I also sanded the mirrors down and found out they were a gorgeous walnut that somehow got painted instead of stained. I’m still shopping around for a few accessories, so it’s not quite done but I love the new planked wall. Thankfully he loved it, and as usual thought I was totally off my rocker for tackling it all while I was half dying and he was out of town, but sitting in my tub coated in vicks vapor rub trying to steam my lungs whilst staring at my new beautiful bathroom made it all worth it. with the caption “it’s October 2, as usual I have showed restraint, like you asked…” :) I couldn’t resist sharing my victory, so I took a photo of the new and improved bathroom and texted it to the Mr. Thursday brought on electrical (more on my new lights in a different post) and more paint…and snot…įriday da da da da da (ok imagine the theme from Rocky playing, no idea how to type that out as I pump my fists in the air!) I did it! The room is done, the paint is dry and I even vacuumed up all the sawdust (bonus points for me). He was starting to get suspicious that I had moved a boyfriend in for the week or I was basically half dead from being sick, one of those was kind of true. called to check in I barely had 2 seconds to speak to him between coughing and painting. office for antibiotics and to throw some macaroni and cheese at my poor neglected children. for being gone at this point and also thankful he wasn’t here to witness the poor life choices I was making… but – the plank wall got done! I… WILL… PERSEVERE! You’ve never quite seen such a hot mess as me in my pajamas with one eye crusted shut, coughing up all matter of grossness with a nail gun in one hand and a box of kleenex in another. We still got this, (we being me and you, all collectively cheering me on in my head)…and then Tuesday morning hit with an unholy mix of pink eye, bronchitis, raging ear infection all wrapped in one sad package – me. Monday it was time to get started on the planked walls, so I drove to 3 different home improvement stores to get underlayment 4 x 8 boards to have them cut into 6 inch strips and every store I stopped at their saw was broken! I persevered and drove over an hour away to grab these boards, such was the level of crazy I had reached. Things were going great – I was totally going to make this thing happen before he came home. His flight left Saturday afternoon and that Saturday night I spent ripping out all the drawers and painting the cabinets. here to complain that I’m wrecking our house? And it just so happens to overlap October 1st?! I mean, you can see what’s about to happen right?! had to travel to Atlanta the last week of September…hmmm, really one whole week without the Mr. HA HA HA, oh no, my friend, this mind is a steel trap! Well, at least when it comes to obsessing over home decor ideas anyways. being the Mr., mandated that I wait until October to tackle this because (a) our September was nuts and tackling a big remodel project would not help that level of crazy and (b) I think he thought I would change my mind or forget about it. I’d been thinking of this since August, and the Mr. I started sketching out ideas and settled on planking the back wall to look like ship lap. I had always wanted to go back and tile the back wall or do something to it, because it just felt a little blah. I get it, there really wasn’t anything wrong with it, but it also didn’t fit in great with the rest of our home. was not, let’s say “enthused” about redoing our lake house master bath. Like all good projects in our home, the Mr. The home has two bathrooms including a bath in the main bathroom.I hinted last week that (ok it was two weeks ago… last week was a crazy one and I didn’t blog) there was a story behind the master bath refresh. The bedding configuration is 1 x Queen, 1 x Queen, 1 x Queen and 1x Single, 1 x Double, and 1 x fold out couch in the lounge. This spacious, modern home can sleep up to 11 guests. No hidden costs! The nightly rate includes linen and exit clean. With a fully fenced back yard you can relax knowing the kids can’t escape without the need to watch their every move. All bedrooms get soaked in sun, so an afternoon siesta with the sun beaming in on you will be very inviting. This home is kept warm in winter with a gas fire and heatpump. Spend your days exploring all that Taupo has to offer or simply laze around at The Lakehouse soaking your muscles in the spa pool, enjoying a glass of Vino on the sundrenched deck taking in the stunning vistas of Lake Taupo and the snow capped mountains perched in the background. Located in Vaucluse Drive you are only a five minute walk from town or ten minute walk to the lake. The Lakehouse is the perfect place to escape to as a family or group of friends.
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