An Overdue post

This is a severely overdue post. 

I am going to show you the progress in my younger daughter's bedroom, it's been done for over a month, just didn't get around to taking pics til recently.

S-O-R-R-Y

The flower lamp is new - right over her bed - just in case she needs a night light...

My mom sewed the curtains, I don't know how to sew, I want to learn..

Her new tv, yes those wires will never disappear but most likely next year since the holidays are upon us now...

Ikea spice racks to store bedtime books...(still need to be sprayed painted...ooops)

see they kind of blend in with the wall color...I am not done in this room, I say I'm about 95% done

 I'm still in love with this desk....I do have to seal it though...another undone project...I"m not the only right???? please say I'm not...

and the garbage can - can it be any uglier....I need to do something to it....hhhhmmmmm

Remember the chair I painted, isn't it cute? used the same fabric as the curtains to cover it up, now if I can just put the finishing touches on it....like the buttons....bear with me people...thanks....

These dolls, bed..etc., are to be in the bookshelf behind her door (the bookshelf that I have yet to purchase - ahem - find on the curb garage sale. whatever works...

It's 95% done

I hope it'll be done by next summer (just kidding, no really I do hope that)

This kid is having a birthday in a few weeks

Christmas is in a few weeks

So the 5% will have to wait til next year....which will be in a couple of weeks.

Next post will have to do with Christmas, might as well show you that I am working on other things (not just sitting around reading blogs and neglecting my projects :)

Toodles

More updates...

Here is the desk....all done 

Isn't she a beauty?

The chest all set up...with new knobs from Michaels and some decor

Trying to set up the desk area...I am playing around with what to add to the shelf, but I kind of like this combination of a shelf with the candles on the side, the books will be off the desk, I have a special place for them but I have yet to purchase it...so for now they will sit on this desk

The other side of the room, still need to purchase new bed sheets...I wanted ruffles....ruffles everywhere...oh yeah and we have a headboard and footboard that we are painting to go along with the bed and make it look finished...the lack tables...I think they're going...I don't know yet.

Hope you like what's been happening in this room, I know I do!!

Toodles!!!!

More updates!

My hubby brought home this desk, there was this garage sale, but the guy was not selling this desk - he was giving it away....this was back in August, it is going into my younger daughter's bedroom - so here continues the bedroom makeover....

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I am still working on it...but how pretty is it turning out! I'm super happy about it

Lovely...

Isn't this chair the coolest...don't know if I have a before pic but it was dark work and with some hideous fabric that was at one point blue and then kind turned brown....hideous....a fresh coat of paint and of course some new fabric coming right up....oh I may cover the entire top portion of the chair, the way it was originally was only a middle piece of fabric....weird....well I'll keep you posted on the progress of this chair and everything else in this room. 

I am not allowing myself to work on anything else but this room. I want it finished - but I am anxious to work on other projects....I picked up 2 chairs that need reupholstering, the said mentioned chairs were to go in my living room but I think they make work better in my office/guest bedroom.

I also want to do some stenciling to my dining room so I have a lot of things I want to do but I am making sure that I finish what I start!!!!

OH BOY that was a mouthful!!!!

TOODLES!!!

Check out the progress in this room....

The floors are in...

This princess chair will be gone soon...do you see the chest...well it needs another coat of paint

a peek at the mirror....how awesome is it? It's a garage sale find...5 bucks and it was once white...now it's pink for my sweet daughter who LOVES pink!!!

Full shot of the mirror...ignore the monogram...I hate it and I will be painting over it...

Another shot of the floors...here's the closet side and the messy bed...have lots of stuff to get rid off....

So that's the progress in this bedroom. I hope to have all the furniture painted this week, I need new window treatments...I still have loads left to do in this room but I think it's coming together quite nicely....

here's a reminder of what it used to look like...

WOW....okay...moving on...

Toodles!!!

It's been a while....

Summer has come and gone....school has begun and I will begin my job search soon, but enough about me, let's get down to some pictures to show you what I have been up to, in between, swim lessons and back-to-school shopping!!!!

First of all, I started redoing my oldest daughter's room...I've got to say about a year ago, it went from doing her carpet to changing her furniture.  The last thing on the list was to change the color...so finally we changed the color.....it went from this HOT pink...

priming this very serious hot pink....

Goodness there's a lot of pink here....

to lilac....very soft lilac

I tried my  hand at stencils and LOVED it...I did her closet doors, I got this design from Jones Designs, the blog...so it was hand drawn, then painted on...it's not perfect but it works!

 

And no onto my younger daughter's bedroom, when we moved in she was 3 (now soon-to-be 7) and she wanted exactly what her sister wanted....HOT PINK....

In between all this my oldest turned 11....happy birthday beautiful!

Priming the next bedroom.....

Color after....yes the little ones loves it!!!! woo hooo, I told her not to worry I will bring back the hot pink but in accessories

stenciling again...this time Martha Stewart stencils, her new line is awesome, also got the paint Fruit Punch in pearl....so beautiful......

I rearranged her room, so her bed will now be facing the window, to add some space to her room, those are lkea lack tables, one on top of the other, I wanted a window seat but it was too much space being taken up.....I'm still deciding exactly how to do her room...

This chest is going, a new one (well a refurbished one will be replacing it, once I paint it and get it all set up, but that will be another post...the princess chair....will go too....the Step 2 desk...will be gone as well and will be replaced with a new big girl desk - we picked it up for free...yes FREE....woo hoo...it was a dark -DARK- wood, so it's half-way sanded and then will be transformed into something beautiful ( I hope...)

The rug will also be taken out, and the laminate flooring will come in, it's actually under her bed for the past (2 years)...pathetic, I know....well this room will be slowly transitioning into a beautiful bedroom, and perhaps I can get the little princess off my bed!!!!

Hope you enjoyed the updates!!!

Toodles!~!!!!!!