Junkin Reno: Master Bath

The master bath is actually starting to come together really quickly! We now have a large bathroom, with two windows - yay - and a large walk-in closet. It's amazing to see the progress.

I wanted to share our new layout:

Just a couple pictures of the before space:

Looking into master bath from master bedroom.

This was a little bonus room/study that was on the front of the house and connected the master bath to the upstairs landing. It was a bog room of unused space. So we got rid of it and added it to the master bath and walk-in closet. 

Now for some updates. But first, a quick in-progress pic of the space.

June 8, 2017

Thanks for your input on the master bath vanity, we decided on option #2 Bella. The countertops are carrara marble and we selected the same faucets in the picture.

Selecting a tub may have been the hardest decision. We went with a a traditional claw foot tub with chrome feet and fixtures. I really liked the look of the white feet, but the tub we found didn't have that option - so chrome it was. I think either way, it's going to be so beautiful! We originally were planning on a high back tub, but changed our mind. I liked the symmetry of a balanced claw foot vs. the high back. Plus, bathing kiddos - let's be practical - a high back would have been impossible.

This is an unclose picture of the tile for our shower. It's subway tile in size, but marble and has gray throughout. It also has some neat imperfections to it, which actually has ended up tying the darker wood tile floors in very nicely.

Paint colors, vanity cabinet, shower tile and flooring. 

We picked out faucets for the tub, shower, and sinks. The shower faucet may be may favorite, it's so fun.

Flooring was really hard to pick, and ultimately we went with something totally different than what I was planning. Our contractor suggested the look, and it's really cool. We stopped by yesterday and they were laying the floor tiles. Check it out:

June 20, 2017

The tile is also being installed in the shower. Eeek!! 

June 20, 2017

I hope you're enjoying the progress updates. We certainly have loved watching the transformatin!

Father's Day 2K17

It's sorta become a tradition that we spend Father's Day with the Hollomania fam. This year, we don't have a newborn in the mix - just one very hot {as in, it's 96 degrees outside} momma. The morning was well spent - with cinnamon rolls and bacon on the porch, a trip to Lowe's to pick up Dad's Father's Day gift {a new grill} and some other new house necessities... including the cutest lil mailbox.

After naps {and lots of yard work by the hubs} we headed over the mountain to DBB Basecamp to meet the Hollomons.

We grabbed a picnic table under the outdoor bar, pulled out some toys for the kiddos and made ourselves at home. It was such a fun little afternoon.

Henry and Jesse matched too!

They have a new addition the compound, The Shanty. Where the gents had a Father's Day Bourbon tasting complete with cigars {that were saved for later, so the girls could join} and cards. The gals has the best time hanging out with their Dad's playing cards, and we got some pretty precious pics to boot.

I hope every Dad out there had a wonderful day, shared with loved ones! 

My oldest brother took his fam to visit my Paw-Paw, it was the sweetest. 

My middle brother spent the day taking care of my mom... who fell Saturday night and shattered her elbow. :(  Keep her in your prayers, she's having sugary this Thursday. Ugh. Dang wet floors.

Happy Father's Day to my best guy - I love you so much and can't wait to watch you tackle TWO!

Cheers to a great week ahead, friends!

Father's Day 2015 | Sorta...Father's Day 2016

Baby Lyons #2 | 33 Weeks

Annalee at 33 weeks

How Far Along?  30 weeks

Size of Baby: A butternut squash (3.1lbs, 17 inches long)

Gender: Praying for a healthy lil cub.

Weight Gain: Up 24 pounds 

Maternity Clothes: Living in dresses, maternity capris and tanks these days. 

Nursery: In progress. The house is coming along and the finally started work on the jack-n-jill bath attached to the nursery. Other than paint, the nursery won't get much reno. 

Movement: You bet cha! This baby is moving like crazy. 

Symptoms: Feeling great. Just tired. 

Sleep: Up a couple times a night to pee. The snoogle is still coming in handy!

Workouts: Made it to the Y on Wednesday!! 

Cravings: Well... at my 30 week check-up this week the doc found that my sugar was a little high. I guess through my urine test. I passed my sugar test at 28 weeks. However, sometimes late in the pregnancy you can develop "the sugars" I'll call it. So... doc wants me to watch my food over the next couple weeks and see if I come back normal. The baby is measuring a little on the bigger side, so they just want to be sure that's not gestational diabetes. Basically it's back to eating super healthy over the next couple weeks and we'll see if it's my food intake or just my body. 

What I Miss: Wine! 

Best Moment This Week: Hearing your sweet lil heartbeat is always a highlight of our day! Heartbeat was higher this time.. 150, but still pretty normal. Girl or Boy?

Looking Forward To: Celebrating Miss Annalee's 2nd birthday on Saturday!

Annalee at 30 weeks

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How Far Along?  32 weeks

Size of Baby: A head of lettuce (3.9 lbs, 19 inches long)

Gender: Praying for a healthy lil cub.

Weight Gain: Up 26 pounds 

Maternity Clothes: You bet! My selection of work clothes has dwindled to a handful of dresses on constant repeat. After work it's shorts or maternity capris and casual tank tops.

