{Our Guest Bathroom}

One more project to show you about; and after all, you had not seen Our Guest Bathroom before... Here she comes:

This is the same vanity from Italy as we have in our Master Bathroom. You can find the link below.

We did bring this home with us from Italy in a container, after not building our home there but returning to the U.S.A.

In the mirror you can see the bi-fold closet doors. As said before, this house has numerous build in closets and we love it!

That is the door to the hallway. Behind the high gloss white vanity cabinet from Italy, you see a Swedish IKEA GODMORGON high gloss white cabinet, as it did match perfectly. I keep my Lampe Berger Collection inside for my Zen Cart powered on line Boutique: Mariette's Back to Basics.

On the other wall is also an IKEA GODMORGON high gloss white.

We do have three of these brass with porcelain door knobs.

Two in the master bathroom on each side of the door. Great for hanging your robe and such.

These came from Restoration Hardware in the 1990s and they no longer carry them.

From Home Depot came these Snow White tiles, which Pieter used to create a tile baseboard instead of the wooden one. After we had our master bathroom done; Pieter worked on the guest bathroom and did it himself.

Nice shiny and easy to clean.

At Complete Tile Collection NYC New York they do have a 5-½" high Normandy Baseboard by Vermeere Ceramic Tile Molding. That might have worked too. Their Skirting Baseboard is almost 1" too short for replacing our wooden baseboards. We were restricted to size. 

The wall paper is washable too and we don't need to replace that any time soon.

Standing near the hallway door now and looking towards the window.

This bathroom is rather long.

The cotton mats are from Italy.

The vanity has halogen lights; never hot and provide a perfect view with the large beveled mirror.

Now you can see the bi–fold closet doors and the sliding tub doors behind. That's the exact same bathtub that we replaced in our master bathroom with a shower. This works fine; still one tub left in the home!

In front of the tub doors you see a pull chain; that is for the heat lamp above.

To the left you see the double IKEA GODMORGON high gloss white cabinet.

Danish Damixa faucet in white. We used to have the very same in our master bathroom but had to replace it with a chrome Damixa.

Dolomiti is written in the vanity sink... made in Northern Italy.

Here you can see the air-conditioning ceiling register to the left and the exhaust fan with two heating lamps in front of the tub. We have those in all bathrooms and that is such a luxury. You just pull them on and pamper yourself when toweling dry. Not in the summer of course!

We picked up this idea when visiting friends in Australia and had them installed in our home.

Our German 'son' even has them installed in their master bathroom.

If you lived with them, you never want to do without!

To the right you see the other IKEA GODMORGON high gloss white cabinet. 

My French Linen Angels you can find below post in link.

Another Danish Damixa faucet in white. The shower head we no longer have in white...

This is the exact same as we used to have in the master bathroom.

Hard to catch on camera and with the flash you get all kind of shine...

A convenient chrome caddy from Tuesday Morning...

Almost impossible to capture my hand made filet lace embroidered angels by daylight...

The same hand crocheted edging around the filet lace embroidered work as in the master bathroom... See link below post.

There you go; photo taken at dark... Angels & Roses!

The same solid oak, painted white indoor shutters as in all rooms except kitchen and veranda.

Tiny brass nails that got painted white and will never tarnish the hand embroidered lace.

You can read more about it from my previous post below...

This toilet with Eco friendly dual flush, we did bring home from Costco in Miami... 

The two toilet tissue holders we picked up as an idea at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta; see previous post about it below.

The toilet tissue stand is from Tuesday Morning.

Ending with this sculptured watercolor by Patsy Gullett... see post about it below.

So what do you think; is this guest bathroom looking okay to you?

Related links:
{Our New Shower with Dreamline Frameless Sliding Shower Door} | previous post by me
{Our Bathroom Renovation from Tub to Shower while Caring for the Environment} | previous post by me
{Our Rose Suite Bedroom} | previous post by me showing our other, integrated bathroom, with shower
{French Country Style at Mariette's Back to Basics} | previous post by me showing the IKEA GODMORGON high gloss white cabinets
{OUR EXCEPTIONAL VOSSEN INTERNATIONAL TERRY TOWELS} | previous post by me about our 30+ year old towels
{2 Ideas picked up at the Grand Hyatt, Atlanta} | previous post by me
{My Private Lampes Berger Collection + Boutique Items} | previous post by me showing the IKEA GODMORGON cabinets.
{My Hand Made Filet Lace Embroidered Angels} | previous post by me showing bathroom window
{Sculptured Watercolors by Patsy Gullett since 1981} | previous post by me
{My French Linen Angels + INFO for Toile de Jouy Fabrics} | previous post by me

{Our Smaller Office}

As promised in my two previous posts: {Less Office Space in Return for Our DEEPER Reach In Closet...} and {Our DEEPER Reach In Bedroom Closet}, here is Our Smaller Office. All done and the dust has been cleaned away. Not only the dust from this remodeling but also from the next project which I will show you shortly. But we're done with this room; almost ready to do the happy dance!

That's the office side of the DEEPER Reach In Closet...

