Laundry Room

The laundry room is finally finished. 

 It has been a long, stop and start project. 

 It actually is a very small

(tiny, tiny) upstairs bedroom full of angles

and a slanted ceiling.  No closet, only an under

the eaves cubby and a couple of built in drawers.

The laundry room was actually in the basement but right

after we got the house I was dragging some sheets

down the staircase and took a tumble.  So we came up with

the idea of putting the laundry upstairs. 

And it has worked out great.  This what the room used to look like.

 

 

The plumber had to come in and put in pipes and drain.

Mike painted the room blue and white then

 put in lower kitchen cabinets and a counter top.

 

 

 

 

I made the curtain,

 

 

out of this fabric.

 

 

Added some "old things."

 

 

Made a laundry bag.

 

 

Mike added overhead spot lights.

 

 

I keep all my scrapbooking supplies in the cabinets.

And use the counter to work on projects.

 

 

 

At the other end of the room is our old

Hoosier cabinet.  This picture also gives you a good idea of what

a head banger the slanted ceiling used to be.

 

 

I still have a few decorator projects left to do, such

as paint the under the counter stool and I want to put another

old shelf above the washer and drawer.  Will show you

those projects after they are completed.

Have a great week.  We are supposed to get snow.

Valerie

Valentine Wishes

 

 

 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

I did a little decorating in my dining room.  I had to hunt and hunt

in my basement for the valentine box but

finally found it.

(That basement is a real adventure!!)

 

 

My mother-in-law gave me this beautiful crystal bowl.

 

 

Thank you to everyone who sent Valentine cards.

They certainly looked nice scattered around the room.

 

 

 

 

Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day.  Mike and I went

out to dinner and then to a play in Altoona, Pa. 

The play needed a little more rehearsal (actually several

people left in the middle) but it was still funny

and we enjoyed it.

 

Valerie

 

Remember Aunt Clara on the TV show " Bewitched"?

 

 

Remember the old TV show Bewitched? 

 Samantha had an aunt who stole doorknobs

 and carried them around with her in her purse.

Well, Mike and I don't pocket doorknobs but

over the years we have collected quite a

few different types of old doorknobs. 

In this old house

we have finally been able

 to use most of them. 

Mike spent the day changing out

the old ones with...... old ones. 

 

 

Here's a pretty crystal doorknob with an

old Art Deco key plate.

 

 

We had LOTS of black porcelain knobs,

so Mike ordered new silver rosettes and

key locks.

 

 

Black looks good with the old

black and white kitchen floor.

 

 

This is the bathroom knob with old

key.  You have to remember to turn

the lock or you might have

 unexpected

visitors.

 

 

A little door knob accessorizing.

 

 

We have this phone niche in the hallway.  While we

were in Seattle over Christmas we found

this old 1920's phone.  Similar to one

that probably used to inhabit the space many

years ago.

 

Keep warm!! 

 

 Valerie