Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and have been reading here since 2010, you may remember this post, in which I wrote about my mother-in-law’s idea for wainscoting made from vintage yardsticks. (Go read it! I’ll wait.) Seeing as how I’m up here for 3 weeks and this project falls squarely in my skill set, I’m taking it on.
Here’s what the bathroom (powder room, really) looked like before.
Here’s the view from outside the room.
The yardsticks are going up today!
Laurie from House to your Home
August 15, 2013 at 10:12 amOk seriously that bathroom is beyond cute and that room! What a beautiful place to spend the next 3 weeks! You’re one lucky girl!
Laura @ Rather Square
August 15, 2013 at 10:13 amLooking forward to seeing the finished result! Also: that tree stump sink is a gem.
Making it Lovely
August 15, 2013 at 10:52 amIsn’t it? It’s a OOAK vintage oddity.
Tena
August 15, 2013 at 10:14 amI would find myself going in there just to hang out with that sink. The little mice are cute and totally my sense of humor in decorating. Can’t wait to see the yard stick treatment.
Making it Lovely
August 15, 2013 at 10:52 amI’m glad someone spotted the mice!
Laurie
August 15, 2013 at 10:25 amOh my gosh that is going to be seriously cute! I wonder if what I’m picturing is what you are doing because I don’t know where you could get that many yard sticks.
Can’t wait to see it!
Making it Lovely
August 15, 2013 at 10:53 amWe have a LOT of yardsticks to work with.
Nikki
August 15, 2013 at 10:33 amOh my gosh… that sink is amazing! Like Laurie, I’m also wondering where you found enough vintage yard sticks… I can’t wait to see!
Making it Lovely
August 15, 2013 at 10:53 amMy mother-in-law has been collecting them from flea markets and the like for years with this project in mind!
zilredloh
August 15, 2013 at 10:36 amWhat a wonderful idea! Can’t wait to see how it turns out. :)
Sarah {702 Park Project}
August 15, 2013 at 10:41 amI can’t wait to see it!! It’s such a unique idea! And I’m glad to see you aren’t leaving your DIY brain at home! A new place with new projects is always fun. :)
Nick
August 15, 2013 at 10:48 amLet us pause and admire that sideboard outside the bathroom though…. it’s pretty remarkable.
Making it Lovely
August 15, 2013 at 10:49 amI want that thing so badly.
Nick
August 15, 2013 at 11:01 amIt’s seriously boss. It looks like the ones in antique stores that are amazing, but are never for sale.
Dana
August 15, 2013 at 10:50 amThat sink! It is amazing. I want one.
jbhat
August 15, 2013 at 11:00 amWhat an awesome place! The MIL is awesome. Have fun with the project!
jbhat
Emily
August 15, 2013 at 11:08 amMy mom is a yardstick junkie and I can’t wait to tell her about this! She’s a landscape architect turned high school teacher and it would look great in her home office where she drafts!
Another note, I work for the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association and we’re sorry to loose you as a bungalista, but delighted to see you making moves!
Making it Lovely
August 18, 2013 at 9:05 amI never thought we’d be moving into a Victorian, but the one we bought charmed me!
Michelle M
August 15, 2013 at 2:03 pmThat cabinet is AMAZING! I pretty much love all cabinets with lots and lots of drawers. But that one is like Awesome!!
Ryan
August 15, 2013 at 2:04 pmThere is a yardstick wall treatment in the current issue of Anthology no. 12, useing the entire wall. I’m sure the powder room didn’t take an entire barrel full.
Making it Lovely
August 18, 2013 at 9:12 amOh, I can’t wait to see it! Our project took a wastebasket full, not a barrel. ;)
Tara Jane
August 15, 2013 at 3:34 pmThat SINK! Totally awesome. Good luck with the sticks. Let’s figure out how to DIY a sideboard like the one pictured…!
Catherine
August 15, 2013 at 4:40 pmI can’t wait to see the finished product! Also, what does the sign on the door say? I tried to read it but can’t see it clearly.
Making it Lovely
August 18, 2013 at 9:13 amIt’s an occupancy sign (a joke). I’ll get a better shot of it when I take pictures again of the ‘after.’
AnnW
August 15, 2013 at 5:39 pmMust Have — that sink! I think you need to take a LOT of pictures and show us your Mother in Laws. house. Please.
Making it Lovely
August 18, 2013 at 9:17 amIt hasn’t changed much since they redid the place in 2007. I took a bunch of photos then: here and here.
KRISTINA
August 15, 2013 at 6:19 pmAS OTHERS HAVE STATED BEFORE – THAT SINK IS TO DIE FOR!!
Lucy
August 16, 2013 at 7:55 amThat tree stump sink is awesome and your MIL sounds awesome, herself! I can’t wait to see the antique yardstick wainscoting!
Betty Behrens
August 16, 2013 at 10:49 amCurious – what does the sign on the door say?
Making it Lovely
August 18, 2013 at 9:18 amIt’s an occupancy limit notice for the bathroom (no more than 27 people)!
kelsey
August 16, 2013 at 12:37 pmYou MIL sounds like a sweet lady. Selfishly I wish she still lived in Des Moines so we could meet up!
lsaspacey
August 16, 2013 at 2:50 pmWow, I love how the sink looks like one half of a cut coconut! Seriously, I love it.
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