Beautiful amazing sunset from my front yard |
Remodel of Green Bathroom
The sink and tile in my green bathroom has been in desperate need of a facelift. The sink has been rusted around the overflow hole for years and I've done my best to patch it. The tile is very scratch and chipped. I've decided to leave the tile around the tub and to stick with the 50s gray and yellow tile. I had to do research and find a place that still makes 4 inch tile in these colors. I found that B&W Tile MFG in Gardena, Calif makes 50s color tile. They were wonderful sending me samples after I e-mailed them pictures of my tile. The match is perfect and cost $82 for enough tile for the vanity. When we took the tile off (Gary and I), we noticed that the words Thynne and England were printed in raised letters on the back of each tile. I started doing research and found that there was a H&G Thynne Tileworks in Withington, England about that time period. Then I actually found a aerial photograph of H&G Thynne Tileworks on britianfromabove.org! I'm sure that this was the place my original tile was made! That is pretty fun as the bathtub and vanity backsplash still has the British made tile.
This is the new sink, faucet and tile. It was quite an experience learning to cut and lay tile. I love it! |
Snow Peas in grow pots. I can't start them in the ground because the birds will eat the little sprouts! |
Lettuce |
First snow peas planted in garden |