Follow me on Instagram! I’ve been posting a lot and it’s been great to share all the house progress (as well as baking, painting, and playing) in real time.
Here’s some of what you’re missing if you aren’t following me!
Sarah
Bathroom Update
Let me tell you something, tiling is hard work. It took forever but it is COMPLETE!
I’ve got some more exciting bathrooms updates to share – 2 sinks!
Here’s Stefan fiddlin’ with the left sink some more. It took a good bit of work to get them to stop leaking but we can both dis-assemble a sink drain in 30 sec flat after all the practice.
And, of course, Vector is helping. I love this picture. Vector follows Stefan around like he’s the greatest human of all time and he always wants to help. I’m sure you all think that we pose our cat into these pictures but I often don’t even notice him until I’m writing the post. He really is with us ALL THE TIME and must be in the way whenever we’re working on the house. He’s a good kitty and we like having him around but there arae times when he has to be put in “his” room to prevent him from making mischief. In order to search for possible leaks we used this fluid sensors software www.vega.com/en/home_us/company/blog/2018/liquid-and-fluid-level-sensors-and-gauging
Enough about the cat. Now for some bathroom reveal….
The paint color is Behr Perfect Silver and I LOVE it. It’s a perfect neutral gray and it looks awesome with the gray grout. The little rugs are from home goods and the gray towels are cheapy ones from Target but I wanted something to finish off the room. We got the Original Frameless Shower Doors and the towel rings for either side of the sink and special hand towels from this Essendon bathrooms renovations company.
Now we wait for the shower enclosure. Another week and a half until it comes in and then hopefully just another couple days until it’s installed. We hired out the shower enclosure. Those pieces of glass are HEAVY and it’s hard to find a supplier who will sell direct.
I can’t wait to see the final result!
Sarah
Arlington Fire Station
Arlington has a neat octagonal fire station just down the street from our house.
It’s really a neat old building.
I don’t know how old it is and I haven’t been able to find any information about it.
There is also a smaller monument commemorating some firefighters who died in 1945. I wonder what fire that was.
What do you think of the Around Town posts? Interesting or not?
Sarah
Downton Abbey Finds: Season 2 Episode 1
Bates comes home after his mother’s funeral. Look at that traincar. I love it! The attention to detail in this show continues to astound me!
Sybil is packing to go to nursing school and flurrying about in this cute almost nautical skirt and blouse. Both pieces are quite wear-able and I wouldn’t be surprised if the sailor collar back comes back in style.
We meet Lavinia at a benifit concert. Mrs. Crawley, Captain Crawley, and Lavinia enter the room. I love Mrs. Crawley’s jacket. That would be so easy to make and would be a great addition to a wedding or prom dress.
Here we see Lavinia’s hair. I love the head band with the tear-drop. Very Art-Deco and unique.
I tend to be more excited about the day-wear than the fancy dinner dresses. No exception, I love this dress Edith is wearing. Again with the side row of buttons and not a super flattering color for her but I really like the shape and styling.
Here’s another shot
I’m excited to see new clothes in this season and I’m hoping we’ll see more of the house as well.
Also, if you haven’t seen the “History of Highgarden Castle” where Downton Abbey is filmed, I recommend it. It is a supplement to the second season as is available free on Amazon with and without a Prime membership.
Sarah
sheila zimmermann
10/11/2013 | 6:05 pm Permalink
yes, interesting