Before and After Pictures

Before...

And after...

Need I say more?

Our Journey's End!

Finally, we are at the end of our journey. Although it was hard work, I can't tell you how much pleasure we've found working through this.  To take a blank canvas, then brainstorm about what we want and then to see it come to fruition...wow!

Here are some close up pictures of the shower (http://www.americanbathfactory.com/), the lights (http://www.homedepot.com/), the vanity and the Apothecary (American Bath Factory), plus the sinks and faucets (American Bath Factory)...

The mirror was probably the most difficult item to find. Because we decided to shorten our vanity length in order to include the Apothecary Cabinet, it just looked too crowded with two separate mirrors (which was our original intention). Having decided on a single mirror, we measured and went shopping! We found one that fit our dimensions online and ordered it, unfortunately it was hideous! ☺ Time to get in the car and visit our favorite stores.  I must admit it was very much like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears without the happy ending of "And it was just right"!  What's that saying? "If you want something right, you've got to do it yourself".  We figured we could use the same molding we used on our border giving us the best of both worlds, it would fit and match! We called around and found some wonderful people at Precision Glass & Mirror (http://www.precision-glassinc.com/) who helped us choose the right dimensions (we had to allow for the lip on the molding), thinkness, and bevel. It was perfect and affordable! They also told us the best way to frame the molding onto the mirror and how to hang it.

As any woman knows, accessories are the key to the final product! ☺ So here are our accessories...we didn't want to put a towel bar on our shower glass (although it was available) yet we wanted some towels close to the shower.  We found the "Parisienne Towel Tree" (the curvy wrought iron between the vanity and the shower)  from J.C. Penney online (http://www.jcpenney.com/) as well as the towels to go on it.  We felt it was the right combination of practical and decorative. We visited Bed, Bath and Beyond (http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/) for most of our accessories including our rugs, soap dispensers, mini towel tree, toilet paper holder, and trash can. I couldn't believe how hard it was to find affordable fingertip towels. Most places (including online) charged from $10 to $20 for one towel! I was prepared to hang washclothes on my mini towel tree when I ran across a great deal from WalMart (http://www.walmart.com)...two/ monogrammed fingertip towels for $5! Yay! ☺ Top it off with some pictures that we already had and hadn't figured out where we wanted to hang them and voilá!

If you want to see the side by side view, I'm going to post it as a separate post all by itself. That way, if you're the type to read the end of the book first, I've made it easy for you!

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. Now I look at my other bathroom and a light bulb appears over my head...oh, but that's another blog for another time. Please feel free to post your comments here. Every comment gives the blog more exposure and I really would like others to know about the wonderful companies and people who have helped to make our bathroom what it is today.