Carolyn Braden's Retro Christmas

Why have one tree when you can have a menagerie? Here's my solution to the no fuss Christmas decor I wanted this year.

New, New, New, Tommy and Carolyn Braden: Sept. '12 House Update

Our second floor bathroom is complete! We've added a new door to the 1st floor bathroom and will begin construction on it soon.
Today we are having a new roof put on and will have some gutter work done soon.
We've really come a long way on this major home renovation project!

Carolyn Braden's Curtain Dilemma Solved With Pinterest

Our bathroom is functional after gutting and renovating it. Since we replaced a traditional tub with a claw foot tub, I had to choose a way to hang a shower curtain. After consulting a Google search and pinning all the ideas to Pinterest, I easily came to a resolution. I decided on buying two curtains and will hang them above the tub, splitting them open like regular curtains to display the tub. I chose a curtain from Amazon that has many colors. The photo is below. It is by Waverly. It gives me many options for towel colors and for artwork for the walls.
Follow me on Pinterest (carolynjbraden) to see the websites for the other photos. I especially love the ocean colored ruffle curtain. Believe it or not, it's a DIY curtain!

Our Upcoming Future: The Penny Floor

Our upstairs bathroom is almost complete. Following that project will be our downstairs bathroom. We will be installing a penny floor. It is a small space so it's not as ambitious of a project as it seems. This project photo is from http://www.designtrawler.com/2011/04/tread-softly-you-tread-on-my-dreams.html

My Pinterest: A Dream Staircase

I love this staircase!
http://www.houzz.com/photos/staircase/p/8#
Follow me on Pinterest: carolynjbraden

Our Latest Project: 2nd Floor Bathroom

With a some ideas and a little IKEA, we have almost completed our bathroom project. After gutting it completely, we have constructed something modern, minimalistic and marvelous. We are now getting ready to install our claw foot tub from Architectural Salvage. We added some new and some old to this room like we are doing to the rest of the house.
Next up, the 1st floor bathroom. We will be hand laying a "penny floor" in that bathroom. Yes, a floor made out of pennies. Stay tuned!

Karastan Rug For My Foyer Thanks To @tjmaxx

Great deals are being found everyday at TJ Maxx. I wanted a circular rug for my foyer and finally found one! It was a Karastan for only $135.00. When looking for a rug, check out what fiber it is made from. I like all wool rugs that are handmade. My grandmother is the queen of beautiful home style and she said wool rugs are the best.