10 BATHROOM ORGANIZING TIPS OF THE DAY

1. Not so many bathrooms have enough space to hang towels. Stacking towel bars behind  closed doors is a great way to use the small space in your bathroom efficiently.  

 

2. Combs, brushes, and toothpaste take up considerable space when laid horizontally on a  shelf. Flat-backed, self-adhesive cups on the inside of the cabinet door hold them more efficiently. Before pressing the cups in place, line them up between the shelves. To ensure the door can close, put thin items on the shelves in the spots where the cups will take up some space.

 3. Clear off bathroom countertops by storing toiletries in a hanging organizer. To make   one, just stitch a few seams in a hand towel

4. Keep bathroom items neat and accessible with cubbyhole shelves for large items and   surgical jars for small toiletries and accessories.
 

5. Uniform plastic bottles not only look better than the usual shampoo and soap containers, but they also fit more neatly in storage devices, such as the hanging wire basket installed in this shower stall.

6. Bathroom drawers are second only to junk drawers in their potential for messiness. It's too easy to toss grooming products in there pell-mell. Wooden boxes and trays help categorize the items and are available in various sizes and materials, so they can be mixed and matched to fit any sort of drawer.

 

 

7.  For a guest bathroom, mount a streamlined hair-dryer unit to the wall beside the sink.

 

8.  Vintage planters are a playful spin on more traditional bathroom accessories. Displayed on a metal-and-glass table, they hold bottles of shampoo and liquid soap, sponges, bar soap, and hand towels. Tuck a new toothbrush, soap, and a washcloth into a planter and put it in the bathroom cupboard.

 

9.  Place spare rolls of toilet paper in a clear glass vase; it will be easier for you to know when you need to refill the them.

 

10.  A wooden flea-market cupboard makes a great towel cabinet. Use the top of the cabinet for extra storage. Keep your regular supply in the glass-fronted cabinet. Having all towels visible makes it easy to keep track of your inventory. Open shelves on the sides hold glass jars full of cotton balls and soaps.

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A Brief History of St James's Park

St James's Park is
the oldest Royal Park in London,

the first Royal Park to be open to the public,

and it is one of the most visited parks in Europe today

 

The park is surrounded by three palaces

- St. James's, Westminster, and Buckingham -

and often has beautifully landscaped borders

Originally the park was a marshy meadow

where the River Tyburn often flooded on its way to the River Thames

Pigs grazed the land with farms and woodland in the area

 

In the thirteenth century, a leper hospital for women opened
(and gave the park its namesake)

 

Like the conversion of Hyde Park,

King Henry VIII turned the land into another deer park in 1536

with a hunting lodge that later became St. James's Palace

 

Later, King James I brought minor changes to the park

including keeping exotic birds, camels, crocodiles, and an elephant in the park

 

King Charles II acquired Green Park so he could walk
from Hyde Park to St James’s Park without leaving royal soil

 

Then in 1827 the Prince Regent (later George IV) commissioned
John Nash to design the park in a naturalistic fashion which included
winding paths, converting the canal into a lake,

and replacing Charles II's formal, French-inspired plantings to something more fashionable

The landscape design has changed little since Nash’s time

Earlier trees were burned for fuel or
accidentally burned due to out-of-control fireworks,

therefore, many of the plane trees (in the Sycamore family)
you see today in the park were planted during the 1827 redesign

In 1837, the Ornithological Society of London gifted the park various birds

The position of bird keeper and cottage (below) remain today

And those fabulous pelicans?

In 1664, the Russian Ambassador gave pelicans as a gift for the park

Just last month the City of Prague gave the park three Great White pelicans,
increasing the pelican population to six

They can be seen feeding between 2:30p and 3:00p daily

It's reported that there once was a naughty pelican
who would fly to the London Zoo to steal fish for lunch
and then return to the park

This one looks a little suspicious
:)

all photos by me

Source: The Royal Parks

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Day Out With The Girls

A friend and I had

the perfect day with our daughters

last week

I'm not a fan of musicals,

but Matilda is the best one I've seen EVER

Based on a Roald Dahl story,

this musical oozes talent and creativity

About a girl who is mistreated by her parents and headmistress,

this dark story has a happy ending 

with snappy tunes, amazing sets, and delightful choreography along the way

We started our day off right at Sanderson Hotel

with their Mad Hatter's Tea

Complete with marshmallow mushrooms, 'Drink Me' juice, and other fun (and delicious) bites,

my daughter had a hard time deciding if she liked the musical or the afternoon tea best

I'd say it was a tie

Such a great day!

- all photos by me -

Laura Porter's review of Mad Hatter's Tea here

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WHITE WASH

I THINK I COULD LIVE IN THE SOUTH

Prior to this, when anyone said 'whitewash' I thought of Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.

Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting). (Wikipedia)

While researching painted brick homes, I came across this treatment for transforming nondescript red brick into something else entirely.     

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