I Made A Ten Foot Tall Shower Curtain!

I want to share how I gave the standard glass shower door

a more custom look by making a shower curtain.

Some of my long time followers may have seen this post

but I know there are many how have not. 

The "Life Is A Journey, Not A Destination" candle
was found at from Tuesday Morning.
It was the inspiration for this bathroom.


This is our hall and guest bathroom. 
It has 10 ft. high ceilings.
So I had to make my own shower curtain. 
I made it out of a tablecloth for 15.00!

These are the SOFTEST turquoise blue bath towels.

The lighting and my camera doesn't do them justice.

My bathroom doesn't get much natural light.

The Oatmeal towels have embroidery and rows

of ruching at the bottom, and they are also

super soft and very absorbent.

Robin egg blue and tan towels from Target.

The oatmeal/tan towels were on clearance at my Target.

I have been working on getting my guest bathroom,

which is also my guest bathroom, a more

inviting, relaxing atmosphere.

10 ft. tall shower curtain.

I really didn't like the bare
look of the shower enclosure.
It just looked unfinished and
kind of cold.

OKAY...

Remember the mystery project that I was making

out of that tablecloth that I got  at Marshall's?

It's my TEN foot tall shower curtain!

This tablecloth had gone through quite a few markdowns. It started out at 39.99, and then after a few more is was  15.00!   

I love the colors and

of course the Quatrefoil pattern.

Both are very popular right now.

It is a Quatrefoil pattern in robin egg blue, tan and a
 touch of brown. Both sides look great.

So I grabbed it knowing just what
I would do with it because...
I'm SO clever.

I almost never use a tablecloth
as just that... why that would be boring.
It usually becomes a window treatment!

I layed it out on the floor and cut in half "lengthwise". Of course BUDDY just had to help!

You say that doesn't look 10 feet tall?

Well just read on...

This is a rather average sized hall bathroom,
with a very tall ceiling!

See...

TEN FEET TALL!

I do know that it looks much 

more inviting than it did before.

Do you like it straight or tied back?

  

Look... I have cute little guest towels!

The guest towel stand was found at the Goodwill for only 2.50!

I also have paper towels.

Paper towels and paper cups for sanitary reasons.
Q-tips are in the jar.

And of COURSE I have to have some

cute little birdies!

The bird picture was purchased from Tuesday Morning.

Definition of RUCHE

1: a pleated, fluted, or gathered strip of fabric used for trimming

— ruched \ˈrüsht\adjective

Variants of RUCHE ruche  or ruch·ing  \ˈrü-shiŋ\

Origin of RUCHE

French ruche literally, beehive, from Medieval Latin rusca bark

First Known Use: 1827

Definition of QUATREFOIL

1: a conventionalized representation of a flower with four petals or of a leaf with four leaflets

2: a 4-lobed foliation in architecture

Illustration of QUATREFOIL

Origin of QUATREFOIL

Middle English quaterfoil set of four leaves, 
from Anglo-French quatre + Middle English -foil (as in trefoil)

First Known Use: 15th century

Thanks for visiting me today!

Remember that the Wednesday Bunny Hop Party will be up and running Tuesday at 4:00 pm Pacific time.

xoxo

Bunny Jean

I am sharing this with:

Thrifty Decor Chick's ~ Show Us Your Bathrooms

Kathe With An E's ~You're Gonna Love It Tuesday

Midnight Madness at Goodwill

I am proud to say that I'm a card carrying

Goodwill shopper in good standing.

(I have a punch card in every purse.)

But... I never knew about their

Midnight Madness sale. 

Did you?

I just happened to be there when they

 announced that they were closing at

7 p.m. and reopening from 8-midnight. 

Everything (except new items)

would be on sale at 50% off! 

It was my lucky day night!

I arrived back at the store at 8:10

and the parking lot was full, and

every shopping cart was taken!

Well, I would just have to make do.

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This baby changing table did not catch

my eye at first glance. (No babies here.)

Hmmm...

How about a potting table?

Not really outdoor material...

but for 10 bucks I couldn't pass on it.

It looked like it had never been used,

but was just a little "loose".

So I asked Hubby for help.

He took it apart and glued the dowels.

Then he tightened up the screws.

I remembered some little black wheels

that I never used on the plastic storage

drawers in my craft room closet.

So, Hubby drilled some holes

and popped in the wheels.

For 10 bucks and very little effort...

this is how  I will be using it!

It is now my dish cart/storage table.

This is where I will be using it!

It fits in the closet where I keep my fabrics,

extra linens, and craft room overflow.

Those nifty little wheels allow me to roll

it in and out for easy access. I can also

roll it into the other room when I am

setting up for a tablescape.

What do you think?

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Thanks for stopping by to visit.

