Houston Habitat ReStore

Really loved this store! There was so many great salvage finds.

This sink was just amazing!

PINK BATH ROOM SINK

Have no idea where I would put them, but I still wanted them.

Vintage Blue Bath Tile

Houston Habitat ReStore

Bedroom Doors

We are finally getting to use the doors we salvaged!

Stephen getting them ready:

Sid's "New" Door:

Fifth Ward Doors

Stephen working on the doors we salvaged in the Fifth Ward

Really love these old door knobs and locks.

Second "Salvaging" Trip - Fifth Ward, Houston

Second trip to The Fifth Ward. We got a few doors:





I so wanted to get one of the tubs & I LOVED all the window trim:



And hardwood floors with AMAZING baseboards:



More cabinets to love:



More Shiplap to want:



And I want to have door frames like this again:

Our First "Salvaging" Trip - Fifth Ward, Houston

Are FIRST salvaging trip!

We went to get doors. But I WANTED all the Shiplap!









And I WANTED these cabinets soooo BAD:

Hell AKA The Boys Bathroom

So my plans for my "Princess Potty" is on hold till we can get the boys bathroom fix since it's in the worse shape.



I think something like this would be just right:



No tub, just a shower. Maybe sliding showers door to help keep the water in.



Green, Blue & White are "Manly", right?





ZOMG! Cash would love this:



How cute would a Halloween/Skeleton theme bathroom be!?!?



Maybe Black & White tile?

My Own Bathroom!

I now have my own bathroom!

For years I had to share just one bathroom with three boys. Now I have my OWN!

I have named it: The Princess Potty!

But right now, It's not living up to it's name:





Yup, that's it. Not much of a "Princess Potty".

But this is what I dream of:



Now, that is a real Princess Potty!

My biggest dream for the Princess Potty is a "Cinderella bathtub"!



And of course I need a dressing area. My own little space where I can be a "girl". Maybe something with cabinets like this:



And I'm pretty sure it has to have this (whatever it is) or I will just DIED!

Our Plan

I loved my old home, I still love that house.

Tile in the kitchen, the cabinets, the windows and thick base boards.

Stephen & I both love older homes. We tried to buy an older home, but wasn't able to find one that meet our requirements. Our "New" home was built in 1963. But was remodeled in the 80's.

So we came up with the plan to try and take the home back. Back to what it might have looked liked when it was built. Or just make it the way WE would have had it look in '63.

We HATE the look of "New" wood floors. Most of them aren't really wood at all. So why not pull the floors out of an old home and reuses them? The cabinets in our new home are thin and falling down. But the ones in our old home were thick and had been hanging for over 50 years. Even Ike couldn't take them down! Every time we bump a wall in our new home it dents or makes a hole. But not the old one.

That house was over 50 years old and was still standing after Ike hit.

As the old saying goes "They just don't make them like they use to"!

So our plan is to use Architectural Salvage to rebuild and remodel every part of this home.

It's cheaper! That price is just right for us. Between Ike and buying this place we don't have much money.

It's better for the Earth. That's a pretty cool plus.

And most of all, we can make our home "ours" with little touch that are all our own.

I just hope it works!