i've come a long way, baby

i really don't know why i used that title on this post. i'm been remiss in writing lately partly because i was in florida all last week and then have been swamped at work this week. but now...ahhh...it is the weekend so i can breathe a little easier now.

oh and both of our cameras are on the outs. i'm going to have to get a new one but just don't have the energy to think about it at the moment. so needless to say, not a lot of housework to talk about or to show which actually renders this post almost totally useless. however i didn't feel right disappointing my one reader (sorry about that tree Brian) so i thought i would post something.

here are some pictures of what i dream our attic bathroom will look like one day. not crazy about that sink, a little too grecian or something for my taste. but you get the general idea.

cottage living design assistant

does any one else get stuck on cottage living's design assistant for a looooong time looking for house ideas? i used to have this picture above saved somewhere and i couldn't find it so i had to get back on their site to find it again. i am in LOVE with those painted wood floors and the beadboard walls & ceilings. this is what i would like our attic to look like when it is finished. i am going to refuse to have carpet installed. a major reason we cleaned out the attic is for improved indoor air quality. the last thing i want is all the chemicals used to make carpet seeping into my nostrils.

so then of course i started looking at kitchen pictures. i love this kitchen....well, not so much the mint-green cabinets. that color just doesn't do it for me but i adore the style of the cabinets and the 3x6 matte subs. and seriously? who doesn't love schoolhouse style lighting?

below is another picture of painted wood floors. i'm kind-of obsessed with the idea of having checkered flooring somewhere in the house as well as painted wood floors somewhere.

Marmoleum Kitchen Floor

I was a little bored yesterday so I searched online for pics of marmoleum floors. I stumbled on this photo taken from the 1916 Portland Bungalow blog. Love love love this look for our future kitchen. Even the colors. I think we would consider doing the checkerboard at an angle. I've read that this makes the room look larger. With our limited kitchen square footage we need all the optical illusions we can to make the space look bigger than it is in reality!