the scary bathroom – Blake Hill House

2018 Reflections: Projects & Progress

Living & DecorJanuary 1, 2019373Views 0Likes 18Comments

Every year I write one of these posts. It's the blogger way, you know. Last year, in my new year post, I wrote that I thought 2018 was going to be a good year. Truthfully, I am not entirely sad to let 2018 go. As a positive person, I'm not one to label it…

How To Restore an Antique Marble Sink Top

Maintenance, One Room ChallengeDecember 4, 20181KViews 0Likes 11Comments

A few years ago, I started researching how to restore an antique marble sink, and I filed away a few ideas. However, until we renovated the Scary Bathroom, all of those ideas were untested. BHH predates indoor plumbing, and our sink was likely installed around the turn of the 20th century. That means it is…

Budget Breakdown + All the Times I Changed My Mind in the Scary Bathroom

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationNovember 27, 2018494Views 0Likes 15Comments

I hope all of my American friends had a nice Thanksgiving. This year, we invited friends over, and we had a low-key, no-fuss celebration. The Christmas decorations have made their way upstairs from the basement, and Hannukah starts in less than a week. The whoosh that is the rest of 2018 is officially here. Also,…

Lighting in the Scary Bathroom

Living & Decor, Maintenance, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationNovember 15, 2018471Views 0Likes 4Comments

This post is in partnership with Lamps Expo. May I admit that I am relieved that the One Room Challenge is over? I have such a sense of satisfaction, but wow! I am tired. There were so many decisions to make, and the physical labor portion of the project started to get to me by…

One Room Challenge Week 6 | The Scary Bathroom Isn’t Scary Anymore

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationNovember 8, 2018998Views 0Likes 39Comments

You know how when you're so exhausted you feel like you want to cry? Then, you look back at how much work you did to make you so tired, and you actually start to cry? That's me. I'm happy. I'm sore from the pure physical effort of it all, and you couldn't pay me to…

One Room Challenge Week 5 | The Scary Bathroom

Living & Decor, One Room Challenge, Respectful RenovationNovember 1, 2018232Views 0Likes 4Comments

It's week FIVE of the One Room Challenge. Week five is usually when the following thought hits me: I need a staff. My enthusiasm is waning; The work is not. Even so, I think I'm ok? That question mark ending is not a typo. This week has just been pure physical labor without a pretty little…