Studio B Tranformations Bathroom

The bathroom was transformed, it took some work but check out the process:  Everything was vintage 1975! There were various colors of green in this bathroom, from the avocado tub, to the multicolored floor, to the moss green counter top… and then the gold walls.  I gave it a big face lift!

After:

I love the great shower curtain from Marimekko.
And all the gold paint had to go! I chose a shade of green that would tie the other greens together and give an updated look.
I picked out a new faucet and hardware for the vanity. (Can you tell I have a thing for fleur de lis?!) I painted the vanity and all the trim in a lovely clean ultra white. I removed the hinges and rattle canned them white. My STBX installed GFI outlets and changed the switches and recepts to white with white plates.
He also removed the old lighting and put in track lighting, with two pendants lights and some spots. I love how the glass shades echo the black lines in the shower curtain and I love the flexibility of track lighting spots.
I loved the new TP holder, just another nice detail. This room has it's own thermostat and intercom terminal.  I could listen to my ipod in any room of the house. The "towel rack" for towels, the lighting for artwork...I'm wishing I had photos of the large bathroom closet but I don't.  It is huge!


It looks nice when dressed up with some artwork and pretty white towels.  The track lighting really works to great advantage in this room.

The new bracket-less shelves lend themselves to a great collections of pretty things.

This was one of my favorite transformations in Studio B.  Now it's time for someone else to make their mark on this great house.  If you or someone you know might be interested in more info on purchasing this house, please let me know.

Happy Creating,
-Carmen Rose

Studio B Transformations Bedroom 2

When I met this little bedroom I wasn't a big fan of the peach walls. 

I painted everything white with one accent wall in that rich earthy color and added some lovely layered curtains.

This room is 11x10'7" and has it's own thermostat and intercom terminal.

Stay tuned for more before and after photos from Studio B.
And let me know if you or someone you know would like more information on purchasing this house.

Happy Creating!

-Carmen Rose

Studio B a house with a view

I'm giving some thought today to Studio B and some of the features I loved so much.  One of my favorite things was living on the golf course and enjoying the view from the home.  I have taken so many photos from the back deck of the house that it hasn't been hard to compile some of them to see the changing of the seasons. 

 That one shows the transition of winter into spring.  The following one shows lots of seasons.

I've loved the view from there!  It was great to have the feeling of being in the country while having the comforts of an in-town location.  I've also loved taking off on a run down the hill across the golf course down to the park, making the loop and back up the hill from the street side.  It's a beautiful 2+/- mile walk/run and it always felt so invigorating.

If you or someone you know are in the market for a house, please check out the MLS listing.

“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”

Happy Creating,

Carmen Rose

Winter In Ruins

I planted this little bitty garden last summer and put it on my deck railing.  I made a little rock path and added a little ceramic  house I had gotten a few years back.  I managed to give it a drink now and then.

And it began to grow.  And each time I found a golf ball, I'd find a little spot to add it to the garden.

The collection is growing and so are the plants.

Lush and blooming, and I quickly lost count of how many golf balls were in there.  I had no idea these plants bloomed, that was a delightful surprise!  And then fall...

And then winter.  I looked at it the other day and took this photograph.  It looks like it's a ruin... a little house reclaimed by the earth and gravity.  It's been a tough winter, this is perfectly fitting.

I could pick up the pieces, clean it out and start over in the Spring... but I like it this way.  It's very beautiful in it's own ruined and broken way, like an old Scottish castle ruin.  Plus... it is authentic.  

Spring is coming, it won't be long now... until then the garden is exactly as it should be.  And even if I can't put the pieces back together, it is ok, it was only a house.