~ Part 2: The Loo ~

Good morning, my fellow bloggettes!

Before I share my latest project, I wanted you to know how much I deeply appreciated 
all of your sweet comments after my post on how Heaven's Walk got it's name.  Your encouraging statements and wonderfully touching stories about the furbabies who you love and care for melted my soul.
We are blessed that they have left paw prints on our hearts!

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The refloofing and refluffing has continued into my loo.

The main floor loo.

The loo that our guests use.

I adore this room 

because of the high ceilings 

and

the glazing technique the previous owners did on them.

I'm in love with the floor to ceiling beadboard

that is painted creamy white.

I'd have my entire house done in beadboard and/or horizontal wall planking

if were up to me.

(But then I'd end up just spending my days walking around 
and sighing

and I wouldn't get a thing accomplished.)

What I've never understood, though, is why the previous owners

(who were 75 years old btw)

hung THIS on the ceiling....

Yes, friends -
that's Lady Godiva....
in all of her stunningly naked glory.

I know - I know -
I know what you're thinking.....

but, I just don't have an answer for you.

Seriously...

But we've kept her up there.
She's quite the conversation piece.

Ok......refocus people!  

Back to soaring ceilings

shimmering glaze work over creamy white paint

a boatload of beadwork

buckets of lavender

vintage brown cheese box

a beloved French tote bag

and fluffy white towels.

Here's the BEFORE ~

and the AFTER.

I bought the bucket for $1 at my friend's antique shop.

I used it for a "pickin' pot" this summer in the veggie garden.

When I was Hobby Lobby the other day, I literally cleaned out their inventory of lavender 

(which was still 50% off).

(Yes....that was me behind the armload of purple, screaming like a little girl 

as I skipped my way out to the car...)

The lavender even found it's way into my favorite French tote

purchased from Tracey at French Larkspur.

 

Vintage bottles were a Hobby Lobby find for a mere $2.

Vintage cheese box was found for a song on Etsy.

Believe it or not, I found this French soap at a local grocery store!

Someday, I would like to put wood floors in this room to tie in with the rest of the original oak flooring in the house. 

(I haven't a clue why they installed carpeting....in a bathroom
...really? )

Anyway, so there you have it.

A simple pre-holiday French farmhouse loo
done for a song and a dance.

"Refloofing: Part 2 - The Loo" is officially completed!

Onward to Part 3...

{ Hugs }

~ laurie

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