I haven't done any major projects yet, but I am interested in putting in some window sills and perhaps some window frames. Does anyone have pictures or plans?
Anna

I didn't do any expanding additions, but what I did do was reface my L shaped bathroom vanity. It is an older MH and that proverbial 'boomerang print' formica was on it in a YUGLY gold. So I cut, laid & grouted 1588 pieces of stained glass-in mosaic pieces of hunter green, teal, turquoise & mauve. Turned out great!!

My husband and I have been redoing the entire inside of our DW - mostly paint and new trim. It is only 6 years old but from the day I bought it new I had plans to put my 'stamp' on it. Here is a picture of our window sills and window trim plus a link to another thread where I had posted before and after pictures......

Lynne

Here is a link that might be useful: before and after pictures

" * Posted by sharon_fl (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 22, 07 at 12:42

I didn't do any expanding additions, but what I did do was reface my L shaped bathroom vanity. It is an older MH and that proverbial 'boomerang print' formica was on it in a YUGLY gold. So I cut, laid & grouted 1588 pieces of stained glass-in mosaic pieces of hunter green, teal, turquoise & mauve. Turned out great!!"

WHAT!!! And no pictures?? Oh Please post a picture!! I am considering doing mosaic on the mirror frame in the guest bath.

Anna8nc WE have just plain wood window sills that came with the home. Since we do have six inch walls the sills hang out another inch and a half past the edge of the wall. Makes a nice landing for plants.

lynnencfan Your Green and white bath is just beautiful!!!

Chris

Sharon, your project sounds beautiful. Lynne, your picture looks just like what I would like for my windows. Can you tell us how you did it? Is the top of the window frame purchased molding?
Thanks, Anna

Anna - I am going for the farmhouse/cottage look in my place so the moldings are just 1x3's cut to size as is the molding around the ceiling. We had that generic fake oak thin molding before. I didn't have any windowsills before and they are 1x6's with brackets underneath. I have several years of Country Decorating magazine and showed my husband pictures of what I liked and he did all the rest. Of course it helped that he had 17 years of construction work on the Outerbanks of North Carolina to draw from so knew how to do the cottage look. Here are more pictures of the remolding that we have done so far. The pictures in the slideshow work backwards from after to before but you will get the idea

Here is a link that might be useful: more remolding pictures

Yes please everyone post pics of whatever youv'e done. Lynne you did a great job! Did you do those shelves and beadboard yourself? It looks really good!

Thank you all for the complimants - it has been fun putting our own personal touches on the place.

Black-thumb - the beadboard was in the family room but was oak - so I just painted it white. My husband built the shelving unit. We were getting a new 32" TV and I didn't want another large entertainment center. The TV is in the corner where the little one was in the picture. We did put up the beadboard in the dining area and filled in the openings between the rooms up at the ceiling and did all the ceiling beams where those ceiling strips are....

Lynne

Just got a digital camera but still have yet to figure out how to snap & store, etc. pics with it..will post a picture when I do! Of course-I could go out on the main street & pull some 13 yr old kid in-they'd no doubt, do it in a heartbeat!! LOL

LOL! Can't wait to see your pics!