one room challenge - week 6

We have arrived at week 6 of the One Room Challenge (<a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">see week 1 - 5 here</a>) and I'm ready to put everything together. Mostly. I've only got a few things left to do and then there is that whole putting the room together thing. I'll be busy this weekend. That's for sure.<br /><br />But enough about what I <i>still</i> have to do, let's see what I got done. I warn you it's not much, but maybe if I talk about it in a really up beat way, it will seem like a bigger deal. Smoke and mirrors people.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I0x1tiu5wtAMhcGYVwi-OHUg-1XxyA0cB-YAnRm0aYT-xDHDV9bhNpYNtoUxeumYau8j8-6fN_teiF1-r4bCYs8bSpUmzRlgFqXJ-qmoONB50r8fAZ7CrJhe2I8sTUs10bgy25iSxYBs/s1600/Navydresser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I0x1tiu5wtAMhcGYVwi-OHUg-1XxyA0cB-YAnRm0aYT-xDHDV9bhNpYNtoUxeumYau8j8-6fN_teiF1-r4bCYs8bSpUmzRlgFqXJ-qmoONB50r8fAZ7CrJhe2I8sTUs10bgy25iSxYBs/s400/Navydresser.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br />The dresser is finally finished and he's been moved in to the room. He was a lesson in patience and has earned his own post. Soon enough dresser. You will get your day.<br /><br />I also finished the silhouettes to go above the girls' beds which was refreshingly easy. (that passive agressive comment is for you dresser) The hardest part was trying to get Eve to sit still long enough to take the picture. (bribery and a doughnut works wonders)<br /><br />To get as high contrast in the pictures I set the girls in front of a window and snapped away. Take a look at those yummy cheeks.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIjmjW5B_5FGrwk2n-OXvlgL-9_D_mSTswDcP9k55l-2uzlcEykJM9-OkJVVIKP3PTmz0EkGTKGkQtl7GultF7uMgcNmLvql4Xms7iRJJg7wG0FG9PwTsCbCh33DkRTvIabsZGccX51zb/s1600/GirlsSilhouetteBefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHIjmjW5B_5FGrwk2n-OXvlgL-9_D_mSTswDcP9k55l-2uzlcEykJM9-OkJVVIKP3PTmz0EkGTKGkQtl7GultF7uMgcNmLvql4Xms7iRJJg7wG0FG9PwTsCbCh33DkRTvIabsZGccX51zb/s400/GirlsSilhouetteBefore.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I printed them off in black and white, which again helps with the contrast, and then cut my child's sweet little head. Thanks to the contrast, it is very easy to follow the lines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNPdig3-O_6WVweRFMWUg6kkQR1g_VS0Ja9dTYaO27koEbrMMzw5c3CIQgsns3CmdualsVCa0JnaFLTPehdH7QOoDXzBbuAHnMOsqLZtYgxmy6CIyFx6qwdaqz1bTPBd76OPX3OBOSm3W/s1600/SilhouetteCutOut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNPdig3-O_6WVweRFMWUg6kkQR1g_VS0Ja9dTYaO27koEbrMMzw5c3CIQgsns3CmdualsVCa0JnaFLTPehdH7QOoDXzBbuAHnMOsqLZtYgxmy6CIyFx6qwdaqz1bTPBd76OPX3OBOSm3W/s320/SilhouetteCutOut.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />Then I centered the black and white silhouette on top of the colored paper (pink for Eve and yellow for Amelia) and traced the black and white silhouette with my x-acto knife, leaving me with a simple and colorful silhouette. But when I pulled the finished silhouette away from the paper, I decided I liked the silhouette void even better than the silhouette itself. It acts like a mat and gives the silhouette a bit more presence. Voila. Happy silhouettes. (I'm going to call Guinness as soon as I'm done writing this post to see if I've broken the world record for number of times using 'silhouette' in a single paragraph. Fingers crossed)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G-ZCN2ppOUQ8oW8s0sGo-IqbjsTD-7RSqATaB72P2ebrOS9CkRgL55FWtg_LFHxM3WuEEv-QswaiWoOjuuNtkoA8WYJ9NiUFmw9mXteRgDW0fAmnD0QOXWS_7x0IG6sarj6-TwC5g8e8/s1600/SilouhetteAfter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9G-ZCN2ppOUQ8oW8s0sGo-IqbjsTD-7RSqATaB72P2ebrOS9CkRgL55FWtg_LFHxM3WuEEv-QswaiWoOjuuNtkoA8WYJ9NiUFmw9mXteRgDW0fAmnD0QOXWS_7x0IG6sarj6-TwC5g8e8/s400/SilouhetteAfter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And finally, I picked up the cherry on top of two very happy beds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xXQZzHlx0J_hQtOdqqRhgtppn79I4T-jxdznUsaqOS3ZWJMGTMxOPSnqc1ffUP4z_u317LXwxprEcWMPgAYFiYVi2SRVEPYJYIlVUqvjxeAsDTtUtU97RCRKMj99frfKOOZNL5IV9G4a/s1600/monograms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xXQZzHlx0J_hQtOdqqRhgtppn79I4T-jxdznUsaqOS3ZWJMGTMxOPSnqc1ffUP4z_u317LXwxprEcWMPgAYFiYVi2SRVEPYJYIlVUqvjxeAsDTtUtU97RCRKMj99frfKOOZNL5IV9G4a/s1600/monograms.jpg" /></a></div><br />Now to put it all together. I've only got three items left on the list and #5 has me stumped. Should I go with grosgrain, pom poms or some awesome new trim I don't even know about? What say you?<br /><br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Come up with functional floor plan</span></strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paint walls/ceiling/trim</span></strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Paint dresser (new hardware too)</strike> </span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Update vanity (maybe some fun color or hardware)</strike></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Find curtains and add trim</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Add a rug and new bedding</strike> </span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hang art and create some personalized pieces <b>PROGRESS</b></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Find/Install new light fixture (buh bye ceiling fan)</span></strike></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strike>Reupholster chair and possibly add comfy floor cushions</strike> </span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Find/Make lampshade(s) </span></li></ol><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 20.984375px;">I don't know about you, but I'm excited to see how this will turn out. 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one room challenge - week 6

We have arrived at week 6 of the One Room Challenge (see week 1 - 5 here) and I'm ready to put everything together. Mostly. I've only got a few things left to do and then there is that whole putting the room together thing. I'll be busy this weekend.…

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