Holidays.....

The Painted Pear is, technically, on holiday. We're taking a few weeks away from life and the computer (for the most part) and projects.....unless you count the odd snowman as a project, in which case, we are working away!

So we're on holiday, yes, but we're at my parents new home on PEI.
And it's beautiful.
And we're so excited.
And we just couldn't resist one little post.

My parents began building this house in the summer. For anyone who has ever built a home, you know that the laundry list of decisions can be overwhelming, to say the least.

While I was home for visit in August, my sister and I decided we would try to take the pressure off my mum and help her make as many decisions as possible. We stayed up late and made a HUGE shopping list. Room by room. Item by Item.

And then we shopped. 'Til we dropped.
We spent the entire following day going from store to store.

We chose every light fixture, tile, paint color, cupboard and vanity.
It was insane.

The one thing that proved the biggest challenge was bathroom vanities. We couldn't find what we wanted.

We looked and looked (as much as you can look in one day) and then we gave up on finding the unique pieces we were envisioning.....and we decided to make them instead.

We found this cupboard on sale at Wicker Emporium.



We picked out the most beautiful sea blue.
And then turned the vanity (cream originally) into this:







My favorite piece in the house.

That's it! There are so many beautiful things in this house but holiday starts NOW!
See you in 2012!

Merry Christmas,
Jamie and Jill