bellashere - I missed your note yesterday. I'm so sorry. I'd take the shower door out completely but then I'd have the lip of about 6 inches of tile off the ground for someone to trip over. And on the off chance we need to actually shower there (like there is something wrong with the upstairs shower) I don't think a curtain would be enough to keep the water in. (Though I could be wrong.) As for painting, it's not that I don't know how, but I am not physically able. I'm having to hire someone to paint the other rooms as well so I'm trying to keep it on the low side. Last bid for painting all the rooms was $4K which is about $2K more than I want to spend. Good idea on using a regular curtain. I think I'll have a lot more options. Handyman took the handles off the door today and took off the ugly brass towel rack and the weird block of wood behind it. Dry wall guy is fixing all the holes. sheesharee - I liked the Olive Branch too. Love it in your room. I think my thing is that I have had a hankering for Baby Turtle ever since I first saw it, I think it was in Red's room. And since I'm using Flowering Herb in the nearby rooms and they are right next to each other, I think they will blend well. Baby Turtle can go brown or green and I'm happy with both. The color makes me think of my garden, which is always a good thing. :)

Hi diymadness, I love your budget makeover. There are some great ideas there and everything looks so good. I love the shelves and painting the vanity was a great idea. I wanted to mention something that I had not known about until someone pointed them out to me here on this forum and I have found them to be great. Just thought that I would mention them because in your window photo it looks like the crank gets in the way. These t-cranks are great and inexpensive.

Thank you madtown. I can handle chilly being I was born and raised in the Midwest. And snow....? While it's lovely to look at and I do know how to drive in it, I'm glad there won't be any. Hubby will be at Epic in Verona, so I'm not sure where he plans on staying. I have an old friend that lives not far north of Madison, that I'd like to meet up with too. It sounds like staying in the downtown area would be great, but we'll have to see what works out best so I can drop him off and have the car for the day. Thanks so much for the information. I'd love checking out the art museum.

Just fyi, only thing I would have done differently is the shower hardware...the handle in particular. This type of handle gets bumped very easily which brings about sudden hot or cold spraying water...it's not big enough to change it, just have to be careful not to bump it.