Just another day of renovating

Yesterday, I finally got back to working on the side of the stairs. I've been back and forth on this project for oh. . . almost two years now. TWO YEARS! I thought back in December of 2007, that this little reno project would all take a year and I would sitting back and sipping martinis in my new-shiny-not-covered-in-construction-dust house. I'll admit it. . . I was wrong. So young, so joyful, so stupid.

Anyway, last night (after I spent about 20 minutes caulking the side of the stairs in an attempt to FINALLY finish the damn project and get on with other ones) I was heaping ice cream into a bowl and I looked down at a white glob on my finger.

Is it ice cream? Or caulking? . . . Do I lick it? Would it kill me if it wasn't ice cream? OMG, what if it's glue? Did I just get glue into my ice cream?

In the end, I licked it. . . it was ice cream.

And, the stairs are not done yet.

Plans for Master Bath

We have a unique problem in the master bath. The toilet is in a weird corner near the sink.

So, while we could put in a new sink vanity instead of the pedestal, you couldn't get to the toilet easily. Then, yesterday, I saw this:

Wow. Storage, a rounded base. It has everything I need. Except, it's $700, not including the faucet and the storage cabinets underneath. But, do you think I could make it? Using a half round console table and adding the marble top? Or, would that just end up being too much time and effort and cost the same in the end?

Trends for 2010

With the kitchen renovation pretty much done, it's time for some decorating aspects. Heck, we could use some in the bedrooms too!

Here are my favorites for the 2010 Spring Previews of Potterybarn and West Elm:

Small Villa Footed Bowl ($20)

Sparrow Doormat ($29)

Chancellor Snack Bowl ($15)

Vintage wood bowls ($39-48)

Diamond Headboard ($349-479)

Sweep Armchair ($599)

Recycled-Glass Vases ($9.00 - $39.00)