I live in a 1920's bungalow and wanted to keep it fresh and spare but also use accents from the period. My brother gutted this house for himself and his new bride 5 years ago. He was very careful to keep it in the original time period, adding all sorts of amazing trimwork. When their growing family outgrew the house, I moved in and am slowly redoing a few cosmetic things - they were more Restoration Hardware neutrals and I love color. [more pics and a slideshow link, after the jump]
The vintage medicine cabinets, I don't remember where they each came from, I collect them at various junk shops/flea markets. I gave them a fresh coat of paint to make them less shabby.
The door is reclaimed - it was the side door into the house, but it was super drafty. The glass is frosted with spray on stuff.
The glass doorknobs and button light switches are new but made to look like they were from the period.
I have the luxury of a narrow linen closet in there where I store all of my linens, towels, toiletries I don't use very often. It's a good place to keep my extra green pottery collection.
The cat tried to eat the leaves and sticks five minutes after I took the picture and knocked the whole jar over.
Thank you Becky!
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This room is so charming. Loads of character.
Really nice! I had never thought about vintage medicine cabinets, but they look awesome.
haha.. we had our Christmas party at Paris on Ponce last year. Cool place! May I ask, is your home in Virgina Highlands? I lived there last year and loved the neighborhood and the wonderful craftsman homes!
Thanks you all!
L- I've heard some wild Paris on Ponce Xmas party stories. Yes, this is my second house in the Highlands. Unfortunately, half of my street has been decimated by tear down McMansion building fever!
Becky
Yes, it was wild. Can can dancers and all!
Ah, an old neighbor! I lived on Lanier & Virginia. My little section of the street seemed to be slightly better preserved than the other parts.
L- I just had to walk up to that corner today. I love this neighborhood in spite of the fact that Alpharetta houses are popping up on tenth of an acre lots all over the place.
I was supposed to meet my friend Wicki at her Moulin Rouge Xmas party but I couldn't get a cab and didn't want to walk down Ponce alone at night (I was at another party up by Krispy Kreme that night).
Heh, im another highlands resident on Lanier. Havent really noticed too many mcmansions going up, most of the new construction ive been seeing looks like it sorta belongs.
Looks great, Becky! I've been wanting to paint my tub base black.
Hey C neighbor! Check out the three in a row on Los Angeles (Chicos side, not the fire station side), the styles are not ugly, but they are way too big for the lots and dwarf the neighbors. They just don't fit into the fabric of the neighborhood at that size. The first floor is about 8 feet off the ground on all three - the heights are absurd. Plus the builder on one that has been completed for months and months never replaced the sidewalk. It's still muck. They did not leave one square inch of permeable surface on the lots, which is a major source of non-source point pollution. I'm talking about these:
http://flickr.com/photos/71696744@N00/sets/72157594320721043/
Victoria, I never would have thought of black but I have to say I love it and I'm glad my brother insisted on it! Apparently his tub guy said he was tempted to tell my brother he broke it and then resell it for a big profit. It was a lucky find!
Becky
C - it would be crazy if it was the one on the right.
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i have such tub envy! love it.
Becky such a cool room! Love everything especially the atmosphere but I really have serious toilet brush envy.
Lucetta
I have tub envy, too - this looks like such a relaxing retreat.
I love your bathroom and it's inspired me to finish(start?)mine. I've already had the perfect sky blue color paint(almost identical to your color), just waiting for me to paint. And the tub is great!
I love dark wood flooring in bathrooms. This space is lovely!