Saturday, January 16, 2010

What else can I paint?

So- like I mentioned on my last post, I am finally get around to some of the many, many projects I have started or wanted to get started on. My guest room is a room I have wanted to paint since the day we moved into this house. It was previously a little girls room. Cute paint colors, but not for me. I never thought it would take me 3 1/2 years to get to. So, this last week I just went for it. I painted it chocolate brown. It turned out awesome. I love it. On the bottom half of the room I am going to put up bead board. I hope to have that done next weekend. I then painted an old desk- antique maybe? Not sure how long it has been in my family. But my Mom had painted it white years ago. I then painted it red with black drawers. I think it turned out cute but in the pictures I am posting I think it looks kind of dumb. Bad lighting? :) I also added the bookplates to the drawers to give it a library look. Only problem, I only have 2 bookplates. So now I need to go through all my scrapbooks and find the 3rd one! I have not thought of label ideas yet. If any of you have cute ideas to put in there, leave me a comment! Then another project that is turning out cute, but I have no pics yet. Is my pink filing cabinet. I have a tan one that was left in a house we bought in Colorado. I always thought it was SO ugly but found it very useful. I then saw at Wal-Mart you can buy these really cute pink filing cabinets. That's when it hit me! I can paint mine to look just like that. And it does. But personally I think mine is better. I got new handles for it too. Love it! Other things I got done this week, got up all my V-day decorations, have been organizing my heart out, cleaned under and around the washer/dryer & even a few scrapbook layouts. My next project is a wall collage going up my staircase. I have been collecting frames and photos for a few years now! I think it's time!

 

3 comments:

And We Sailed On said...

IT all looks so cute I want to come see it in real life! You have been SO productive! I'm inspired!

Elly Taysom said...

You accomplish more in a weekend than I do in a year!!! Good job, Sweetie! It looks great!

MiNdY said...

Sooo cute!! Way to go Shell!! Come to my house now! :)