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Curb Appeal- 20 Front Door Color Inspirations

Courtney ~ French Country Cottage — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 23:16:00 +0000

Home is our haven more than ever right now.

And while a lot of us are shopping the house to see what inspires us instead of shopping the store- and rearranging rooms and furniture for a fresh feeling (maybe more than once) I am also thinking about ways to freshen the house outside. And we are starting with the little cottage front porch and door.

It is looking quite a bit different already- we have removed a whole lot of wild blackberries that were basically taking over the lawn at this point. My husband has been enjoying clearing some previously natural and unused areas of our property- until he got attacked by blackberries and poison oak. So, taking a break while that clears up and we are looking at simple paint updates for the front porch.

So, staring with the cottage- and looking at that wee porch and front door and thinking of which direction to go when painting it.

Which means daydreaming a bit about doors and color ideas. And today it is allllllll about 20 looks and colors that are inspiring me for the front door.

Photos by me unless otherwise noted- and most were taken in Europe.

WHITE

Crisp, clean and classic. I painted the exterior of our French doors the same shade of white color as the house- and love how they turned out.

GRAY

Love this color on Rachel Parcell’s front door- so beautiful.

BLACK

Love a classic black door like this one from Melissa at The Inspired Room

PINK

A pink door? This one is pretty darn charming. via Southern Living

CORAL

A bit bold and a whole lot of beautiful- coral is a pop of pretty.

Brit.co

TEAL

Bold & Bluetiful

Shades of Blue are a popular choice for the front door- and I found several that inspired me.

Navy Blue

Almost a Periwinkle Blue in some light

‘Avignon’ Vintage Blue

Green Blue

Hunter Green

Rich and elegant- I love how this green looks paired with that crisp white.

And another slightly darker shade

And a minty Laduree Green is always a favorite.

For something different- Purple anyone?

A burst of Sunshine with Yellow

Regal Red

Silver Gray Blue

This is our front door- and I love this color- it is Benjamin Moore Boothbay Gray

I do love a natural wood look as well- that patina is incredible. Well, I mean- the whole door is pretty incredible too.

Do you have a favorite? Will share the little cottage door makeover soon and also what type of finish I am going with for the paint- Matte, eggshell, glossy- and why I prefer one to the others.

Stay well.

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Behind the scenes- Photo Shoot at Rachel Ashwell’s house

Courtney — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:27:00 +0000

The first week of January started 2018 with a whole lot of amazing inspiration

and a photo shoot that was an absolute dream.

You might remember seeing a few snippets of the photo shoot at Rachel Ashwell’s home behind the scenes on Instagram- and today I am sharing more details about the shoot and some exciting news.

I have to tell you that it was a bit surreal to walk up the steps to Rachel’s beautiful home and step inside the world of Shabby Chic.

I have long admired Rachel in so many ways- and to have the opportunity to
work alongside her in her home was an absolute dream.

The faded rugs, painted furniture, squishy sofa’s and delicious flower covered beds were just as you see in her books- and I was instantly inspired seeing her home- but also seeing how each of those elements played together in the room.

(Side note: pretty sure I seriously need this bedding So. Pretty. )

Every single room was beautiful

and I loved the simple details as well.

There were loads of pretty blooms waiting on the kitchen table, beautiful linens and her signature style in every corner.

It was quite literally like walking into her books- which I have poured through again and again and are some of my favorites.

I loved all of the ‘moments’ she had in her home.

Like a favorite hat on the stair railing.

Rachel styled each of the rooms for us and I snapped away taking far more photos than we needed.

Because… you know… Rachel Ashwell’s amazing house.

haha.

And Every.single.thing in it was photo and feature worthy.

Rachel was there for the morning and we chatted a bit about this and that and things like her new book all about flowers- it is INCREDIBLE.

And I know I have said it before- but will say it again. Rachel is the most down to earth, kind and gracious and genuine soul. I absolutely adore her.

The rest of the RH team arrived part way through the day
and we worked together which was so much fun.

I hadn’t seen my friend Jickie who is the editor of Cottages & Bungalows since our speech at Design Bloggers Conference and I finally got to the meet the girls I work so closely with at Romantic Homes in person too.

I can say that this shoot was one of the most inspiring photo shoots I have worked on-
and it is definitely pinch- me material.

A huge thank you to Rachel for opening her doors and trusting me to photograph her home and tell her story through my lens.
An absolute honor!