I also want to thank everyone who left

me a sweet comment or sent me

an email on the passing of my

Dear Sweet Weezie.

~~~

I am joining up this week with:

Metoporphosis Monday

@ Between Naps on the Porch

Do It Yourself Day

@ A Soft Place to Land

Today's Thrifty Treasures

@Southern Hospitality

Thursday Tranformations

@ The Shabby Chic Cottage.

See you there!

Transformer Desk... and Giveaway Winner!

Yes! We have a winner for the

"Do Nothing to Enter" giveaway.

This was a surprise giveaway to

thank all my followers.

Every one of my followers were

automatically entered.

~~~

So here are their pretty little faces

... all of 100 of them!

I went into my dashboard

and printed them out.

I just cut them into strips.

Then ripped them into individuals.

Fluffed up the pile a few times...  

and once more for good measure.

Closed my eyes and spun around

and around and around..... okay I'm  

kidding about the spinning part.

And the winner is...

Phyllis @ Around the House!

Phyllis is a very sweet person and has

a wonderful blog. Be sure to go

visit her at Around the House.

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For this weeks Transformation Thursday

I want to show you my "Transformer Desk"

Gina, over at The Shabby Chic Cottage,

hosts this event every Thursday. I will

have the link at the bottom of this post.

"Transformer Desk"

I picked it up at the Goodwill for

30 bucks. I know... kind of expensive,

but it is in tip-top condition.

I didn't "need" another desk, but I am happy

I got it because it is the same wood and

finish as the wall unit that is hiding

behind the plaid chair.

Oh, and speaking of chairs... I just

happened to have this little desk

chair in the very same finish!

Now, when I first saw this desk at GW

I thought it would be great painted a

creamy distressed white, or even black.

But, when I got home I realized that

the only room I could really place

it in was the family room.

Since it is the same color as all the

other pieces in that room... it will

just have stay "orange" for now.

This is how it looked in the store,

except the little removable cubbie

box and the magazine rack were

hidden inside a drawer. 

It was all folded up... looking just

like a three drawer file cabinet.

Then I started to see that it was much

more, with it's fold out desk top. 

I was also pleased to find the

magazine rack in a drawer.

Hubby needed to square up the back

 and tighten the the screws, so the

drawers would close right.

A few more screws... a little glue

and now it looks brand new!

I like multi-purpose things

that can "transform".

Don't you?

Now hop over to The Shabby Chic Cottage 

and see all the other transformations.

Oh, and be sure to say hi to Gina.

Valentine's Day ~ Tea for Two, Romantic Dinner, and Decadent Dessert!

What could be nicer than a 

Valentine's Day tea for two?

...Maybe a romantic dinner with a nice wine?

...How about a late night dessert of strawberries dipped in chocolate... and a glass or two of champagne?

How about all three?!

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Tea for Two

This fine bone china is Old Country Roses made in England by Royal Albert, and it was passed down to me by my mother.

Tea is served at 4 o'clock.

This clock is 24k gold plated and was given to me by my mother forty years ago.

My sweetheart and me.

He is 6'3"... I am not.

We have be happily married for 30 years. We are blessed and appreciate that... because it is the second marriage for both of us.

We met on a blind date!

These are faux candies. The are very good for any diet plan... because they are 100% calorie free ;) 

I offer these and more on my website.

(information is on top of sidebar)

These pretty little sugar cubes are also faux.

This large table doily was also my mother's and is very old.

The napkins are actually pretty little hankies that I opened for today's tablescape. They  were my mothers and they are also old.

Did you enjoy your tea?


Dinner will be served at 8 o'clock.

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Oh My... dinner is starting late.

We will have some nice wine in the Princess House stemware.

I've used long taper candles for a romantic feel. The wine will also help with that.

The dinner plates are from TJ Maxx.

The flatware has real gold detailing. It was fairly inexpensive, but still feels good in the hand.

These little lead crystal candle holders have a real gold band on them and were found at Goodwill. I have a punch card there... do you?

The china also is trimmed with gold.

There we are again... do you see us?

We are very lucky to have each other!

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Time sure has passed quickly!

It's 10:35 and I'm ready for dessert!

We have a nice bubbly champagne!

These are the old fashioned champagne glasses, not the fluted ones that are so popular today.

I just can't resist lovely plump strawberries dipped in decadent milk chocolate... how about you?

Or do you prefer dark?

I will place the fresh strawberries in the little oblong dish, and the chocolate in the precious little swan... just the right size for dipping the tip of the berry!

These champagne glasses are lead crystal and have a beautiful "ring" to them when you tap on the rim.

They are from Princess House.

I sold Princess House when my girls were 10 and 6, and the  boys (twins) were just toddlers.

Is that still in business?

Well... look at the time...  

It's almost midnight!

Good night to all my bloggy buddies!

~~~

Thank you so much for visiting me today. I enjoyed my little Valentine fantasy.

My husband and I will not be together this year for Valentine's Day. I think that might be a first.

He will be back soon, to help with more of our preparation to sell the house.




Thank you to Susan at Between Naps on the porch for hosting this wonderful event every Thursday.

click here

Now... go have fun and check out the other bloggers that are sharing in today's event.