Unique Things and Bathroom Sneak Peak

I'm a sucker for unique one-of-a-kind things.

Add hand-carved and with a crown, and it's as good as sold.

My first name means "crown" so  I've always considered it kind of a personal logo.

Doesn't everyone have a personal logo?

But what the heck is it?

At first I thought it was some kind of a game board.  The outer ring

has the numbers 1 through 31 but once I saw the middle ring with the

labels, J31, F28, M31, A30, M31, J30, J31, A31, S30, O31, N30, D31,

it was clear these represented months and the number of days in each month.

January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, etc.

But when I got the inner ring, I was stumped.

L, M, M,  J. V, S, and D.

Any ideas?

The back says in pencil "Made by Elliot Rogers, Oct 1841."

This inscription isn't a good clue; in fact, it's misleading.

There's another notation that says "Made for..." but it's illegible.

If you haven't figured it out, I'll give the answer at the end.

Let's take a sneak peek at the new bathroom.

I finally got my marble on Friday and I couldn't wait to dry fit

everything together to see what it looked like.  I painted all day

yesterday so hopefully everything is looking quite pulled together.

Here you can see the corner of the Swedish console vanity,

the new honed cararra marble top and the basin sink.  The horizontal

planking and chair rail are in the background.  I have to say I'm

pleased with the overall vibe referencing the age of the house.

I also have to say I'm in love with cararra.  I can't stop looking at it.

I'm really pleased with the corner detail and ogee edge I used on the marble.

You can see the top of the table's leg has this clipped corner and you may

recall that clipped-corner detail is repeated in the toilet base and tank.  The

ogee edge is also quite similar to the original top that is now the lower shelf.

You can also see a little bit of the floor tile.  The tiles are 6 inches

by 24 inches and after a lot of thought and discussion, I decided

to place the tiles with a 1/3 stagger.  I originally wanted to place them 

in a grid pattern but thought it might be too modern.  The 1/3 alternation

makes it feel more like hardwood would be placed.  So I think it's perfect.

The colors were a challenge because the Swedish console was a much different

gray than the Greek key mosiac and floor tile.   I find grays really difficult.

In the end, I chose Benjamin Moore Icicle--one of my favorite go-to whites-- for

the walls because it related to the greenish-gray of the console table and Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray for the chair rail and trim.  This is the first time I've used Stonington Gray

and I love it.  It looks great with the mosiac chair rail and cararra mable vanity top.

Today I'm sealing grout (after mowing my keep deep grass before it rains again) and

then hopefully the plumbing and electrical will get finished up this week.

So back to the calendar.  Did you guess?

It's French.

The L, M, M, J, V, S and D are the days of the week,

Lundi = Monday

Mardi = Tuesday

Mercredi = Wednesday

Jeudi = Thursday

Vendredi = Friday

Samedi = Saturday

Dimanche = Sunday

Even though I took French in high school, I never realized the 

French months all started with the same letters as they do in English.

January = Janvier

February = Février

March = Mars

April = Avril

May = Mai

June = Juin

July = Juillet

August = Août

September = Septembre

October = Octobre

November = Novembre

December = Décembre

As to why the notation on the back in English will probably remain a mystery.

I'd love to find something to use for pegs since it would make it a piece

that's interactive.  It might be fun to put in the guest room marking

the day of the guest's arrival.

Have a great week!  I hope you don't have any Google Reader nightmares to report.

See you on the other side.