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Friday Favorites- Style and Design Inspirations

Courtney — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:23:00 +0000

This week was amazing.

Palm trees. Swimming pools. Movie stars…

and a conference filled with amazing designers and bloggers.

And in between the laughter, the tips and the crazy amount of good business stuff –

there was something even better.

I sat on the plane early Wednesday morning on my flight home from L.A. and the Design Bloggers Conference. And since it is a short flight – I didn’t buy the wifi and work like I normally would. I decided to just put my headphones on and hit play on my favorite play list and simply sit.

You know what happens when you simply sit without a computer or tv or anything else in your space? Amazing things happen.

Your mind is quiet and it listens to thoughts you are thinking. It was kind of like meditating.

Except that it was on a plane with 140 other people and turbulence.

And as I sat and thought about the conference, and the whirlwind of the previous couple days- I found this amazing sense of something fill me up.

A huge sense of inspiration and energy.

When you find yourself filled with a moment where the universe seems to nod in approval and smile at you-you take that moment and revel in it.

And it reminded me about how much someone or something that inspires you

also energizes you.

And those inspirations encourage you in some way.

To work harder, to sprinkle your home with a different style, to take a class or learn something

and even to just be a better version of you.

Inspiration is a GOOD thing and it does good things for you

when you inspired.

So as I am organizing notes and thoughts about the conference to share with you

today, I thought I would share a few of the designers and styles who inspire me.

And it has been awhile since I shared who my biggest design crushes are.

You likely already have an idea who I will be sharing again- but they never get old.

And in case you are new here- you might enjoy some of these designers as well.

Charles Faudree

The king of all things French Country- Charles Faudree is my biggest French Country style crush.

I have each of his books and could look through each of them 100 times and find something new that would inspire me each time.

via HomeGoods

Via Traditional Home

Though my style is less colorful and not so sprinkled with pattern, I absolutely love his rooms.

And I do have my Charles Faudree inspired sofa wearing bold and beautiful red buffalo check in my bedroom- which is a little sprinkling of Faudree charm.

Maison Chic Magazine

Rachel Ashwell

All things shabby and chic and beautiful- I am a huge fan of Rachel Ashwell’s style.

The soft colors, crisp whites and fresh flowers- it is a welcoming California casual style that speaks to me on many levels. Though I tend to lean a bit more elegant rather than casual- and with less floral and ruffles in the mix- her rooms always feel very charming in their simplicity and

I met her a few years ago – and she is a very kind soul that is as friendly as her style is.

Shabby Chic

via House Beautiful

I am inspired most by the romantic feel and muted colors.

and of course white slipcovers.

Brooke Giannetti

Brooke and Steve Giannetti were keynote speakers at the conference and they shared so much more about their style, home and journey to Patina Farm. And Patina Farm is definitely a place filled with magic. I enjoyed visiting and meeting them last spring at their book release party– and I can’t tell you enough about how absolutely enchanting their home and property is.

The biggest inspiration for me from their style is texture and patina. It is that character that something old has- that flavor in the chipping paint or beauty of the well worn finish that speaks so loudly. I am pretty sure that any room or styling is better with a bit of history and ‘patina’.

Like ruffly pages on vintage books

and chippy paint on an old bench.

What about you?

Do you have any favorite ‘style’ or design inspirations?

I will share all the details about the conference and just what it was that inspired me

the most next week in a recap.

And also- all about what happened with that photo styling workshop that I did with Jickie Torres from Cottages & Bungalows along with our top 10 photo and room styling tips.

My favorite might surprise you.

And the surprising (and amazing) folks I enjoyed dinner with while in L.A.

and what I learned about them.

Happy Friday Favorites everyone.

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7 inspirations for marble and wallpaper bathroom designs

Courtney — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:37:00 +0000

Have I mentioned that we have had a bit of rain here in California?

Just a bit.

And when it rains in huge amounts like it has been- it can cause a few issues. And it has.

Flooding, downed trees, no power, landslides and more.

And remember how I mentioned that we had a wee drip of water in the bathroom coming from somewhere?

Yeah. We patched it.

But the water damage was already there.

Which means two things.

1. Out with the old

2. In with the new

Basically, we had already started with a couple updates on this bathroom

but when I got to the point of changing that wallpaper that I absolutely love…

I paused.

You see… I love that wallpaper like love love love that wallpaper.

And though it hasn’t been a perfect match with the marble- I haven’t completely hated it either.

And so I have left it up for a bit… I guess I needed something to push me over the edge to refresh it.

