The Master Reveal

We had a goal to complete the renovation of our main bathroom before the family came out for Thanksgiving.  You know what the best part about setting goals is?  Meeting them.  We finished this one right down to the shower curtain!  (Just don't ask about the bath mat.)

This will mostly be a picture-filled post but here's the nitty gritty...

I left the humble abode for one full week to stay with my BFF in Denver and keep myself out of the work zone.  The Mr. and Pugsley supervised and assisted with the renovation along the way -- and they were under strict instructions to take photos at the end of each day to document the progress.  By the time I came back home on Friday, we just needed to paint and hang the light fixture.  All in a day's work...

Before:

Aside from the toilet, this is a 1985 original piece of ... art. 

Gorgeous grout. 

Beautiful gold fixtures.

Light fixture that was so awesome that we didn't even replace the bulbs.

Ick.

Looks like a dog chewed it up...

During:

I think this is my favorite picture of the whole thing.

The Mr. found a Dave & Buster's card under the vanity... he is so excited.

Before the grout on the shower tile.

I had to post this picture because we lived with the ladder and the bathroom door in the hallway for at least one week.   

After:

Two, big organized drawers! 

I love the light fixture!  Purchased off Joss & Main the week before we started the reno.

 My favorite artwork in the house.

A sink with lots of counter space!

Love our fixtures, especially the shower head. 

I wish it was easier to take a better photo of such a small space but this is the best I can do.  The paint came out a little more purple than grey but I compensated with the grey shower curtain from West Elm.  The vanity is perfect and holds at least twice as much as the old one.  We love our new bathroom!  

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you and your families had a wonderful holiday!

This pretty much sums up our week:

A bunch of turkeys waiting for some turkey.

Side note: I love Pinterest.  And Instagram.  But is this the best photo I can pull off my Instagram account? Tips, please!

The Mr. and I hosted our first Thanksgiving for both sides of the family when a majority (3/4) of my family flew into town from Texas.  The weather was unusually warm which gave us more options than usual... not that many took advantage of the weather... apparently leaving the couch is hard when football is on... ALLLLLLLLLLLLL day.

The food was plentiful, the drinks were flowing, and the Van Gogh exhibit is in town!  MOB saved the day (deja vu?) when a headache had me down and out for the count on the crucial day-before-Thanksgiving but we made up for that on the day-after-Thanksgiving with jewelry shopping, manis, pedis, martinis, and Van Gogh.  Doesn't get much better than that.

Pugsley had some good bonding time with his grandparents and Uncle Joe.  He was so overwhelmed by the attention, the bones and the extra walks that he tried to burrow into their bed each and every night that they were in town.  That's love.

Pumpkin Trifle!!!  

The chalkboard was probably my most favorite, unexpected decorative element to the Thanksgiving celebration.  The Mr. and I started the drawings before our house guests arrived but the section under "Menu" was left blank.  Apparently that was too much teasing for my parents to handle.  We came home to silly names, an amazing Haiku and football trivia to hint at the meal to come.  Can you tell my parents don't like brussels sprouts?!

The out-of-town visitors were dropped at the airport this morning so our little family is recovering and reclaiming our space.  Anyone want to come do laundry for me?


PS. Thanks for coming to town, oh parents of mine!  David - we missed you :(