Whoever built our house in the 60’s, took the term “water closet” a bit too literally when designing the master bath. Small, does not begin to describe it. Tiny and ugly, perhaps does…or did, rather. Since the quickie weekend make-over we gave it a few weeks ago we now refer to it as, the “Boutique Bath”.
Before we started the walls were dingy white, there was a parchment shade that our cat tore in an unfortunate window jumping incident, and we had a pedestal sink which took up space without offering storage.
We decided to go for a dark, modern look and painted the walls a deep violet. The color would probably be a bit much for a larger room but it works nicely in this smaller space. We also found a new sink at Ikea that’s perfect for our needs, offering storage without taking up as much space as its predecessor.
Lastly, I made this panel valance to hang over some plain, white Home Depot blinds.
That’s really it. Small changes to small spaces. It’s the little things that count, right? 😉
I’m in love with your bathroom and wonder if you would come do mine. You could even film it for a videocast or TV, I’m that much wanting to have it done.
think of the yarn crawl you could go on while in NYC too….
Dear YarnYAY! Community & Supporters,
It’s with all of the feels, and a deep breath, that I announce that month’s will be the last monthly box, as we begin the process of closing YarnYAY! by Vickie Howell.
Five and a half years ago, this business essentially fell into my lap. I was just wrapping a tour promoting the launch of The Knit Show, and in the middle of writing my 13th book, The Knit Vibe when an executive from CrateJoy approached me about co-founding a subscription box for knitters. The arm of their company that ran subscription box businesses with creators and entrepreneurs who already had a following would handle the capital, fulfillment, customer service and sourcing. I would be in charge of project design, pattern writing, product curation, marketing, media content, and anything else creative. I had longtime been wanting to add a retail aspect to my overall offerings, but with a very full plate hadn’t yet figured out a viable, responsible way to do that. This seemed ideal.
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Have you met her? This is final shade of VH Montoya Merino, Sputnik Spruce, and she’s practically perfect in every way. Hand-dyed by the amazing @spunrightround I could not love this non-traditional, holiday palette more!
Get this limited edition run of Sputnik Spruce in the YarnYAY! December box. Now available at YarnYAY.com (link in bio)!
Second only to the #dollyparton costume exhibit, a highlight of our trip to Nashville was a tour of @hatchshowprint . I wanted to move in! *sigh* Block printing is dreamy. 😍...
Ok, reposting the December Unboxing, because it looks like I chose the wrong posting option last time, so only 90 seconds came through. The vid’s 7 minutes, so hopefully this time it works! (It’s posted in full on my Facebook page, YouTube, and YarnYAY.com, too.) Thanks for your patience!...
wow! looks awesome! come over and re-do my bathroom!
DIY should hire you back to host a bathroom makeover show!! Very cute!
That’s gorgeous, V. I love the white against that deep color.
What an awesome transformation!
Oh, wow… I LOVE that color! *wants to go paint her boring bathroom now*
That’s a totally awesome make-over… well done!
to right!!!
got some wool action from you today
i think i’m gonna start knitting!!!!!
justine xx
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your before and after photos. Good job!
Ooh, very nice!
I’m in love with your bathroom and wonder if you would come do mine. You could even film it for a videocast or TV, I’m that much wanting to have it done.
think of the yarn crawl you could go on while in NYC too….
That looks great! I love the color and that cute valance fabric.
Beautimus x’s 1000!! I love, love, love the plum and that valance is so pretty!!
Is there anything you can’t do Ms. Howell!?
Great job! Looks so professional pretty. I love the look.
When will you be to Ohio to do my nasty looking 50s bathroom?
That looks fabu!!!
I loves it! SO fabulous
Looks great!
I recieved a ball of Rock today – It is fancy green (Billy Joe). Thank you so much. 🙂
your bathroom looks fabulous! and thanks for the comment–i actually really like your book, it came in quite handy on my trip…:)