And with the water damage on the wall by the window- well, it did just that.

We have to replace it.

Thank goodness that we aren’t starting with a bathroom that looked like this one did when we bought it again… it gives us shudders even now…

You can see all the lovely before in this old post with very tiny dark photos if you are so inclined.

After feeling a little iffy about it, I am moving towards excitement and am searching for the look that speaks to me.

The one that says ‘Elegant cottage with a little ‘french’ twist.’

One that mingles pretty marble with pretty gold and a pop of pattern or texture

that mixes in perfectly.

And that means I am searching for some inspirations.

I love marble with wood- but we did that in the bathroom down the hall–

so not sure I want to go in that direction again in here…

but I am not ruling it out The wood walls definitely fit this house and the style so

putting them back into this bathroom is a possibility.

And in defense of marble with warm toned wallpaper- I do love this one with coral wallpaper- so pretty.

via decor pad

And a few others proving that wallpaper and marble go together like a horse and carriage.

Via Style Me Pretty

This one is pretty- love the black and white toile but honestly, it feels a little on the ‘cool’ side for me color wise. I tend to gravitate more towards those warmer tones.

Via Decor Pad

So maybe more Navy is key… Navy is a little warmer than black- and it is oh so pretty here-

and here.

Via Decor Pad

But honestly… this one speaks to me the most

at the moment.

I love the soft subtle and warm colors and bit of whimsy in the print.

But of course patterned wallpaper isn’t the only option.

Since we aren’t much for drywall and taping and texturing in this wood paneled cottage

I have thought about using a very simple grasscloth or even a textured wallpaper

to achieve a clean look.

Of course I pretty much love everything in this one.

The mirror, the marble, the vanity… all of it.

So that is where we are currently…

searching for the perfect fit for this renovation and gearing up to get the damaged areas wiped away. Another FUN demo and rebuild project.

Have I mentioned that it is a good thing my dad is a contractor?

Yep, I think when buying this house

it probably should have been a requirement to have one in the family.

Happy Friday Favorites everyone.

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An afternoon at Patina Farm

Courtney — Mon, 02 May 2016 18:58:00 +0000

Worn and weathered and well loved patina.

Gilded details and lots of simply pretty.

All mingling with a huge amount of charm and warmth.

On Saturday, I had the pleasure of visiting Brooke & Steve Giannetti’s

absolutely stunning Patina Farm in Ojai.

A house is simply a house until someone sees it as a home and feeds that vision.

Patina Farm was a vision from the start born from a lifestyle that was merely a dream in the beginning for Brooke and Steve.

And they took that dream and vision and designed this amazingly charming home filled with an

abundance of detail and of course,

patina.

I have known Brooke online for several years and when she invited me to attend

their book release party at their home in Ojai-

I was thrilled to step right into the pages of their book

and to finally meet her in person.

She is as sweet and gracious as can be

and Patina Farm?

Well, literally knocked my socks off.

Let’s take a closer look at what inspired me.

(which admittedly, was everything)

When you step inside Patina Farm- you step into the living room filled with European charm.

I love the mix of antiques and beautiful linen covered furniture

and of course, the patina.

Outside the living room window. Sigh…

An abundance of light fills this home

courtesy of those amazing floor to ceiling windows and french doors.

Next to the living area- you will find the dining room

and on the other side of that fireplace-

the breakfast nook area

and the kitchen.

So gorgeous.

You can see a peek of Brooke’s office area down the hall-

one of my favorite spaces.

And it looks out into a garden and the charming little goat area.

Again- window goals.

Back to the kitchen- just outside the window-

a beautiful table set in the garden for enjoying a

cup of coffee while waking up.

One of the things that I loved most about Patina Farm is the abundance of natural light

and fresh air that filled every room courtesy of the stately windows and doors

that open fully to bring the outside in.

Being someone who loves to live outdoors

I found their gardens and outdoor living areas as inspiring as the indoors.

See that light glowing inside that room?

The bedroom was another one of my favorite rooms in the house.

Absolute simple elegance.

Sprinkled with an abundance of charm.

and attention to detail.

And then there was this.

Seriously.

Right off the master bedroom.

The BEST.

And from the outside.

Amazing.

The master bathroom was gorgeous

I love the mix of antique elements

and that tub had me at Hello.

From the book room staircase

the hallway that felt like a garden

to the guest cottage & chicken coop and gardens

Patina Farm is absolutely a dream.