Nursery: We are trying to decide when Miss Annalee can transition to a big girl bed, so we can gift the crib to the new little cub. Not sure how a house move and big girl bed transition is going to work out all at once. We may have a nursery with no crib for a couple months while Miss Annalee gets settled. 

Movement: You bet cha! This baby is moving like crazy. 

Symptoms: Out of breath easily, having a hard time sleeping through the night - turning over is a chore. Baby seems to be running out of room in the belly and is certainly enjoying kicks to my ribs at all hours of the day. Linea Nigra is preset, but not as dark as I recall with Annalee. Belly button is still in... for now. 

Sleep: Hit or miss these days. Some nights I'm out and others I just toss and turn all night. 

Workouts: A couple walks on our beach trip - but that's about it. Twisted by ankle stepping off a bottom step onto some uneven ground and that grounded me for a few days. But I'm back on it and feeling good. Trying to get in as much walking as possible. 

Cravings: Chipped Ice!! Good news on my sugar - all is back to normal. I guess I enjoyed a few too many sweets prepping for Miss Annalee's Two-tii Fruitii birthday party. We are back to eating super healthy and baby seems to be growing just fine.

What I Miss: A good nights sleep. 

Best Moment This Week: Another great check-up at the doc - heartbeat was 130 this time, slower than last. I have no idea... what does that even mean? 

Looking Forward To: Our big move coming in just a few weeks!

Annalee at 32 Weeks

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Junkin Reno: Pendant Lighting

Who knew picking out two of the smallest lights in our house could take so much time??  I've searched through pages and pages of pendant lighting sites and came up empty. I finally asked our contractor to help me narrow it down, and he did! Thank the lord!!

We are down to 4 options. Help me pick!

Natural Brass Silberne

Legacy Brass

Natural Brass Penn

Satin Brass Piltz

These will go over our bar, and other than recessed lighting it'll be the only lights in the kitchen. There will be a large chandelier light of sorts over the kitchen table in the dining area... that is still on the "to-do" list to pick out.

In other house updates, we changed our minds on paint color. After seeing a single wall painted, it was WAY too dark. We decided on Sherwin Williams Snowfall this time. We'll see how it turns out.

A few house pics from earlier this week. Things are shaping up... but we still have a long way to go!

Dining room looking over bar into kitchen. 

Foyer looking into dining room now.

Foyer looking into living room. So open and bright! I love it!! 

More updates to come. Stay tuned!

Two-tti Frutti Annalee's 2nd Birthday

We had such a wonderful day celebrating our big 2 year old! Since her birthday fell on Saturday this year, we had her party on her actual birthday and invited family and friends over for an afternoon at the house. It was a fun-filled afternoon with lots of sweets, treats and fun for the birthday girl. 

Just a few of my favorites from the party. 

The gents even enjoyed a nice game of horse in the backyard.

A little pool time.

Happy 2nd Birthday Sweet Annalee! 

We love you so very much!! 

Invitations via Festively Ink. 

Paper products from Meri Meri.

Pineapple cups from Rhode Island Novelty. 

Party Favors - Runts Candy and Boxes.

Frutti Pebble Cupcakes - recipe via Damn Delicious.

Watermelon cake from Wal-Mart!

Annalee's Pineapple Romper via Smocked Auctions. 

Junkin Reno: Paint Colors

The best decision we made with the new house is to paint everything one color. I was so stressed about picking out paint colors and didn't even know where to start. Our contractor helped with that problem and said - just pick two, one for the walls and one for the trim. Easy right??

So we decided to go with a light gray walls and white trim. Do you know how many shades of light gray their are? 

After picking up a color wheel from Sherwin Williams and taking it over to the house to view in various lights - we decided to go with Popular Gray. 

Here are a few pics of rooms with Popular Gray:

Looks like a good neutral color, right?

Well, a week later we picked out all our tiles and vanity's and our contractor helped us re-think that pick. So now we are going with Essential Gray. 

A little lighter, and seems to match better. 

Skim coat is up this week and paint is on it's way... I'm so nervous to see how it all turns out!

Junkin Reno: Ceilings

As we have mentioned before, Junkin was certainly a house of it's day in the 1950's - and wallpapered from head to toe. Literally. As in the ceilings were covered with wallpaper too. O boy!

After lots of wallpaper removal from the walls, we opted to just cover the ceilings with a thin layer of drywall in both the upstairs and downstairs foyers and in our master bedroom. We now have drywall up and a smooth ceiling ready for white paint!

Downstairs Foyer - May 31

Upstairs foyer - May 31

The hole in the wall you see above used to be a linen closet that was removed to make more room in the Jack and Jill bathroom. 

We also now have ceilings in the kitchen and master bath - with recess lighting in each. YAY!

Kitchen - May 31

Master Bath - May 30

Another big change to the stairway was closing off this door that used to go to a small little "study" when you first came up the stairs. It's now our master walk-in closet and you wouldn't even know it was there.

Stairs - May 31

Lots of updates since we returned from our trip to Tampa. Just wanted to catch everyone up on the progress as of the end of May. Lots more fun to come... the countdown is on ~ 30 days to move-in.