butterflies in the shower.

Our shower got a make over!

(thanks to my super talented hubs who busted this project out in one weekend)

we forgot to take a before pic...boooo

But there really wasn't much to see anyways. 

There were three sheets of plastic that kinda looked like

 tile glued to the three walls with caulk around all

 of the edges that wasn't doing it's job very well...

kinda looked like this (but not as sparkling white:)

so anyways...once the plastic tile sheets came

 down this fabulous loveliness was revealed...

yikes!

next some plumbing happened 

(no pics cause a new valve and some pipes are not too interesting!)

then the durrock went up and got sealed with this rubbery liquid stuff...

Then came the tile! We used a 12x12 glazed porcelain for the field, 

and a matching travertine chair rail to create a frame 

to go around a gorgeous mosaic that I am in love with!

 he did such a fabulous job spacing

 it all out and making all the cuts!

 and then i finally got to join in and help grout...

looks kinda icky here cause the grout is still wet...

once the grout cured for 72 hours I sealed it and

 let it dry for another 24 hours before we could use it...

here's a close up... 

I luuurve the mosaic...

all the watery blues, greens, grays, and browns are perfecto!

and here is the fabric that I am using to make the shower curtain...

it is Kravet's "City Square - Misty Morning"

I'll share pics when I get it done!

Happy Thursday 

and happy birthday to my baby brother who turns 18 today!!!!

paver path.

We put in a new pathway from our front porch to

our driveway this weekend...

The existing "pathway" consisted of 10 round stepping stones that were spaced

 out too far and just didn't have the look that I wanted.

Not that the round stepping stone look is a bad one,

I just wanted something a little more natural.

So we used some irregular shaped

stones to make a new pathway:

 These flat stones are actually from our back yard.

  A previous owner had them spread out under a tree,

but over the years they had been mostly covered over by

dirt and grass. So we dug them up and relocated them to the front.

 Because they have been sitting out under

that tree for so long, they have a nice aged

 patina (a.k.a. mossy/dirty look) that I like a lot!

First we placed laid them out how we wanted them, then we

dug out the dirt so they would fit a litle more flush into the grass.

I think this path is going to be a great

 solution for rainy day walks to the driveway!

now if those flower beds could just get some attention!



happy tuesday!

-becca