Bathroom - Grey on Grey

I love these little cut-outs we created

We have great light from one added window and one enlarged

Not surprisingly it was really hard to pick the colors!  I tried three whites before I decided it had to just be SUPER white.  There is so much light in this room that if the paint had any yellow or lavender tint it would really pick that color up and not look white at all.  For the grey I tried a few options and was trying to land on something that was not too blue or purple.  The final color is Benjamin Moore Silver Half Dollar.

We put this WarmWire system under our slate floor - it's a little tricky because you have to insure that the space between the wires is equidistant - we had to start over at least once but it came out great.  We have a thermometer to set the temp; can't wait to try it this winter.We picked porcelain tile for the shower which has the same dark browns and blacks of the slate floor but also has a metallic sheen which makes it a little more interesting and goes well with the polished nickel fixtures.  We wanted to simplify the tiling of the shower as much as possible so we picked BIG tiles (26" x 13") which allow for less grouting and a cleaner look. We worked hard to fit all the tiles in and then George created a nice ledge that goes all the way around for shampoo, etc.

First Guests & Lamar Rodeo

Apple crumb pie + Caramel Moonshine + 4 tickets to the Crow's Nest at the Rodeo!

Some fancy sawing

Yay Wynter!

This is the foal following it's mama - so cute

The Parade

This is looking at the Crow's Nest from the other side

This weekend we had our first guests to our little bungalow!  We specifically planned the visit of my brother Matt and wife Julie to coincide with the Lamar Sand & Sage Rodeo.  Since we had never been we had modest expectations for the rodeo but HIGH expectations for ourselves to get our bungalow "guest ready" (I think we did it).  The weather cooperated with a very unexpected cool weekend - highs were in the eighties.  The rodeo was amazing - we got to sit in the box seating right over the staging area for the calves, broncos and bulls!  (We were just hoping that none of us dropped our cell phone or sunglasses because it would have been dust.)      The bulls were the stars as none of the riders get beyond the minimum 8 second ride but we did see some very impressive riding and the cowgirls were awesome in the barrel racing! On Saturday morning we walked the dogs out on the Prairie before catching the parade.  A very nice small town vibe!