You can see to the left the door. The indoor shutters for the windows, I had to close as the sun would prevent me from taking any photo...

We did place all four of our oak Barrister book cases on top of each other.

Way on top is my oak sewing chest...

We got our oak Barrister book cases from the Levenger Outlet store in Del Rey Beach, Florida.

Looking back to the door and into the hallway... There seems to actually be no loss of space that we would ever miss!

Let's turn full circle... The oak desk that I used for writing, previous to having my PC.

The turned wood lamp has been handmade by my friend Becky's Father. 

He no longer is with us...

My printer and my scanner are to the left in the other oak desk...

By the way, this is also a new solid oak plank floor by Bruce.

It very well matches all our solid French oak furniture from the 80s and early 90s.

Emptying the room is the hardest part. We did move into the Rose Suite downstairs, as all this was stored inside our master bedroom.

That's the corner where these blog posts come to live...

Love my special Herman Miller® Aeron® Chair with basic lumbar support for my back.

The best thing about these chairs is that they can be ordered in S, M and L and this is the S version, called 'A'.

Hyatt House Miami Airport had them in their guest rooms and that's how I found out about its great support!

Found mine at a discount at Madison Seating in New York, N.Y.

They also come with a caster option that is fit for hard wood floors.

My PC stand is from Office Max, aluminum and glass.

The beautiful artwork above my monitor has been done by a friend, who made it for Pieter's birthday one year. Frame is by Irok gallery. 

Stepping back into the door opening so you can see the window again.

Shutters closed for the sunshine.

Our PC is from Costco Wholesale.

IMPOSSIBLE to capture that on photo with the sunshine...

Lacquered Brass Window Decorations are from Jech Kunstgewerbe, Blaustein/Germany.

The three needle lace hangings are hand made by me.

They are hung inside an acrylic frame and held together by clear acrylic nuts & bolts.

I use dual sided Scotch tape for holding the lace in place.

Anyone wanting to frame an heirloom doily or whatever; just contact me!

Below this post I will put a link where you can see those acrylic nuts & bolts in detail.

On the side wall of the DEEPER Reach In Closet we hung those Royal Tichelaar Makkum blue tiles. Royal Tichelaar Makkum is the Netherlands' oldest company!

My Paternal Uncle Jan, did frame them. It is not wood but he did mold a gypsum frame for each one of them. 

My dear Aunt gave this to me after my Uncle passed away because we always have been very close with him. 

Another of those gifts to treasure for a life time...

So what you say about our finished job?

This is what prevented me from taking photos with the shutters open... 30°C or 86°F at 15:00 o'clock...

Wishing you all part of that sunshine!

☼

Related link:
{Acrylic Frame with Transparent Acrylic BOLTS & NUTS} | previous post by me showing you how to preserve antique lace for hanging against a dark wall or inside the window.
Irok gallery | link to museum quality framing and art gallery

{My Hand Made Filet Lace Embroidered Angels}

• Yesterday you could see a shadow of an angel, reflected in our high gloss bathroom cabinet vanity. 
• Today I want to show you more of our window treatment, that I made by hand.

• Getting a good photo of these angels is about as hard as making the curtain...
• You can see the balcony's balustrade to the right and the white vinyl fence below.

• Such a window treatment is very hard to capture on camera but at least I tried!
• Here I've hand made two angels facing each other in filet lace embroidery.

• This is the machine made net on which I did the Filet Lace Embroidery.
• There is a crocheted edging all around for being able to fasten it on the tiny brass nails, that are painted white.
• Very easy for laundering and putting it straight out from the washing machine back onto those brass nails. 
• Never do they get rust stains because of the brass.

• Even from the outside it is very hard to capture as it is way up high and behind a vinyl fence.
• So I had to zoom in, standing below on the ground.
• There is a screen in front of the window, that makes the filet lace embroidery look less clear.
• Our home will get a pressure wash and a new painting coat in May; that will also take care of the screen as they have to come off.

• This is the pattern I used from the book: Hemels Handwerkboek by Marie van den Berk-Mertens
• Above link will send you to Amazon.com

• hemels handwerkbook
• heavenly handworkbook

• This book is in Dutch but language doesn't really matter for following the patterns.

Is anyone of you also working with Filet Lace Embroidery?

Related links: 

{Our New Shower with Dreamline Frameless Sliding Shower Door} | yesterday's post by me with reflection of this angel Filet Lace Embroidery with Angels

{Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace} | previous post by me showing you such hand crochet edging that I did
{Acrylic Frame with Transparent Acrylic BOLTS & NUTS} | previous post by me showing you a French antique filet lace angel frame for hanging - ONLY ONE left in my boutique...

{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #6}

Showing you here my Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #6, this one also was a Bridal Hankie given to Erika in 2000 for her wedding day. Hers I crocheted in Indonesia, on the patio of our bungalow. Below this post you find links from e.g. Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace where you actually can see the fine DMC Cordonnet Spécial in a size 80. That's right, I use this very fine thread with a steel crochet hook size 0.75 mm.

