It's already been a month since we've moved into our new home, and we're making progress. Slow progress, but progress.
Provence is so beautiful right now, and everyone is in such a festive holiday mood that there is always a BBQ to go to, a pool to swim in, or Mojitos at that bar to drink. Naturally, home improvements have not been the biggest priority.
But now, we're under a bit of pressure...
In 15 days, Auntie J and Uncle E arrive, and in 16 days, my Mother.
Yes, they are arriving one day apart. They are all flying from Dublin, to Marseille, but arriving one day apart. How convenient.
(In the interest of avoiding a grating phone call later... my Mother bought her ticket first. And on the bright side, The Husband and I have an excuse to stay in a swish hotel in Marseille that Friday night).
So family is arriving soon, and the clock is ticking.
(It sort of feels like Darth Vader is standing behind me doing that heavy breathing thing).
Today, I'm tackling the world's ugliest bathroom.
This is what I'm up against...
{wallpaper on left, tile on right}
{and together}
This is horrideous.
(I know that's not a word, I made it up. A hybrid of horrible and hideous. Sometimes horrideous is the only word.)
Horrideous.
I bet the same nutjob that painted the staircase in the old house had a hand in this horrideousness. (It's growing on you, isn't it?).
I'm off to get my paint on...
And then my pretty on...
(The Cousin's wedding is tomorrow!)
bisou
P.S. Fifty has already eaten one paintbrush. He thinks they're tasty.
courage!!! nice wallpaper by the way ;) enjoy your week end, it should be sunny! a bientôt :)
ReplyDeleteIm jealous of your beautiful days full of BBQ's, drinks and swimming!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck on that bathroom, can't wait to see the finished product!
Good Luck for your bathroom... orange ir really a bold choice... I'm right with your words...horrideous!
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll have a wonderful wedding day!
Bisous
Horrideous!!! I love it! haha that's the best hybrid I have heard in a long time!! It really is horrideous though! I bet it was lovely when it was done first though....maybe.....ok, mo it is just horrideous! it was never, and never will be considered nice!
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the wedding!! And good luck with the bathroom!!
<3 A Wonderland of Thought
Is that wall tile? I know my parents actually painted their wall tile and it came out really nice. Enjoy all of your visits! xo
ReplyDeleteHard to imagine loving orange enough to put it in a bathroom....
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your transformation. The good news is that literally anything will be better, but you will do GOOD, not just better.
Enjoy the wedding!
Horrideous -- Love it, have added to personal lexicon. Hope your day is fabtaclicious (that's fabulous, spectacular and delicious)
ReplyDeleteHorrideous; Adj from the Latin Nazighostzombium. Anything that Sara Louise finds to be a major pain in the ass. Yep, works for me!
ReplyDeleteA little orange goes a looooong way! Good luck on your paint-project. Have a great time at the wedding and we'll wait for the photos!
ReplyDeleteFor a people that are known for their taste I have to say I have seen some fugly bathrooms in France. Now I won't say yous is the worst but....good luck with that girlie.
ReplyDeleteI thought the French should have good taste!!! Who was thinking that was attractive at any point? Yikes! Best of luck with that project!! XO
ReplyDeleteYes, paint right over that tile! Can't wait to see the next installment...
ReplyDeleteHorrideous is my new favorite word!! It's pure genius, and the only way to describe that unholy combination. Bleeecchhhh. Bonne chance!! Can't wait to see the results.
ReplyDeleteHorrideous indeed. Good luck with the new paint. Please post pics when its done. :)
ReplyDeleteI've seen some hideous bathrooms, but never one in orange! How in the world are you going to cover that up?
ReplyDeleteAt least you have a lovely garden to look at when the orange becomes overwhelming.
Enjoy the wedding!
Wow what an ugly colours...good luck with the painting....
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Erna
Oh wow. Yes, horrideous indeed. Good luck with your project, I look forward to some pics of non-orange walls :) And have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWhat others leave behind makes you wonder what they were thinking when they put it up....
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's ugly. Family visitors in your new home with your new husband. How nerve-wrackingly exciting.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you! That is pretty horrendous. Keep us updated. The hubby and I are looking for houses right now...we always find some that we like with horrible bathrooms. haha. I think it's a trend!!
ReplyDeleteOoooh baby. Will be looking forward to the update.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do to the bathroom. Why does it have to be so ugly? Makes you wonder doesn't it. Good luck. And enjoy the wedding. I love weddings..always cry.
ReplyDeleteUrgh. Ce n'est pas terrible. En fait, I think I might easily feel invited to throw up in such an affront of a bathroom. Curious on your results!
ReplyDeleteThat's not too bad. I rather like the tiles....they definitely have a cottagey vibe going on. So, in my humble opinion, keep the tiles and nix the wallpaper and go from there. There is nothing like company coming to make you start cleaning and freshening up your home is it? I hope you have a beautiful weekend. Don't work toooo hard and take the time for a mojito. xo Lynn
ReplyDeleteNice call on the horrideous paper (and love your name for it--horrideous, gotta use that one some time).
ReplyDeleteokay, so it's pretty awful. hope the home improvement project is going well! i've heard so many good things about provence. i really hope to get to the south of France sometimes soon! :)
ReplyDeleteHorredious, LOL. I actually like it. Seriously :-)
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