I had such a wonderful time seeing old friends and meeting friends I have known for years online

and just being immersed in the all the beauty of Patina Farm for an afternoon.

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An autumn evening in the orchard

Courtney — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:43:00 +0000

In the area behind our house

there is an old twisty path that leads you up to the back of the yard
and right between the line of cedar trees

and up into a grassy clearing.

If you keep going just a bit further…
you will find yourself in the middle of a teeny tiny apple orchard.

One that is tucked in between stately old pines
and surrounded by seemingly endless blackberry bushes

and whose old twisty gnarly trees are dotted with the
smallest of rosy red apples.

It is lit by star and moonlight mostly

and now also by a scattering of

faux candles

and strings of charming cafe lights that dance

from one apple tree to the next.

It is a quiet little area and isn’t really a part of our property that we use all that often.
But every time I wander back through it I fall in love with that hidden little spot that is
surrounded by the charm of nature again.

Recently we set up a small seating area that can be enjoyed for a cup of coffee
during the day

and for a cup of cocoa and roasting marshmallows
in the evenings.

The star of the seating group- a gorgeous copper fire pit from Balsam Hill

whose warm copper color glows whether it is holding a fire or not.

And these roasting forks makes making s’mores simple & easy.

If you haven’t already noticed, I am loving copper this season

and have been using these copper mugs for flowers in table settings

and for cocoa.

Wrapping up in a warm wool throw and sitting around a fire while enjoying

all the beauty that nature has to offer this time of year

makes for a pretty enjoyable evening gathering

with friends and family out under the stars.

Happy Tuesday everyone

Find all these gorgeous pieces right at Balsam Hill to create your own

cozy entertaining area.

I worked with Balsam Hill on styling and photographing this project

but all opinions and my intense love of apple orchards, hot cocoa and evenings by the fire

are my own of course.

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Focal B&W Photos

Courtney — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:01:00 +0000

One of the things I love to do is take photographs.
Of my kids, my rooms, flowers ;), nature, vignettes, etc…
When I am inspired ~ I love to capture that inspiration with pictures.
I am often asked how I get my photos to have the color in just one little spot

and the rest of it in black and white.
I know a lot of you already know all about this fun tool-it’s right there
in the photo editing software but when I discovered it-
I was trying it on all kinds of photos!

I am by no means a photography expert-I am learning as I go.

I actually have had a few conversations recently with two absolutely

AMAZING accomplished photographers who have given me some huge tips
and even walked me through setting my camera for the best setting.

Thank you so much to you both! I can’t thank you enough for your help!

One of them told me that when she first started taking photos-
she would ask for help from established photographers and they would not share any tips
or help her at all and she remembered how frustrating it was for her to try and learn everything on her own.

So she made it a point to help people learn when someone asks how to do something.
I love that attitude of giving back and helping others.

I am super appreciative of the help they have given me

So… though I am just learning more about taking great photographs and editing-
I can share how to use some of the editing tools in picasa

I add a watermark and then do any basic tools that I want to apply
and then I send them over to my computer and use my Iphoto software.

I have found that as simple as Iphoto is-

some of the tools are much better than what I have used at Picasa.

So here are a few examples of some of the focal photos I have done recently.

This one was taken in the Petite Cottage Bathroom Makeover.

The flowers were so vibrant and such a pop of color- they were gorgeous.

The stood out even more with the rest of colors muted.

This one- the background is actually a more taupey brown color- and the chair is weathered silver.

This one kind of looked like it already had a focal edit- but I did edit to color just the roses.

Just the peonies…
love them.

Okay- so here’s a photo before focal b&w editing

I actually really like how the lighting and the room looks in full color.

But for fun- I wanted to make those roses pop even more.

Here it is after the B&W photo editing tool did it’s work.

The roses also came out a bit softer- I did not use the glow tool on this one.

Here’s another example.

This photo has NO editing. Yikes… it’s bad! Sooo dark!!

(I have since learned a bit more about those camera settings!

This was an early evening photo~ notice the blue cast coming in the window.

I ran out to grab just a few more pictures before settling in to edit and create a post.

Here it is after adjusting

Ahhh… Soooo much better!!

So to find this tool in Picasa-

When you are there- click on one of your photos which will bring it up larger.

There will be 3 tabs you can work with:

Basic fixes

Tuning

Effects

In EFFECTS

there is the B&W Focal tool.

