***Blogger Inspired Master Bath Spruce UP***

Hey sweet friends!

Today I finally got my pictures all ready to share with you

some of the *sprucing up* that I have done

in my master bath area.

This area is challenging to say the least.

A good sized area, with HIGH cathedral

ceilings that makes everything look askew.

As I have been going room by room and doing my spring

cleaning a bit late...I ran across the neatest idea

and that got my juices overflowing from Nancy blog

 *Nancy's Daily Dish* .

(a great blog about transferware, home and much more!!) 

 She did a post

  last year with some amazing ideas and

ways she spiffied up her master bath area.

What struck me was she had the same LOOOOOONG

mirror above her vanity/sink area

that was so much like ours that before

I knew it...I had my inspiration.

And thus my story goes...

Please keep in mind...hubs had been out of work

for 2 years and started a new job in which he commuted

for10 months... but PTL

now he's home and we may get to those

much needed projects...

so...

we have had no funds to update for the 

 past 3 years...before *life* got in the way!

I guess what I am really trying to say is...

I am trying real hard to *making do* and being as creative as I can

 right now with builders crap original

stuff they put in a new home...18 years ago.

Sorry bout the mess...but I am glad I grabbed my camera

so you could see the space BEFORE...

obviously not bad...but in need of

something more!

Yes folks, that is CARPET!!! Why would a builder

put carpet in a bath area is beyond me!!!

Love my dreamy garden bath tub area

 I create a few years ago!

If you look reeeeeally close I did a faux

*stained glass* treament on the window

for added privacy.

See those peaks on theceiling...they are so off center

and it does not make anything look right...

so we painted the ceilings to match the walls in a

effort to help hide them...

Okay another thing...

 I stongly dislike those UGLY *Hollywood Light fixtures*!

Another, why would they put those in anyones bath area???

is beyond me...

I didn't get to pick them

 or

you know they'd be different!

On to what I did.

  Nancy's idea was to take fabric and

swag it on the top of the mirror area.  Now her's looks so much

better than mine because

she didn't have to work around hiddeous lights.

I did find this creamy white swag at the SalvArmy

for $10 and

was so happy with how perfectly it worked.

I knotted the swag to help it fit within my space...

fasten them to the wall with quilters long straight pins

 cause I didn'thave much space to work with

between the fixture and mirror. 

(yep use what you can)

Then I remembered I had some

long pearl strands I use on my Christmas trees and

drapped those around to swag.

Starting now to get a more romantic feel.

The final touch was some silk flowers tucked into the

corners and middle...

Oh and do you see my wreath?

It's full of pins, brooches and bling...

My HOW TO is HERE.

I hung it by a pretty 3" satin ribbon and love how

it breaks up the long mirror.

Then...Nancy had used her gorgeous transferware

above her beautiful swag...

And since I am a plate lover and collect them with

soft pretty roses...

I knew where to find some... 

I went shopping around my home for plates

and was so happy with what I came up with.

I first laid them out as I wanted to hang them...

Below is the left side...

right side...

and how it looks all together.

Now you can see I centered them above our sink area.

(not by the peak of the ceiling)

After I got this all done then the fun really began cause

I could dress up this room in a fun by shabby

romantic chic way!

In keeping with my pinks, blues and creamy whites...

I began gathering...

Our LOOOONG vanity area got a fresh new look,

found plates to use for display and setting out

what we use daily...

it certainly purtifying it!

I also used spare towels around the room...

check out my tutorial on how to make ROSETTES

from hand/wash clothes towels, HERE.

Then I brought in a box to add height to a pretty

table I keep where I get ready in the morning and

have jewelry I wear the most close at hand...

But...this girls has loads of bling

and sweet hubs bought me a large standing jewelry

box I keep in another corner.

Shower area next...

Here's a peek into our shower area...I have used

Rachel Ashwells Target line of Shower Curtains here

and on my large window!

Here's one of the very first things I painted roses on...

I was learning and nothing was sacred at that time...

now I think mine are so much

more improved...but a good reminder of

how far I have come in my painting!

A pretty decorated shelf above my toilet!

Last area I'd like to share is around our

Garden Tub...it is SOOOO bright here that

I had to take a gazillion pictures to get this one...

and then you can't see it very well...UGHHHHH!

A closer look at the walls...

and many vingettes I have placed around...

*I LOVE Roses*

pretty much says it all about me!

Close ups of some Pink pretties!

This area is also used for picture staging/taking of the things

I sell in my etsy store...so the brightness does

come in handy for somethings.

The statue above I got because it reminds me

that I was raised in the Seattle area...Bumper Shoots

(umbrellas) are your most needed accessory!

One more thing...

I found an extension rod...for $3 and already had

this lacy tablecloth...love how it soften these cabinets.

Can't believe I didn't think of doing this earlier!

There you have it...my

Master Bath Sprucing up for 2011!

Just dreaming...but hoping to someday remove

the cameo mauve carpets for tiles with

heat underneath...a must in Michigan.

Also, a gut job of the shower area to enlarge

and tile that as well.

Now...hubs and I differ over whether to

paint our cabinets or not...I say yes,

and as most men are...he has an

aversion to painting over wood.

We shall see who ends up winning that one

...someday!

I am linking up today with...

My Romantic Home

Chic on a Shoestring

The Charm of Home

Design it Chic

Faded Charm

No Minimalist Here

Be Blessed and Inspired!