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Bathroom MakeOver

Before we bought this house, we rented it first. We fell in love with the Rimu bathroom and the warmth it added to this area of the house, it really didn't need doing up. But for some reason we thought it would be a great idea to join the toilet and bathroom and make the space feel bigger and more modern. Let me tell you it took us Ages... well it took Jus ages to finish. He had to carefully rip the rimu off the wall that was going to get knocked down, so he could use them at the back of the toilet wall, since it was going to join forces with the bathroom wall. I think we made it look more sleek, take a look at the before pics -

So after installing new windows, grouting, painting, my nagging and more painting, and more nagging this is the result -
I know what you're thinking... that mirror! I know isn't it perfect! Justin actually tiled pebbles around the mirror he got free from work! We created a great feature in the bathroom as well as bringing in more light with those tiles. I love how it feels like the outdoors are inside, I mean we are surrounded by lots of trees and all kinds of birds including the Tui I have hanging on the new wall. Titirangi is such a great place to live in, if you are ever going to live in Auckland, then Titirangi is the place to be for peace and inspiration. Here's a couple more pics -

 
Thanks for stopping by and viewing my bathroom makeover!

Entrance MakeOver

Hi friends. I thought I'd start sharing the progress on my place. The house is slowly starting to look the way I wanted it to look like. It has been a little over six years since we moved into this place and it feels like we have taken forever to get here... I honestly thought it would never happen, because of the time and lack of money. Over this time though, I have been collecting and making items to display here and there, feels good to have it come together so nicely. Remember I mentioned starting the entrance makeover last year... like I said  - we ARE slow! The two left photo are from outside the entrance. And the right photo is from the inside, notice the door on the left of that wall.

I now have an entrance that's more me. Something that says 'Hey there, let me lead you to a place where you can sit and relax'
There used to be an ugly sliding door on the left hand corner leading to the kitchen. I hated the fact that when visitors entered our home, one of the first things they saw was a work zone... and sometimes a very busy and messy work zone. So thanks to Justin and his muscles he closed that up nicely for us. Justin also plastered the walls, which he hated, heehee. And I put wallpaper up for the first time, which I also hated. But thankyou 60 Minutes Makeover for giving me the tips and confidence to get that stuff up! Looove that show! Love my fabric art blocks too, I also made these a looong time ago, they add the perfect amount of interest on the walls without it looking too busy. Here are more pics -

I'm pleased!
Stay tuned, because I will be sharing more of my makeovers with you all!