Just click on it and the tool will show up on your photo

Move it to hover over the area you would like to show color and adjust the size if you would like

to show more or less of the photo colorized.

That’s it!

Hope that helps answer some questions!!
Happy Editing!!

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A Passion for Purple~ Inspirations

Courtney — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:54:00 +0000

Deep plums,
sparkling grapes and elegant eggplants and aubergines…

Soft sweet shades of lavenders, pale lilacs and old world regal amethyst tones…

How do you feel about purple in your rooms?

Do you love the bold tones or the soft subtle shades?

Do you like it as an accent or as a focal point?

Purple can be inspiring.
Quietly complimenting.
Or boldly making a statement.
It is a passionate color either way for sure.

It can move you and excite you with it’s rich deep, dark shades covering the walls.
Accented by silver, white and black- it’s elegant and so gorgeous.

Or purple can calm you and relax you- wrapping it’s warmth around you like it does in this

lavender room filled with irresistible pale shades and detailed patterns…

(I just have to say that I love that settee in so. many. ways… *sigh*)

What about on a chair, window covering or pillows?
Paired with other bold colors- it gives a space a lot of wow factor.

Or paired with pale creamy whites and grays

just a drop of it’s dazzling color speaks for itself.

This antique chair speaks to me- LOUDLY.

I love the elegant fabric and frame and with the cream- delightful.

I love light walls with purple drapery and accents

As much as purple is not my first choice for decorating my spaces with
I have to admit this dining room is knocking my socks off with it’s bold dark color
on the walls and white accents.
Wow!

My daughter loves purple.

LOVES it like she wants it covering every surface in her room Loves it.

I have been itching to get into her room and make it over for awhile now

and in my attempt to start getting those projects wrapped up-

her room makeover is now on deck.

She has morphed from a little girl to a bit more of a glam girl this past year

and she will be heading off to high school next year.. *GULP*
so she wants something more grown up than those PB flower drapes and little girl colors.

She finally agreed to let me do a mini- (mind you- just a mini)

makeover in her room but ONLY if it was purple and only if she LIKED what I was doing.

Sigh …

teenagers.

via Horchow

Purple is definitely not one of my usual colors to decorate with but I am game to play

with her favorite color and her style.

Just possibly though….
maybe just possibly could I convince her that something

quiet, soft, and shabby would be perfect in her little cottage bedroom?

Something,

oh I don’t know …

White?

Pink?

Yeah..

well with that look she gave me with raised eyebrows and disgust at the thought of that

I’m thinking it’s not likely.

So I am off to create a vision board with some purple inspirations for her room

and I’ll share more about my plans for her space soon

You can also follow my Glam Bedroom board on Pinterest as well

if you would like.

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Petite Cottage Bathroom Makeover

Courtney — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Crisp clean white bead board.
Soft gray accents and maybe a pop of pink mixed with

a little bit of elegant gilding and a lot of cottage charm.

Those are some of my inspirations for the petite cottage bathroom makeover
that we have been working away on for the past week.
It’s a small room and is part of the little cottage on our property.

It was basic with just the essentials & there was water damage from a leak
which resulted in damage to the walls and floor in one area.

The before shows the replaced sheetrock area and work starting on the ceiling –

We pretty much looked at this project as starting from scratch with the damage that had already been repaired.

It was more than ready to get a new look and be made over into a beautiful space!

(Apologies for the dark photo)

Lowes gave each of their Creative Ideas bloggers $500 to head to Lowes

& find the elements to do a bathroom makeover

I love all of the design and decorating projects that I always find at Lowes while the Mr. shops
for lumber so I knew I would find the perfect elements to make the bathroom amazing.

It was supposed to be a quick trip in to grab supplies but truth be told…
I wandered and dreamed and drooled for several hours.

I even used their free in store wi-fi with my ipad to search a couple products online as well.
All I was missing was a cup of coffee and a little lunch in the garden department.

On my makeover want list:

New Lighting, different ceiling & wall coverings, flooring, trim and a new sink and faucet

Everything I found was already priced fantastically and even better- on sale!
I also found a couple amazing clearance deals
As a big time bargain shopper
I LOVE that!

My first stop at Lowes was the lighting department.
I knew exactly what type of sconce I wanted for the space.

Something with a vintage feel and lots of charm AND since I had a lot of things
I was planning on doing in the bathroom they had to be priced well too.

I found these beautiful sconces and fell in love.
Shabby, french cottage and so sweet and just $49 each-

yep, they are perfect.

