Good Morning...Thank You all for leaving such sweet comments about "Le Bath"... I hope I answered Your questions helpfully... If not keep asking and I'll keep trying!!!... The tall hutch was a surprise gift from my Husband while I was away...A very thoughtful man. As you can see he cut my initials in the doors on the bottom, (if something happens to me and he ever remarries... that ought to drive the new wife nuts!!!, don't you think!) Ha!...I'm sure those doors will be the first things to come flying off!!!... what in the world pushed THAT button???

I added some textured wall paper underneath the shelves on the outside just to give some visual interest and texture......Of course a new Bath needs New Towels...

Painted a Black Iron Candle holder "Creamy White" using it to hold "LeToilet Papier"

White picket fence wall paper with colorful flowers surrounds the room from the floor up , just a couple feet...This paper was in my last house too, I've never tired of it...
"Le Fleur de Toilet Papier"... Have the best day, see you tomorrow...xoxo~Kathy

~LE BATH~ FINISHED , UP AND RUNNING...

Good morning my friends... Finally finished the Master Bath and will take the next few days to share some photos ... Hope you enjoy them and maybe even get a little inspired to Start or finish up some of your home improvements...I should have taken a before photo but I didn't, sorry...There was a lot more color going on, I'll try and explain as I go... The hutch below used to be a light green...now Creamy white...The Le Shave tag I made...cute huh?

My friend Rhonda momogramed this towel for me as a gift and looks lovely just resting on the sink...

The washcloth basket recieved newly painted handles, also green, and all new white washcloths...

Have always used a basket for washcloths... frees up cupboard space for other things...there are so many fun ways to change things around...

White chenille curtains ...I knew that bedspread would come in handy sometime...and a vintage soap dish below holding a bar of "Fairy soap"....something fun to look at below the window...amongst the flowers...

A Beachy, Tablescape print...

I Made the shower curtain out of another bedspread I have, (used to collect them)...A sweet button pin holds back the opening just a little... The pin was another fun project...

More tomorrow my sweeties...I'm embarrassed to tell you how many shots I took, so I won't!!! Let's just say you'll be peeking at "Le Bath" for a few days... xoxo~Kathy, Have a lovely one...

A tad more of Michigans finest... Mackinac Island!!!...I sound like I'm working for the Chamber of Commerce!...

Serious biking happens on the Island ...Packed the day we happened to be there...

People stop and build the most interesting rock sculptures all around the Island...Which makes the bike ride even more fun! I shot a series of these sculptures, the "Rock Series" for another time., like in the winter when water and sunshine will be a breath of spring...

Interesting landmarks everywhere...

That arched rock got my attention!!!!...

Bye, Bye, Mackinac...we'll surely be back soon!, xoxo~Kathy

Tomorrow I will start to share the Master Bath ...Just finished it today! Why I waited so long to do this I'll never know, ...til then, xoxo~Kathy. If you look to the right sidebar I posted a couple of shots!!

THE VINTAGE STRUCTURES OF MACKINAC ISLAND...

Welcome to Mackinac Island... A little island between the Upper and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. No cars on the island only Bikes and horse drawn carriages. We took this boat called the "Cadillac", ( which is where I'm from), how strange was that!, over to the Island. We brought our own bikes with us and biked around the Island twice. We put about 20 mi. on our bikes that day...Fun, Fun and we enjoyed the most perfect weather as you can see... This post features some of the amazing old world and Newer structures that give Mackinac that special flavor that keeps you coming back for more...

The "Grand Hotel" which is Mackinac's claim to fame... the photo was taken from the boat on the ride over...A moving shot... "Somewhere in Time" was filmed here with Christopher Reeves...

I adore this Island Library and had to get you a shot of the inside....I LOVE the colors...

When you walk in the front door you can look right through the building to the big water... It is a wonderful building...

The Island is full of Bikes everywhere and thousands of tourists. Every other store on main street is a Fudge store... Will show more of the sites tomorrow, today just structures...

Two of the lovliest hotels on the Island...

Newer home...

A private residence...

Just a few of the "lovlies" on Mackinac Island... Everyone should visit at least once, xoxo~Kathy~

LET'S GO ON A "ROCKY RUN"!...Do we have to???

Stone and rocks are like magnets to me...I'm drawn right in... When our children were young and we lived on a farm, I would pile them in our truck and announce we were going on a "Rocky Run". They would moan...and I would bribe them with a stop to get ice cream if they would help me get stones along side the country roads to bring back for my rock garden. We lived way out in the country where rocks were plentiful just for the picking...Pictured here is a great Stone Fireplace dressed in an amazing mantel . Our friends Doug and Patti had this created when building their home a few years back...

The work is exceptional...Your hand instinctively reaches out to touch the cool surfaces...
Such a unique mantle...allowed to keep it's natural curves and burls...

Strong contrasts between smooth and rough...

With the high ceilings throughout this room this stone beauty takes center stage...Lovely..

Happy Monday my friends...xoxo~Kathy

HONEY... WOULD YOU GET THE LIGHT?...

We drove two hours to spend the night in a lovely Resort ....When we arrived we were informed that we would have to stay in a Smoking room, We don't smoke...neither of us saw the logic in trying to hold our breath all night so we enjoyed our day , had a lovely dinner and drove back home to sleep in our nice clean "Smokefree" bedroom...

You know what I mean...There's nothing like your own bed with your favorite cotton sheets...

Your own fluffy pillows...

You just know how wonderful you'll feel as soon as your body hits the sheets...and your head touches the pillow...

Honey ...would you get the light?... Honey?...Hon...

IT'S BACK TO THE REAL WORLD TOMORROW...

Can you remember spending days with your grandparents?... I have precious memories of my Grandparents. My Grandparents had an Island in Georgian Bay, and every summer my sisters and I would spend time with them gathering memories we would talk about for the rest of our lives...Here are two of our sweeties...Tenley Joy and Owen...We have them for one more day. Crafting is huge when they come to our house... I have a Jewelry studio, Mixed media room and a Sewing room!!! Sooooo, we just hop from one to the other crafting our little brains out, ( so to speak!!!) Ha!

We wrote our names with shells...

and created the most BEAUTIFUL.... "Princess Crown"...

The Princess and her Royal Subject posing so nicely....

Of course no day is complete until all the dinosaurs are "Locked Up"...The Big chicken is keeping watch and the little dino "Nursery" is on the right...

Tomorrow...it's back to the real world, awhhh shucks!!!! xoxo~Kathy~

A Grand time with the GRANDS....

It is Grandma and PaPa time for a few days.... We are VERY busy and enjoying every minute...Here is a list of some of the special things we've been doing...

We went to Mackinac Island...and had a beautiful ride on a big boat.

We ate hotdogs and went to a "Butterfly House"...( My favorite) Pics to follow...

We made Caramel Corn...Went to the theatre and saw G-Force, (cute)...

We painted our finger AND toenails, (Pink of course)...

We made a dinosaur city...and we are half way done creating a princess crown.

We take "Tubbies "at night, and we Read lots of books.

We water the flowers and go for walks...We color lots of pictures so the refridgerator is not barenaked...

We ride our bikes and make necklaces...We laugh a lot...

Back soon my friends...Missing you all, xoxo~Kathy~