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Disarrono Soap Dispenser

16 Thursday Feb 2012

Posted by Young Wifey in Creating, Decorating

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bath, DIY, home decor, kitchen, soap, soap dispenser, soap pump

I detest plastic bottles of dish soap at the sink. Even though I try to put them under the sink, they end up back above the sink. I love the Chambord soap dispensers that I made for my master bath & powder rooms (I recently switched the pumps from silver to bronze to match the new decor). Why not make one for the kitchen?

Disaronno Soap Dispenser

Disaronno Soap Dispenser

Selecting the bottle was more of a challenge this time. The newer Chambord bottles are cheaper and not as elegant.  Besides, I like more of an Italian atmosphere to my kitchen, instead of the French theme in those two baths. A Disarrono bottle was the answer, but I only had the larger bottles in my home. After a quick trip to the liquor store, I had a smaller bottle which was perfect for my kitchen. I poured the new liquor into the dwindling supply of my larger bottle (after pouring some into my glass). Then, I quickly removed the labels and plastic ring from the neck, and rinsed the bottle.

Previously I had bought pumps from BB&B and didn’t want to make a special trip. I took a bronze pump from a disposable soap dispenser and replaced the tub with a longer one (which I actually did ex post facto). It screwed on perfectly to my new dispenser.  While this one is perfect for dish soap, I’d like to find a slightly smaller bottle for the kitchen hand soap

Next time, I’ll make sure that color of the dish soap actually matches my kitchen decor.

Wishful Thinking

10 Wednesday Jun 2009

Posted by Young Wifey in Creating, Decorating

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DIY, soap dispenser, wallpaper

Chambord Bottle

After: Chambord Soap Dispenser
After: Chambord Soap Dispenser

French Dreams..

I have many plans (dreams, visions…) for our house, more than I have time and money to complete as fast as I would like. The two big indoor projects that I would like to accomplish this year is to finish off our basement (realistically, start it) and redo the bathroom.

We refinished the bathroom our first year in the house; we painted over the stenciled birds and hearts and changed the lighting, flooring, fixtures, and vanity top. We finished it to be livable not lovable. I started to dislike the extremely neutral room, often changing the towels, area rug, curtain, and accessories to liven up the room.

My inspiration is my mother’s french country antique bathroom. I’ve never been a wallpaper enthusiast, but she had found a beautiful textured wall paper and bought several rolls (so she’d have extra to match up the pattern). She had eight rolls left over and gave them to Hubster and me to use.Wallpaper Rolls I plan to wallpaper the upper wall, the bottom portion will have tan wainscoting with trim. The vanity base, hanging cabinet, and mirror trim will be an antique walnut, in order to add a masculine touch and balance the femininity of the wallpaper. The fixtures will be bronze and some will be porcelain. I want to replace the vanity, tub, and toilet with white onesWallpaper Close-Up (the current tan ones blend in too much). I would like to re-tile the floor with small white ceramic tiles with a darker grout. The towels we have now will continue to work, although I would like to embroider a monogram on them or add a fleur de lis or such. Idealistically a bronze tin ceiling would complete the look, but whether that’s a go is up to Hubster.

The only step I’ve taken to my french elegance (my spin on my mom’s bathroom) bathroom is a small reminder of what is to come. My Chambord soap dispenser. I saved an empty Chambord bottle, removed the gold trim and the label and fit it with a silver pump. Once it’s in my French bathroom, it’ll have a bronze pump which I already purchased. It is filled with a creamy milk & honey soap (which I alternate with a creamy almond hand-soap).

I found a shower curtain that goes with the wall-paper on clearance.

Shower Curtain Close-Up

Shower Curtain Close-Up

XOXO,
Young Wifey 

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