Amazing Jewelry

Hey just wanted to mention a wonderful give away on Miss Mustard Seed's blog.  Lisa Leonard is giving a gift certificate to one lucky person that wins.  Her jewelry is fabulous and this giveaway is generous.  I hope you all enter and good luck!

Bathroom Vanity

This is one of of the bathrooms in our home.  I wanted an old feel to it.  My mother in law gave us an old blanket cabinet from the 40's a long time ago.  So when we were redoing this bathroom we decided to use it as the vanity.  I got an old cast iron sink from a salvage store and some marble and put it on top.  One of the things that bother me about today's vanities is 1) no personality, 2) cheap pressed wood, and 3) soooo short.  Now I am not a tall person, average at 5'7", but I hate bending over to use the sink.  I think it is odd that the standard height is lower than kitchen cabinets.!!???  So the blanket cabinet is tall and I love, love, love it.  It makes it so much more convenient.  I also really love the look of it.

This cabinet was not in the best shape.  I sanded it and coated it with an ebony wax that I love.  It is called Bri-Wax and the ebony does not make it black, it just gives it a wonderful dark finish.

I also changed the knobs to small porcelain ones.  We cut a hole in the marble and set the sink on top.  I love the sink because it has its own back splash built in, great for my 3 children. We all love how it turned out and no bending required!