While we wait on the permit to approve all the walls coming down on the main floor other work has been continuing - Framing has started on the kitchen wall (it has to be pushed out to conceal venting), and the master bath and powder room have been framed too. That powder room has been giving us major headaches, it'll be small, not quite airplane small but we definitely won't be holding a cocktail party in there anytime soon.

With size and space in mind we've had to re-jig the toilet and sink we'd originally fallen for and plunk for practical instead, though of course they're no less shabby in the looks department. Kohler's Rialto toilet has pretty much the smallest footprint on the market so was the perfect pick, and the Minette corner sink by American Standard is the most petite we could find - Yay for Home Depot! And, since we've been talking looks, I wanted to include a snap of the crazy glam wallpaper I dragged back from Paris; pretty fab no? Quite the steal too, at only 16 Euros a roll (I love BHV!!!). I'm thinking it'll cover not only the powder room walls, but perhaps even the ceiling and the door too.

Take a look below, and to catch up with the story so far on the renovation click here.