also give you a peek at a little trunk in the room my uncle and I built together.  We built it to "fit" the space and for extra storage.  

I'm all about extra storage!

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His and Hers Bathroom

I can't believe I never took the first "before" picture of this bathroom.  Somehow, it just 

didn't speak to me and say "Hey, pull out that camera, girl, and get a load of this!".   

It was pretty sad looking and didn't have one thing going for it except, maybe, it's size.  

Not big, mind you, but bigger than you might expect for a house this age.  

It had just enough room for two sinks.  

It might have been a deal breaker (or marriage buster) if that had not been the case.  

Some things just can't be overcome.

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I wanted to save it but it wasn't cooperating.  We gave in and gutted it -- ripping out 

everything down to the studs and starting from scratch.  

My favorite details....

His and Hers -- and he means business!

I put the mosaics together with bits and pieces from the border and  tiny squares I cut from 

left over granite that was used on the counter.

The vanity my uncle built for me with it's sweet little feet...

 

...and it's chunky knobs.

The mirror.  I had our local glass shop cut all the pieces and we put them together, using antique looking buttons (I cut the shank off the back) in the four corners for a vintage look.

The light I found on ebay.  I spray painted it silver to erase that 1970's Mediterranean look 

and give it a little pop.

The blue ceiling.

The tilework.

The 1940's makeup ads I found on Ebay.  They're simply sandwiched between two pieces of glass.

 

The fabric.

The details

Oh, yes he did!

I wanted so much to keep the "feel" of a 1940's bathroom while making it modern 

enough to work for us.

Right outside the door, en route to the master bedroom, is one of my favorite spots.  For additional storage space, I added a vintage sewing cabinet to the corner.

  

It's been so much fun living here!

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