Do you think he will notice?(picture at the end)… He did, I know it is only November but Halloween and bonfire night have gone so it’s Christmas right? Well in my book anyway, like I said last time with having a few grandchildren I must start early! And I saw these lovely mugs and just couldn’t resist them, I had already walked away from some in Action so when I saw these in the next shop (not the “NEXT” shop) it was too much to walk away again, plus the one I bought for Mark is not really Christmas, it’s a gingerbread man and hearts, and you can have them all year round, so actually don’t see what the issue is at all now I have said that… but I guess mine might be classed as Christmas, oh goodness if Lily is reading this she is going to be having a blue fit at me mentioning the “C” word again before December.
Sorry it has been over a week since my last blog, so what have I been doing you might ask! Well not much sewing, a bit of baking, fruit & nut tray bake, has been going down nicely, and a gluten free lemon drizzle cake, also been going down nicely…
We have moved into our winter residence in the west wing, and have decided to strip out our main ensuite and redo it over the winter period, oh doesn’t our house sound grand… ok so maybe a slight exaggeration, we have just moved bedrooms, it is warming in this room as the heat from the pellet stove goes straight up the stairs and arrives in the spare room, so makes sense really, but also gives us the opportunity to redo out ensuite, Mark has stripped it out now and we have been deciding what to have where, should we move the door? Move the shower, move the vanity… so many decisions but finally we have decided to keep the layout the same but raise the floor so step into the ensuite rather than a big step into the shower, so all the pipes will go under the floor, we have done this before in a house and it works well, so this is what we are going for, so now the fun starts, my favourite bit I get to choose all the pretty bits, tiles and colours, well I have to say I am stumped! I really have no idea? I am still banned from Pinterest by Mark, well that is what he always says, but obviously I still go on for a little inspiration sometimes… but I’m coming up blank at the moment, I know I want white toilet, sink and shower tray, but as for tiles I really don’t know, for the first time in this house I am trying desperately to stay away from anything Black! I’m even thinking maybe all white and just put the colour in with towels, the ensuite obviously is leading into our main bedroom and that has oak furniture with white walls and bedding, with some burgundy cushions and throws, and chaise longue, so should I do the same in the ensuite? But that seems a tad boring, I could do maybe Neutral colour tiles, like travertine or maybe a grey tile, or stick to white with a black framed shower, with black taps and accessories… see I’m back to black? I definitely need therapy, once a friend came and looked around my house and to be honest, and I do believe she was, she thought it was nice, not her style, but nice, every room we went in I realised there was some form of black, and by the time we got upstairs to our main bathroom she looked at me and said “ you like black don’t you” ops that was when I saw our house through someone else’s eyes… and yes I like black, ok my kitchen is black and I have black furniture in the lounge and black sink and furniture in the sewing utility room and black and white check flooring in the bathrooms and some black furniture in the bedrooms, I guess I may have over done the black so this is why I need to seriously think about what colour to do the ensuite, so if you have any ideas or really love your colour scheme let me know and help me make a decision… just in closing I do have accent colours in all of the rooms I have mentioned, red in the kitchen, burgundy in the lounge, mustard in the sewing room, blue in the main bathroom… see I do use colour but mostly as an accent…
Lastly in my next blog, I’m going to have some audience participation and some great discount on all items on my site so keep checking in…
The weather has not been great this week and has reflected my mood a little, so I need to put my positive pants on and smile because I can…
The cakes were delicious! I’m worn out just thinking about your color palette but one things for sure you’ll choose something fab! Pinterest is an essential tool so you’ll have to be sneaky 😏
He caught me on Pinterest this morning when he got in the car after filling up with petrol, and he jokingly said get out 🤣😂
Snap I saw those mug with the gingerbread man on and had to have one , hubby wanted another but my argument was I can use it all year. lol
See I agree, it’s an all year round mug… gingerbread is not just for Christmas x
Thanks for the mention!! Yes, we are still in November and “C” stays in December in my calendar. But, I do understand that you have to be organised before your trip to see the children and grandchildren.
You have such good taste Susie so whatever you do will look great. I’d bevtempted to go with burgundy tiles in your en suite.💗
Ohh Burgundy that’s a thought, it would go well with the bedroom, i could do just an accent tile? Thanks for the suggestion, I do think about you every time I mention the “C” word before December, but i just get so excited :-)…