This very fine hand crocheted lace is done in about 12 hours.

Labour of LOVE.

Using our gardenia and roses for making it look even more perfect...

Such a bridal hankie I loved to recreate for myself as well.

It is a beautiful Swiss cotton batiste embroidered handkerchief with hemstitched edging. That is the hardest part to count those openings and getting your stitches right for the pattern.

Lace pattern is from a German Neue Mode.

Would you have loved to have such a hand made crocheted lace bridal hankie?

Related links: All are previous posts by me.
{Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #5}   
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #4}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #3}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #2}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #1}

{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #5}

Since you all know now about the very fine DMC # 80 thread from my fore last post, why not showing here My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #5? I make them with the very same thin and pointed crochet hook of 0.75 mm as used for doing the Crochet Edging of that Antique French Knotted Filet Lace... Links you find as usual below my post.

Here is another little treasure made with fine crocheted stitches...

Those photos are from May 25, hence the beautiful roses and gardenia blossom.

Do you like this fine crocheted lace pattern?

Showing more of Rebecca's 'A Gathering of Thoughts' hand painted train case.

Her blog you find on my sidebar or you just type in the words at the top of my blog in that search bar... That is very handy for finding ANY word.

A closeup of the hand crocheted lace work... done around this fine linen hankie.

Creating Heirloom Pieces indeed.

Pattern 58 from this German Neue Mode, crochet magazine I used.

Of course, this hankie would make a lovely lace pochette as well!

Related links: All are previous posts by me!
{Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace} Showing the actual DMC thread used...

{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #6}

{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #4}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #3}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #2}
{My Lace Crocheted Handkerchief #1}

{Acrylic Frame with Transparent Acrylic BOLTS & NUTS}

As written already earlier, I did find in Milan, Italy these Transparent Acrylic BOLTS & NUTS to use with the Acrylic Frames. A perfect way for preserving your antique heirloom lace work from Grandma or other relative. No more worries about staining it or being afraid to use it at all. This is a unique way to display antique lace against a dark brick or wooden wall or as a window hanging. What do you think? 

• Perfect for hanging on a brick wall or on a wooden back ground. LINK for Purchase is below post.

• Or for hanging in the window...

• View by night.

Simple framing between two sheets of clear acrylic and fastened with the transparent Italian Bolts & Nuts. 

Nothing takes away from the beauty of the antique French knotted filet lace with cherubs.

On my on line boutique I do offer two of these, they could be hung facing each other or used individually.

I have not charged anything for the tedious crocheting around these antique pieces.

Sorry, both are SOLD OUT...

Just wanted to present them to others as an example of what can be done with any antique heirloom piece of lace. 

The advantage of this acrylic is also that it is safe for shipping. Of course, glass could be used as well, if someone would prefer that. 

Do you like it? 

Would you have some pieces of lace for displaying this way?

Ask if you want to purchase some of the Transparent Acrylic Bolt and Nuts for use with Acrylic Frames of your own!

Related links:

{Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace} | previous post by me

{Crochet Edging on Antique French Knotted Filet Lace}

Yesterday I did write about my new SUPER POWER READERS for Fine Needlework. Here I show you how I painstakingly finished off the Crochet Edging on an antique French Knotted Filet Lace embroidery with cherubs. Only using my +2.00 reading glasses. This was in the end of February while on vacation in Curaçao.

Using the DMC Cordonnet Spécial with a VERY fine crochet hook.

How would I have loved to use my SUPER POWER READERS here!

DMC Cordonnet Spécial in a size 80. It is a mercerized 6-cord cotton and one of the very finest.

Used for tatting and lace crochet around linen batiste handkerchiefs.

The crochet hook is only 0.75 mm. You do pinch yourself with it, as it is that sharp and fine.

 The reason that I did add a crochet edging on this antique French knotted (by hand, like knotted fishing nets!) filet lace is to have it framed between acrylic sheets.

Sheltering it from getting soiled and thus preserving a nice heirloom.

From Milan, Italy came my transparent acrylic bolts & nuts.

You will see the finished project in another post!

Yeah, for doing the linen stitch on such knotted net, I definitely would have needed my SUPER POWER READERS. One can only admire the woman's hands that created this in the previous age(s)...

Such fine work in the linen stitch!

Below this post is a link to a blogger friend who owns a tablecloth with cherubs, done on machine made net. Have a look at it!

Closeup of the knotted net and the embroidered linen stitch + my minor accomplishment of the crochet edging all around...

Laundered and pressed it is now ready to be framed. 

You will see that in another post!

Does any of you have some antique filet lace pieces?

Related links:
{TIP for Fine Needlework SUPER POWER READERS} | previous post by me
Filet Lace also known as Embroidery on Knotted Net, Lacis, Filet Brodé and Point Compté) is a needle lace created by darning on a ground of knotted net or netting. Shown on this link is the linen stitch on knotted net.
Filet Lace is... some history and info
Mezza Mandolina and Embroidered Netting very clear example of hand knotted netting in excellent photo
Netting shuttles see the needle and shuttles used for knotting