Bathroom Functional Decor

I got this TP holder on Ebay. It had the star cutout and painted yellow so I thought it was perfect for the downstairs bathroom.

I got this towel holder to go with the new TP holder. It was flopping around a lot, but my Mom suggested the Command picture holders to hold down the bottom and it worked awesome.

I got this TP holder shelf for the upstairs bath. It's cute, but a little too bulky for downstairs use. I will either get another towel holder like the downstairs one, or we'll make one.

Woodworking

We've decided to try our hand at some wood crafts. We made a primitive toaster oven cover with fake drawers. I wish we looked online first so we would have make the top over hang a little, but it was our first major project and it came out good.

My Mom and I saw a recipe holder like this in a catalog, but it was way too big. We replicated it, only smaller. This project took a lot more skill and tools, but they came out really great.

Thermostat Cover

We whipped this thermostat cover up from scraps we had in the basement. I glued a rusty star to the door that I had and I tied a little scrap of homespun to the hook for the door. I put a row of stars on top.

New Decor

I saw people using ladders above islands or sliding doors in a magazine and I liked it, but I didn't really have anywhere to do it except over the kitchen sink. I figure I can change the berry garland to match the Fall/Winter curtains and maybe change what's hanging from the ladder too.

My Aunt has trays with rag balls arranged in them and I liked it so much I made a little one for the sofa table.

New Windows

We got new windows last week. We decided to get the grates on the tops of the front windows. I think they look really nice, but we lost most of our window sills. Hopefully next winter will be warmer.

Shelves and Cubbies

I've been buying shelves and cubbies lately. I found places for them all. The first is a cubby I put in the computer room on one side of a picture to balance it out. I like that it has drawers on the side to stick something out of.

I got this little shelf to put under the seasonal cross stitches I have to go in the hallway. Looks like I'll have to find a Winter one to do now.

This one I put in the living room.

Upstairs Bathroom Redo

I wanted to change the border in the upstairs bathroom, but I decided I should paint before I did that. I didn't love this new tan color as much as the color it was, but it grew on me. I took the doors off the sink cabinet and put up a country style curtain that my Mom had. I think I will be doing the floor over again soon. My Mom did some tiles in her bathroom and it looks so good I want to do mine.

I crackle painted the outside of the old shelf that was there so it would stand out more. It came out pretty decent. I reused all the decorations that were in the room before so it was a cheap redo.