Reader Redesign: Ka-Powder Room
Before getting to the Reader Redesign goods, we have a quick Burger-related story. Yesterday was a very scary day for us. Burger was sitting on Sherry’s lap and Clara and I came home and Burger was so excited to see us that he jumped off her lap (as he’s done a million times before) and somehow lost his balance and flipped in the air and landed on the floor on his back and neck. He yelped and Sherry scooped him up to see if he was ok but he shook his head and acted fine. So we put him on the floor but he couldn’t walk. He had no balance and walked into the walls and wouldn’t put weight on either of his hind legs and kept falling over.
While rushing to get everyone in the car to get him to the vet, Sherry called them to tell them we were coming and while she was on the phone Burger had what we think was a small seizure (he was very rigid and his eyes were open but he wasn’t focusing on anything and he was shaking violently). It stopped after about twenty seconds and by the time we got to the vet he was acting completely normal. He could walk and all of his vitals checked out. They think the stumbling and loss of balance along with the possible seizure was from the shock of the impact but he restored all function and checked out all of their many tests so we’re just so thankful he’s ok. They said we had to watch him for the next 24 hours for any signs that something’s off, and we’re still a few hours shy of that mark but he’s acting just like his old self and is jumping and running around (as hyper as ever, haha). Whew. He scared the heck out of us, but we’re all so thankful he’s ok.
But back to the reader redesign! Now that we’re shifting from kitchen to bathroom brain, it should come as no surprise that we’re gravitating towards the bathroom makeovers popping up in our inbox these day. And we’re especially charmed by ones like Michelle’s – because it (like ours) isn’t a total gut job. Instead, it’s just a few manageable updates that go a long way. And for Michelle, those big impact changes are paint, pattern, and molding (I was this close to an alliteration there). Check out her note below.
As fellow stenciling survivors, I thought you might enjoy our powder room make-over!
We added some moldings and used the Nova Trellis stencil from Royal Design studios to transform our boring powder room into a quirky new space!
The white is Ultra White by Valspar. The black is Black Leather by Dutch Boy.
We still need to add crown molding and wall art. I might also switch out the mirror and window treatment. This room is a little bolder than my usual conservative style but I’m digging it! - Michelle
We are too, Michelle. Thanks for sending the pictures our way. We love a bold pattern in a small space like a bathroom (rooms like that will never look giant anyway, so embracing them and turning them into something special is such a great call). It really wakes up the room in a nice way. And the molding and trim adds tons of style too. To read more about this project, visit Michelle’s blog. But first let’s hear what you like best. Is it the crisp white molding? The rich wood floors? The pedestal sink? Or the brave stencil job?
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Gah! I would have FREAKED if Ladmo or Mona pulled something like that! (though we did have the great disaster of 2009 when after nuetering, Ladmo almost disembowled himself…$1,000 later all was well in the world ::shudders::)
Love the bathroom. Theirs and yours is coming along great! I Dig the aqua!
Oh no, poor Ladmo! So glad he’s ok!
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Poor Burger and poor you guys! I hope he continues to heal and that it doesn’t happen again.
My stomach is all knotted up, thank goodness Burger is ok. Those things are so super scary. As for the bathroom-gorgeous! Love it!
I know that must have scared you to death! So glad he is doing fine and hopefully that will never happen again.
That bathroom is gorgeous! So bold and rich looking.
Glad Burger is feeling better!
Oh my gosh!!! So glad Burger is feeling better!! We had the same thing happen a few years ago when my puppy was only a few weeks old. She jumped right out of my arms & landed across a brick step on her back. Hopefully it helps to hear she is now 2 years old and couldn’t be healthier! Best wishes Burger!!!
Aw thanks Ashleigh! So glad your little pup is ok too!
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Oh goodness….how scary. I’m glad he is okay. LOVE his bandana :)
I’m so glad to hear Mr. Burger is okay. Sick pets are so sad!
