BATHROOM

The bathroom was tiny, with pink brocade wallpaper and nothing but a shower stall, a toilet and sink, and a hot water heater. When they remodeled, it took on a western theme.

A horse bit is the toilet paper holder and a stirrup is the towel holder in the bathroom

All of the decor is western throughout, even during Christmas, as you can see by the above wreath. My sister painted the bathroom in 3 tones of brown, put up a western wallpaper border about 12 inches from the very high ceiling. Then, she painted above the border and all the ceiling in a pale blue and swirled white paint to make it look like clouds in the sky. It really makes the bathroom seem so much bigger than it really is and MUCH better than what it looked like when they bought the home.

The mirror is one of my favorite things in the bathroom. I love the rope on the corners. Also, when we were young, we never missed a year of the Snake River Stampede held in Nampa, Idaho. When they tore down the old grounds and moved to the Idaho Center, my dad snagged this sign hanging in my sister's bathroom. It's hard to see well in this picture, and it's started to fade a bit, but it sure adds the perfect touch to this bathroom.

I have to pat myself on the back with these two pictures. First, this summer, we were at a yard sale and she found this tiny little pair of lace-up cowboy boots for 50 cents. She was going to give them to a friend for play shoes for her son. Instead, I tied the laces and hung them on the empty peg on this shelf over her tub. It looks really cute. Notice the Wrangler Jean Christmas stocking. The other reason I'm tooting my own horn here is because I came up with the idea of filling the bathtub and putting floating candles and potpourri in it. It's a beautiful jetted tub, but because of hard water, there are stains coming out of the jets where the water drains after a bath. So, this was my idea of camoflauging those stains, and EVERYBODY commented about the beautiful atmosphere it gave the bathroom. Guess maybe all that time spent with my sister is starting to rub off on me. Maybe I'll "inherit" some of her plentiful talent!!! One can only hope, right!?