Nursery Painted

First step:.........paint. Done!

So here is the room with the paint finished. I really like it. It's going to look so nice once we put the crib in with the bedding and hang curtains. Step two: curtains. Step three: furniture (paint or not to paint.) I think I will see what it looks like the way it is now and if see if I really want to paint it. I know that it would look so cute with white furniture. Either way we still need to get the crib out of the attic and put it together. Step four: bedding and accessories. Step five: washing everything I will be using in the first couple of months, storing everything I will not be using right away in an organized way. Tick tock, tick tock. It's getting closer. I probably should wait longer to do a lot of the stuff but I just want it done. I like to be prepared..... ah. I like to think that I'm in control, especially with the stuff that I have some control over.

Alright I waited a little to long to take the picture so I could have a little natural light, now I'm stuck with the one lamp. This is without the flash. (What ever happened to lights in the ceiling?)

With the flash.

Big sister Maddie helping clean up the tape.

Another one with the flash. Verdict: I like the color, it looks good.

Painting Update

My sister in law offered to watch while we painted, thanks. We discovered that it's a lot faster when you don't have a kid asking for this or that every two minutes. As we were getting ready to bring Maddie over this morning she said "oh good you guys will get to have a romantic time." Paul and I looked at each other and laughed..... both of us thinking yep it should be LOTS of fun. See I have my way of doing things and he has his way. My way is much better at least in my opinion so sometimes we have some discussions. However today things went really well...... probably because he did it my way. LOL

So here is the starting point. One wall orange and one yellow, bright orange and yellow.

Walls primed.... wow look at the difference.

Bye bye yellow wall.

Now for the new color...........

Can you tell the difference between the primer and the new paint?

I think it looks pretty close in this picture but trust me it's not. It's

just the light coming in all the windows. I'll try to take another picture tonight

when the sun isn't shining so much.

Oooow I'm getting excited about getting the room together. YAY!

So I'm debating on painting the dressers and crib white. I personally

would like them to be white I'm just wondering if I really want to do it

and it we have enought time to do it while Paul is home. We'll have to

wait and see. One shabby chic nursery coming up.

Cleaning Frenzy.........

Today I was in a cleaning frenzy. I finally cleaned our bedroom. I had felt well in quite some time, morning sickness, followed by extreme fatigue. I had energy today so I decided to tackle the bedroom. (I can't believe that I let it get this bad. It really freaks my out.) Sorry the before pics are really dark for some reason. Before...

After........

And the master bathroom before and after.

I also cleaned Madison's bedroom and bathroom, washed and took care of three or four load of laundry, and of course dishes. Now I need a break.

Fabulous Tip Friday

I love me dry erase calendarboard. I write down play dates, birthdays, holidays and even the days the my husband will not be coming home. Having the calendar out where I can see it and being able to make changes easily at anytime helps me stay on track. It also has room for a to do list and a small cord board for phones numbers and small things. My tip is to keep things where I can see it so I know what will be happening today, tomorrow, and the rest of the month.

Craftsman Bungalow

It's Monday and I really need some inspiration. I keep thinking about owning our own house but right now with Paul's job it is not a possibility. So I went to flickr and looked for house I really like, house that I would like to live in someday. Well houses that look like these ones. I really can't wait to have our own house; be able to paint and make cosmetic changes we would like. Buy furniture knowing where it will be placed and knowing it will look good there because it was bought to fit the space. The other thing I'm looking for in owning our own house is landscaping. I can't wait to have my own flower garden, vegetables too. I am going to grow my own pumpkins for fall. It is still a long wait before any of this will happen. But for now I will image what my house might be like. The houses in the posts below are also house I like but they are all photographed by different people so I had to add them separately.

Craftsman Bungalow, Bloomington, Indiana
Originally uploaded by ericrudd

Rounded Doors

Rounded Doors
Originally uploaded by jacksonia

Bungalow with Iron Fence

Bungalow with Iron Fence
Originally uploaded by jacksonia

House

Bungalow on Fern
Originally uploaded by cyclotourist

Living Room Update in Process

We got the call that the couch was in today so we went to make arrangements to have it delivered. They said they could deliver it tonight and since Paul was home we figured lets get it done today. Shortly after we left the store I seen that there was a message on the cell phone, they needed Paul to go back in to work. So I ended up waiting for the delivery guys. They showed up around 9:20 or so and they were super fast which was good. The couch looks so good and feels good too.

I plan on hanging a bunch of pictures up on the wall behind the couch as soon as I am sure where it will stay. We might end up moving it a few inches toward the table but we will see. The room is starting to come together. Pretty soon I will enjoy spending time in my own house.

The Couch Is On Order

Paul and I had the pleasure of spending the day together, Madison was spending the day with her cousins. Paul and I went out to for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen (one of my favorite restaurants), got some coffee/tea and went birthday shopping for Madison. We went to look at the couches again so we could make up our minds and place our order. It was nice not having to chase Madison around the store and talk to her every two minutes. When we went into the store I had two sofas in mind the one above and the one in the post from a few days ago. We decided that this sofa would work best for our family and the size is perfect. It is very casual. I can't wait until it comes in, it should be here around the 17th. The house is really starting to come together now. It is going to look so different with the new (clean) sofa. I also plan on hang move picture once I decide on how I am laying the furniture out. I will post before and after pictures, as well as works in progress.