Oh man, those intense moments when something time sensitive and (possibly, who knows) life threatening are happening are the WORST! Once I came home to find out that my 2 dogs and the cat all tagged teamed and knocked a bottle of canine pain pills off the counter and then proceeded to knaw off the cover ingest them all. I didn’t know who did what and was trying to get all dogs and the cat (who happen to jump into the wood burning stove that existed before we gutted our house and was covered in soot! blame it on the meds…) into the car…THEN hit every red light and found ever school bus along the way, all why expecting all of them to start violently vomiting and seizing any second. Of course, none of that happen and they just had bloody gums from chewing the bottle :/ Ugh. They all live to still make our lives insane, altho now we have 2 kids to keep it interesting too! Anyway SO HAPPY he is okay!
Oh man that must have been so scary! Glad everyone was ok!
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s
http://www.spain-in-iowa.com/2012/03/a-raw-food-real-food-diet-for-our-german-shepherd-dog-part-1-2/
Check out this blog post about feeding dogs a real food diet…might not be for everyone, but it really healed this dog! :) Hope Burger is feeling better.
So interesting!
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Such a scary story! Glad to hear he’s doing better though!
And I love what the read did to her bathroom!
Yes, seizures are so hard and scary to watch. I had Bulldog with grand mal seizures and it was really hard. His were so frequent that he wound up on meds and eventually injections. He is no longer with us, but it wasn’t seizure-related. My vet says seizures are pretty common in dogs. I hope it was a one-time thing for Burger and for you guys!
Beth
Glad Burger is okay. It’s always so scary when a pup is hurt because they can’t tell you what’s wrong.
Poor little Burger!! I am always in fear that my little Chihuahua is gonna get hurt, he seems to manage it from time to time, but if he did that, I would have lost it!! So glad to hear that he’s ok!!
And yes, the bathroom looks great!
Hugs to Burger.
So happy Burger is ok! It is so scary when someone you love is in pain and you don’t know what to do. About a week ago our boxer boy was acting like he was hurt and he wouldn’t walk right or go up or down stairs. He is doing better but I was watching him like a hawk. People without pets may not understand but they are members of the family!
How scary! I’ve had crazy things happen with Remington (our lab/coonhound mix) and it’s so scary!
Glad to hear he’s feeling better!
Oh MY!!!! How scary. Our Izzie-bean(taco-terrier) sends her love to Burger!!! Poor guy. Glad he is doing better!!!!
Our chihuahua, Lulu gave us the same scare. She jumped out of our parked U-haul(!) and had a seizure scaring us to death. She came out of it ok and the vet told us she would be fine. She’s had a couple of additional seizures but it’s always been when something “scary” has happened to her. Like dogs running up to her or something out of the ordinary. Our vet said they are stress-induced seizures but we shouldn’t be too concerned as long as she reacts normally after. Glad Burger is ok!
So glad she’s ok!
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Our Chihuahua jumped out of our moving van, too! What’s up with that?! Luckily, ours didn’t have a seizure — she just pee’d herself out of terror! LOL
What a stressful day for you guys! I am relieved to hear that Burger is doing better.
I’m so glad that Burger is OK! This past Thanksgiving we took our dog on an 8 hour car ride to my hubby’s grandparents. Since he is terrified of the car we had the vet prescribe a sedative. Everything was fine until I came home from work on Monday. He was acting funny, not walking up and down steps, not jumping up and yelping when I tried to pet him. He is a miniature dachshund and they are prone to back problems so I was terrified that he had slipped a disk or something and would need surgery. I called the vet, got the next appointment and asked my husband to come home from work. Meanwhile, I was 16 weeks pregnant and balling my eyes out! After hours of crying and a $200 x-ray we got the verdict: Our little guy was constipated! It took a week for things to “clear out”, but he is fine now, and we know not to give him any more sedatives!
I hope that Burger doesn’t try to do any more fancy gymnastics!
Aw, poor guy! Once Burger was “excited” for too long of a time and we had to take him to the vet for that. Talk about embarrassing.
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Poor Burger! I sure hope he’ll be all right!
The before bathroom was quite lovely, and the after is very va-va-voom and pretty.
oh my gosh, what a scary burger story! i just can’t stand hearing about animals getting hurt, makes me cry everytime :(
and this is why i don’t know if i can ever have a dog. so glad to hear your first baby is doing ok!
So relieved to hear Burger is fine!! We have had so many scares with our Cockers, they are going to be the death of ME!
Feel Better Burger Boo..poor little guy….make sure he gets extra doggie treats…
Oh yes, we have been spoiling him like crazy!
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