(I already had the chandelier)

We had great bones with the angled ceiling – but it was just plain old sheetrock originally.
We found thin grooved knotty pine planks from Lowes to finish the ceiling with

These pieces come in packs of single pieces that you groove together and then finish as you like

I painted them with Valspar right off the shelf white paint watered down a bit.

Love the character they add to the room with their knot holes and rough texture
and they are priced at $8.99 for 14 square feet.
Awesome.

Next was a drop-in bathroom sink.
We found a perfect white rimmed sink on clearance for just a few dollars

I thought about a pedestal sink-and Lowes had some gorgeous ones for sure
(already thinking about replacing the sinks in my master bathroom with a pair I found)
but I had the perfect shabby old sideboard stored just waiting for a new life as a vanity.

It was A LOT of work to clean it up as it had several issues but it is so charming for the space.

I love the chrome and white faucet- another sale priced find at just $37.

(I’ll share the how to on turning this sideboard into a vanity in another post.)

Being a big time bead board girl -of course that was on my list.

I wasn’t sure if I would go with bead board wallpaper or bead board panels.

I found both of them at Lowes- but when I saw the panels,
I absolutely loved how detailed their wall board was.

It has a different rounded type groove instead of the more flat ones
and it really makes a difference in how it looks on the wall in person.
Being that this is a pretty small room- we didn’t need too many sheets-
they were priced around $18.00 each.

These shelves are made with crown moulding pieces that are actually foam trim boards
I love them because they are fantastic for moist areas like a bathroom and their architectural detail.
They are placed high up on the wall- at 8′ to cover the seam where the bead board panels
came together in this 10′ tall room.
Some of this trim was leftover from a previous project so we didn’t need much more.

I am a big believer in re-using what you can, finding elements that you already have
and re-imagining them and also in mixing old and new.
The old bathroom door is original to our house – just a new coat of paint was all it needed.

The transom type window was a flea market find from a couple years ago~

perfect other than it has one pane of glass that needs to be replaced

(oops…)

The floor was replaced with a creamy sand colored tile that was a Lowes Special Purchase
and just .78 cents each so the whole new floor was around $45

The work was all done by my husband and I

After we worked on the beadboard & the Mr got the bulk of the heavy lifting done-

I came in and finished up the trim & finish work, built the shelves and wrapped it up.

I am so impressed by the design and room elements I found and used for this makeover at Lowes

and how incredibly far $500 went! Working with some of what I already had and mixing vintage finds in-
we were able to makeover the bathroom on a budget.

Is it wrong to love a bathroom?

I hope not…
because I’m kinda loving it.

I was compensated for this post as a member of the

Lowes Creative Ideas Network of Creators and Influencers but the designs and opinions are my own.

sharing at
One Project Closer

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Cottage Bathroom~Inspirations

Courtney — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:56:00 +0000

coastalliving.com

We have been working away on a little bathroom project over here-

I’m not ready to share it yet…

It is so close…

and yet so far from being finished and photo ready

homeaway.com

So thought I would share a few of the inspirations I have collected for the space

rural society.com

Each of these photos represents a color, finish or style I am loving for this cottage inspired room…

or maybe just something I am drooling over too!

lol!

rawkinsandsaffron.wordpress

google
I adore the white on white on white.
Simply gorgeous

google

Love the vintage or vintage inspired tile on the floor and the wood running the width of the room in this one.

google

Classic. Simple. Beautiful.

google

Can you tell I love bead board in a bathroom?

frenchflea.blogspot.com

I am really loving the gray with the white here

aestheticconcepts.blogspot

The mantel behind the tub? So dreamy!

google

Oh I just love this bathroom!

The gray vanity. The marble floor. The wood walls. The chandelier and THAT MIRROR!!!

*sigh*

Housebeautiful.com

This is one of my favorites- so gorgeous.

The black and white tile, clawfoot tub, french doors and chandelier- love it all.

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Love the wide plank wood walls.

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Light, bright, and beautiful!

Enveloped in beadboard- this is so charming.

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In our master bathroom- which is also vintage and was a remodel job- I used beadboard mixed with wallpaper.

My bathroom is far more romantic than the look I am going for in the bathroom we are working on

but I do love how the ceiling came out in here so I am including it as an inspiration as well.

I am tanking up on coffee this morning

& am hoping to get everything all wrapped up and it ready to share by the weekend!

Happy Wednesday!

See you tomorrow for Feathered Nest Friday!

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