Thanks to a well timed play date and some quality grandparent time, the hubs and I took advantage of an empty house and got painting.
Btw, I shared my progress on Instagram, and am now officially addicted. I know I'm late to the party but that sucker is just fun.
Now for those of you who are new, I'm a color girl. I need it the same way I need anything that Andy Cohen will put on TV. So I went with quite a radical choice for the walls. White.
I can hear the sarcasm in your voice, 'White?! That is soo daring.' Well, for me it is. This is only the second time...ever that I've painted a room white. (the kitchen being the other instance)
But you may have noticed from my board, that there is also another paint color listed. I can't go without color somewhere on the walls, so I went for the fifth wall - the ceiling. I took a cue from all of my Pinterest ceiling inspiration and gave the girls what they wanted. Pink.
Not bubblegum pink, or baby pink. We are going for Big Girl Pink.
My 5-year-old Amelia picked out this fabric (she's good, I know) and I used that pink/purple color as our Big Girl inspiration.
I matched up a swatch (BM Springtime Bloom) and slapped that sucker up on the wall.
I knew as soon as I started trimming out the ceiling that I loved it.
These girls' are not wallflowers and neither is their room. It is a really great color that looks different thru out the day. It is a great contrast against the white and it makes the room feel bigger. Win win.
Beautiful ceiling and walls, now on to the floor. I took advantage of the emptyness to get on my hands and knees and clean the crap out of that floor. Soap and hot water, elbow grease and then a coat of wax. I'll do another coat of wax and then buff it. (my mom is very proud at this moment)
The crib was then taken down (sad) and Eve's 'new' bed was brought up from the basement. The girls' have the same beds that were used by my sister and I, which I love. With both beds in the room, we were able to move things around and I've nailed down where all the little puzzle pieces will fit. Sweet progress.
The paint fumes must have made us giddy because we also went ahead and put up the new light fixture. And in my final burst of weekend energy I took those drawers out of the dresser and started to strip. The drawers. I stripped the drawers.
As of this morning all the drawers are stripped and the base is half way there. More on that next week.
With all of that, I'm pooped. Let's check in on the list, shall we?
Come up with functional floor planPaint walls/ceiling/trim- Paint dresser (new hardware?) Progress
- Update vanity (maybe some fun color or hardware) Progress
- Find curtains and add trim
- Add a rug and new bedding Progress
- Hang art and create some personalized pieces Progress
Find/Install new light fixture (buh bye ceiling fan)Reupholster chair and possibly add comfy floor cushions- Find/Make lampshade(s)
Now let's see how the others are progressing!
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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