Reno Woes

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If you have a bathroom that feels like a spa sanctuary, then consider yourself LUCKY. I'm jealous. It turns out that I can only dream about one. At this very moment, two plumbers and a tile guy are pulling my bathroom apart and I'm hearing a lot of "Oh Lord" and "That's not good." Great. Pretty much everything that could go wrong has gone wrong this morning. I'll spare you the details but let's just say I'm about one more ounce of bad news away from a panic attack. If you have something bad to tell me, please tell me tomorrow.

Feel free to send good vibes my way this morning...or Xanax. Either one works.

And I won't even get into the what the car dealership told me this morning...

Bring on Friday!

Reno Inspo

Good morning, everyone! My apologies to you for such a delay since the last post. I've had some major house news break, which has completely distracted me from the blogosphere. My plumber paid me a visit last weekend and told me it's time for my 60-year-old pipes to be replaced...so it's been on to the research and development phase of a brand new bathroom. Admittedly, I'm a little freaked out about this project but am trying to be excited about the prospect of designing a room from scratch and having a (hopefully) beautiful new bath in the end. 

Thank Gawd for Pinterest. It's helped me discover the queen of bathrooms, Bailey Quin McCarthey. I love her powder room style. All of these rooms have a little vintage appeal- basket-weave floors, classic fixtures, beautiful tiles- with a sense of humor and personality too. (HELLOOOOO pom pom shower curtain!)

all images via DesignSponge

My bathroom certainly has that vintage appeal thing going now with black and white hex tiles and a pedestal sink. But what's definitely lacking is the fun factor. Maybe a little vintage flooring, tile and fixtures combined with some classic, fabulous wallpaper is just the ticket...

This...

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Plus this...

via Dolce Vita

Or maybe this (if I'm dreaming)...

via This Is Glamorous

Or maybe...

via Shelter

What do you think? Have you been through this type of renovation before? I'd love to know your tips!