COLOR-MAD FINISHING TOUCHES

It just wouldn't be a T.A.I.R. (Thomas Annual Inspirational Retreat) without several rounds of high-stakes Shanghai!

Well, I'm back from a fun, fun weekend with my two sisters and daughter Alexis.  Lex is an interior designer who had installs to do in Dallas both last week and this, so she offered to just stay in Dallas straight through, if we would all agree to meet up for a big slumber party over the weekend. I wasn't sure if I was going to make it, since we still hadn't heard anything about John's test results, or whether he'd be going back into the hospital, but he sort of shoved me out the door, and managed to survive the weekend just fine without me!

Normally, when we go on a TAIR, we meet up at a fun B&B or resort somewhere. This time, however, we met up at big sister Poodie's new place, since Lex and I had not yet seen it in person.  So, it being Color Mad Monday and all, I thought I would share with you some of the colorful finishing touches that have been added since I posted the first pictures of her redo. The entire condo has sort of a "Parisian Flat" feel to it, what with the charcoal grey walls and soft grey flooring, crystal chandeliers, lots of French Provincial antiques, and touches of black and white, but she has now added bright pops of turquoise, hot pink, and grass green throughout.

Poodie and my mom were both avid antiquers, and though she had to shed most of her collections when she downsized, there are still a few of the smaller ones scattered here and there.

I don't believe I ever showed you Poodie's bedroom and bath.

She went with more muted pinks in here.

See the shower curtain in the mirror? That's where she tore out an old tub/shower combo from the 70s -- an accident waiting to happen for anyone with bad hips or knees -- and replaced it with a spacious walk-in shower.

This little linen cabinet alcove was created my closing off an extra door leading to the hallway -- not something you really need in a  bathroom that you don't plan for guests to use.

Here's my favorite bit:

This statue has been at all the houses we grew up in, as well as each of Poo's houses since my parents passed.

She painted her back fence aqua, transforming an ugly storage area off her den into a magical focal point!

Last but not least, it just wouldn't be a proper Thomas get-together if we didn't scope out any interesting markets or eateries in the area, now would it?

So thank you Dear Hubby, for kicking me out the door, and for promising to call the doctors to check on your results, if we don't hear from them by this afternoon!