Ok, with that understanding I'll get on with the story. Hubby and son went on their annual camping trip after we'd had breakfast together. I came home, read for 45 minutes and then tried to take a nap. (Yeah, I know, it was still morning. lol) I couldn't sleep - but it occurred to me that I could use the paint I bought TWO YEARS earlier and finally paint my hubby's room. I just dove in. I brought the paint back to Menards and had them re-shake it. I bought all the supplies I'd need, so I wouldn't break my momentum by searching high and low at home for them. Came home and got to work. I painted and even cut in! by myself. I also had to clean, dust and organize as I went, as I didn't clear out the room beforehand. I just shifted things as I went. There was already a big bag being used as a garbage bag in there- so that went out in the hall and was filled in no time. The room is now empty except for what you can see. No clutter. Happy sigh. :-)
It was so dang exciting - as I worked, I kept imagining how happy he'd be when he had a man-cavy type room. I also put up new, darker mini blinds, and new curtains. I'd bought him a nice new comforter set a year earlier, but since I hadn't painted yet, it just sat in the bag while dh slept in daughter's former bedding. :-( It took a total of a couple days to get it all done. The carpet hadn't been vacuumed in there for years, in some spots. I washed the windows - inside and out. It was so fun - even spackling. The only things left to do are the ceiling fan - I bought him a masculine one, lol, the same week I'd bought the paint. I don't dare do that myself. That's still in the corner - but it's dusted and clean. ;-) We also need new carpet eventually as dd got strange little spots all over it. Plus, it's old. The original owners had put it in and it's a light aqua color. Doesn't quite work with the dark (no VOC) walls. I'd also like to buy new closet doors. Daughter darling had painted all sorts of different sized and colored circles on her closet doors. Even though I painted over with the new color - I think it'd look better with dark wood doors. I'd also like to buy him a headboard, faux leather, for the bed. It's from WalMart - and only $149, so maybe sooner than later. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Modus-Furniture-Ledge-Square-Headboard/22418165 The frame that's over his bed now, I already had but didn't have any pics to put in. So I ordered some online and picked them up at Costco. I'm going to change them up a bit - print off some I have to find online of the lakes he grew up around. That should be peaceful and gorgeous. After I get the headboard - I'll just hang this above it.
One thing I'm most excited about is that these are all items that I'd mostly had on hand. The comforter set, the paint, the pics and Ikea mirrors I used to decorate with, and his dresser. We'd bought him a Hemnes dark dresser two years ago when dd took her old one. I'd even saved the burgundy drapes from my room to put into his. Sadly - I'd given them to Goodwill, thinking I'd never get around to doing his room. GRRRR. So I did need to dole out for those. I also bought new outlet covers and switch plate covers. The new dark taupe blinds were, I think, $3.97 each ? from Wal-Mart and they fit into the brackets of the old ones so that made me extremely happy. :-D (I don't 'do' drills.)
Well, here are the best pics I could get of before - it doesn't show the room as it was AFTER she'd left though. Also, her dark, dark, brown stripe all around the room hadn't been painted yet in this pic. but it's the only ones I have:
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| dd and bff |
And here is the after:
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| I got the mirrors straight! :-) |
Definitely better and it's so calm. I can't explain how much of a difference it makes though. It's the most serene room in the house. Even with that horrible carpet. ;-)
