Before I get too deep into the room update, I want to share how it happened. So often when I see other moms do this online I feel deflated, thinking how on earth did she get all that done? The planets really aligned for this one. I had a few days off while Chloe was out of school on spring break, so I never had to stop my momentum for drop off or pick up at school. Two of the four days it rained, so she was happy doing things inside. I didn't clean up every day--I left all the project stuff out, and the rest of the house was pretty much a mess until I finished, that stuff doesn't bother me, but would drive my husband a little nutty, he happened to be out of town.
I sanded and painted in the wind and rain, under our covered porch. I completed the project in five days, it didn't happen overnight. Also, I just noticed that the hem on my little table cloth is super crooked in the picture below. I like it, it's like a wave.
For our guests, an extra blanket, and some good books. This five-piece modular set was left in the garage of our first house. It lived in the garage for 10 years, and this garage for two, and we finally have a place for it inside. I wiped it down with lots of Murphy's oil soap, followed by Old English oil. It's still pretty dried out, but it is the greatest little set. There's a power strip on the second shelf for guests to charge their electronics. We need a nice tall plant for that empty corner.
I sanded and painted this side table. That lamp we had in the garage, it was sage green, I sprayed it bright yellow. The art on this wall is from a Paper Source calendar that I bought at 70% off, with the exception of the yellow and white piece, which is a wallpaper sample from Farrow & Ball. The frames were old ones from my mom's garage that I spray painted white. The Sunset Motel print is from a local Long Beach company,
The Poster List. I originally discovered their work on
SF Girl By Bay, and then saw them in person at Patchwork here in Long Beach, where I picked this up.
I spent some money at Target to finish the room off, I bought a lamp shade $10.99, urchin vase $14.99, table cloth $12.99, and a reed diffuser $10. From that table cloth I made I made a smaller one, and the throw pillow, and still have fabric leftover. Maybe it will become a runner for our dining room table. I hand-embroidered the little anchor for fun. Everything else I pulled from around the house. The little yellow bowl is from Chloe's play kitchen set. The train case was in the master bedroom, I like it here. The fan stays in this room year round because one of my favorite house guests requires a fan to sleep.
Two more frames I took from my mom's garage, they were really ugly 90's splatter-painted. A little white spray paint really does make me happy, it's true. The art work is from a book called
Seasons that I bought on clearance when Borders was going out of business. It is full of fun graphic images.
I just need a basket, both to hide that ugly cable/phone box and to house extra pillows. We need a plant and mirror, and I think we're ready. Oh, and one of those nice
bedside carafes, I've always wanted one of those. Oh, and a little alarm clock would be nice. Apparently it's not quite as done as I thought, but it looks pretty, and it's super cozy.
