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bathrooms

tuesday inspiration, sleeping in beauty

by manvi on August 3, 2010 · 5 comments

After a long work day, I am ready to kick back and unwind.

These stylish, elegant, cozy-with-pops of glamor that give a feeling of luxury bedroom suites would be great! I like something in all of them. Which is what makes it so hard for me to decide how I want to decorate my master bedroom suite. Of course an unlimited decorating budget would be great too!

Tomorrow’s giveaway is sooo pretty that I want some for myself… ..you’ll see.

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a little of this and a little of that

by manvi on July 7, 2010 · 7 comments

oh hello friend. this is glamorous. simply seductive. sunday suppers. living etc

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snapshots of my day..

by manvi on March 24, 2010 · 10 comments

Hello dears. Hows it going with you? The sun is shining I am having a fantastic day. Slowly but surely, progress is being made with the hard drive clean up.

I decided to tackle some pending chores and projects like laundry, guest bedroom clean up, regrout guest bathroom floor and other odds and ends.

Here are some snapshots from my day.

My huz and I are celebrating a special day today. I woke up to find a lovely surprise from him – a bunch of beautiful yellow roses and a sweet card.

our guest bedroom with my DIY headboard. I added two new items, a dresser and a vintage radio a few days ago. I need to buy a curtain rod and will share more pics of the room after dressing the window.

my lovely tulips..

grouting the guest bathroom floor..exhausting. stage 1 done. stage 2 in a couple of hours.

a lovely scented candle from helen julia that arrived in the mail today. smells divine!

and soon it will be time to pop the bubbly…

How has your day been so far?

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photographer; rachel whiting

by manvi on November 9, 2009 · 3 comments

Interior inspiration from London based photographer Rachel Whiting’s portfolio.

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facelift; guest bath

by manvi on September 23, 2009 · 12 comments

As promised, here are the pictures of our guest bathroom with a little bit of a facelift.

I wanted the overall look of this tiny guest bath to be simple with touches of glam and drama. Except for the paint and the shower curtain fabric, I decorated using pieces we already owned, but am considering replacing the shelving unit with either a round side table or a shorter rack. The shower curtain is actually window treatment panels sold at ikea and a steal at $14 {two panels}. I used four panels. The paint color is Mysteria by Behr Premium Plus in semi-gloss. I want to add decorative wood paneling to the walls and change the lights above the sink at some point. The mirror is antique silver from India, and a gift from my mom. In total, we spent less than $100 and that is the part I am most pleased about.

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I didn’t think I had a before pic, but just found one from last year. It was only a few days after we moved in. yep it was SAD!

So there it is… whaddaya think?

images: mdh

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photographer; mark burstyn

by manvi on August 25, 2009 · 7 comments

I was out all day today finally crossing off an item that has been on my to-do list FOREVER! Go see a doc. part of the “take better care of myself” new year resolution; get routine medical check-ups and stay healthy. I am terrified of needles and end up procrastinating seeing a doc until I have to. I overcame some of that fear and went for it. Mostly because it makes sense to get all this done while I have the time.

While waiting in the ridiculously SLOW lines, I was replying to emails, and blog surfing via my iphone {almost wishing I had not changed my mind about bringing the macbook} when I found photographer mark burstyn‘s portfolio over at dti. Where I spend A LOT of my time : -) oh and a belated happy birthday kim. stay awesome.

Mark’s interior pictures are an instant pick-me-up. I love the composition, the styling and of course his versatility as a photographer.

Enjoy!

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outdoor space decor. i am really into adding lights and lanterns when entertaining outdoors.

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anyone know where this rug is from?

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love this color palette and the elegance of the decor

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I want this kitchen!

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i have a similar pendant light waiting to be installed in my front porch. i kind of like it in the bathroom too.

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doesnt glamming up closets makes all your stuff look so fabulous?

see more of mark’s work here

images: mark burstyn

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bathroom inspiration

by manvi on July 8, 2009 · 3 comments

I’m feeling so blah today. Well mostly since after lunch. Its a gorgeous day; one I wish I could spend styling interiors. And I woke up with a pain in my neck so just feeling really out of it…… Anyway, I collected some bathroom inspiration for you. Hope your week is going well. Happy hump day

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inspiring japanese bath

by manvi on July 6, 2009 · 1 comment

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I love the the scenic window. From here via remodelista

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pretty masterbath

by manvi on June 26, 2009 · 0 comments

Love this bright, white and sunny bathroom from Janet Lohman’s portfolio. It could use a few modern accents and a rug though.

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via DTI

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bathroom inspiration

by manvi on June 17, 2009 · 9 comments

The jacuzzi tub in our master bathroom is functional. Finally! It took us nearly nine months but its done. Yipeee!!

One of the reasons it took this long to fix it was because I wanted a vintage handheld shower instead of the roman faucet. Turns out not only are the vintage handheld showers way out of our budget but they also wouldn’t fit our roman tub. Well not without making more holes to the tub and completely ruining it. OR, as I shamelessly suggested to the hubby, we could buy a new tub! {riiiight! eye rolls!} Anyway to make this long story short, I agreed to go with the roman faucet. And within days we had a bubbly jacuzzi….And its awesome!

So now that the tub is fixed, it’s time to look at the rest of the master bathroom. I made a list of the things I want to change/add.

Replace the {relatively new, but boring} sink and the vanity.
Add a glass door to the walk-in shower.
Add a skylight to the shower.
Add a towel/supplies storage armoire with glass doors.
Replace the tile on the tub platform with marble.

I started to collect inspiration for the decor and overall feel a while back.

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I’m into vessel sinks and would like one in natural stone. Actually make that two – a his and her. When researching I came across tradewindsimports.com. The website isn’t great, but their prices are! AND they have a clearance sale on the vessel sinks!

I like this travertine vessel sink and for $125 its a fab deal! Don’t you think? I also saw some vanities that I liked but they seem a little out of my budget. Since Im in no rush, I am going to keep looking. And will keep you all posted on the progress. Blogging about all this helps keep my research, thoughts, inspiration and progress in check. Happy hump day!

images: Elle Decor, DTI and tradewindsimports

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