There is nothing that will stir up the neighborhood gossip more than a long line of men showing up at the door day after day, week after week. ย The fact that I take them directly through my master bedroom and into the bathroom definitely makes things downright awkward. ย Ugh! ย I never thought about this part of renovations!
Honestly, though, it’s not the variety of men that is giving us the most grief. ย (I’m hopingย that the neighborsย either don’t care how I make my money or assume that the work trucks and constant “tile talk” are enough of an explanation.) ย It’s the fact that my husband and I cannot agree about what we want to do with the bathroom that has us stalling.
Remember when I showed you the first idea I had?ย The kids are begging to keep the jetted tub, my husband doesn’t want the wallsย super dark, and our tile choices seem to constantly be waging war. ย And I am incredibly indecisive because I have a million ideas before breakfast every morning and that has left usย teetering on the brink of a half reno’ed bathroom… ย forever.
UNTIL NOW. ย I don’t have his approval for this idea yet. ย He response to my last idea wasย a sigh and a resigned, “Just do whatever you want.” ย (I reserve the right to tell you that I hate it for the next 20 years an obvious assumption on the tail end of that declaration!)
I just needed to realize thatย we can’t choose either his modern or my traditional. ย And we can’t make it too fancy for me or two casual for him. ย We needed middle ground.
I looked for places where our styles met. ย We both like warmth, a little glamour, a little modern… Understated elegance… which is exactly how I would describe the rest of our house… so I have no idea why I couldn’t figure it out for the bathroom! ย But there you have it. ย Maps, marble, nickel, leather, crystal and nature. ย Do those things go together??
Tell us what you think!
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