A Real Topiary and a Fun Giveaway

I have always loved real topiaries, but have never had one.  Recently I was at a nursery and found this beauty.  It was a little wild looking, but exactly what I was looking for.  The woman there said not to cut it, but to push the wild strays back into the center.  She also said to keep it moist or the leaves would start falling off fast!

 

 

 

I had it on my kitchen island and loved it, but then so did the cat...  (ugh)  After finding it tipped over a couple of times, I knew I had to find a better place for it.

We are having our wood floors refinished and needed to move EVERYTHING out of the living room, kitchen, entry and hall.  What a job!  One good part about moving everything is that I found a great place for the topiary.  It should be safe from being knocked over and I'm not as grossed out by the cat climbing up on this counter....

 

 

I love the delicate little leaves. 

 

 

 

If you haven't yet entered my giveaway for Eco Natural Soaps click HERE to enter!

The giveaway ends on Monday, October 1, 2012.

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Pam

A Little Updating to the Master Bath

Here is the 'before' picture of our master bath.  It's really a lovely room, with lots of nice finishes and lots of room. 

But, because it's in our nature to change things, we took down the builder-grade mirror and put up a new, beveled mirror with a frame that my husband made.  He stained it to match the cabinets.

My husband's faucet quit working correctly, so we decided to change them out, as well as the tub faucet to brushed nickel fixtures.  We are very happy with them.

Since we have a 'beachy' theme in here and our master bedroom, I found a really inexpensive way to decorate the walls above the bathtub.  I bought 5" starfish from ebay and superglued them right to the wall.  They were less than $15 for all six and took 10 seconds each to hang on the wall.

Thanks so much for coming by.  I appreciate your visits and your comments!

Pam

I am linking to:

Debbiedoo's Newbie Party

Between Naps on the Porch Met Monday

Coastal Charm's Party

At the Picket Fence's Inspiration Friday Party

Pink Postcard's Transformations and Treasures Party

Easy Update to Boring Bathroom Mirror

Our main floor bathroom mirror needed an update!  And it  was as simple as making a frame to put around the existing mirror.

It took my husband just a couple of days to finish this project.  He built the frame, stained it to match the cabinets, then attached the finished frame to the mirror with liquid nails.

I apologize for not having more pictures of the process.  This project was done before I started blogging, so pictures are minimal.  Now I know to document every step!

Thanks for coming by! 

Pam
I am linking to:  Type A's Anything Goes Party