Almost there...Craft Room

Mr. B took work off today to finish the room.

I never want to see putty, sandpaper, nail sinking tools again!

We are amateurs at this, so it really is looking good for a couple of regular ol' DIY-ers like us.  We have never installed door casings before.

After we paint and get my stuff moved in, we are going to put a window above the french doors.

I ordered these classic glass knobs from http://www.lookintheattic.com/ for a really good price!  I can't wait to get them on the doors!

Enjoy your day!

Baby K's room, Scrapbooking & Craft Room Update

I am finally getting around to doing some decorating in Baby K's room.  I know that this set up with change, but for now it works.

I eventually will paint in here something like Palladian Blue from Benjamin Moore.

I got these curtains at IKEA thinking they would be for my craft room.  Then I decided that they will be perfect in her room.  {Matilda Curtains}

Um, Yeah...Unplanned Project for Mr. B on Saturday.  He was taking the baseboards off and the sheetrock in one area caved in, then we found that there had been previous water damage.  So, he had to replace the whole area underneath the window {8' long}.  He ended up having to go to Home Depot twice.  He got a lot done, but we still have a lot to go!

See that Yucky Gold Color, the previous owners {Mr. B used to work with}, painted the whole house in this color thinking that it would be a "neutral" color to help sale it.  It was a nasty gold color, it was seriously gross...thankfully I saw past that and painted the whole house before we moved in, there was no way that I would've been able to live with that color.  {this picture doesn't give it justice for how gross it was!}

I worked on my friend's baby scrapbook because they are moving this week and I had to get it back to her.  {I covered her little face because I didn't ask for permission to show her picture, I wanted to just show you one of the 13 layouts I finished on Friday!}  She is seriously a cute baby!

I hope you have a fabulous day!

Home Improvement & Inspirations

While we were working on this last night, I thought maybe I should've sanded and at least primed before we put these boards up.  Mr. B and I are both inexperienced in doing these types of projects, so most of the time we are livin' & learnin'.

Mr. B has church stuff tonight that he has to do, so if the kiddos will let me I would love to get it all primed tonight.  Fingers crossed.  We still have one little piece of moulding still to put on the picture ledge.

I love going over to Elizabeth Kartchner's blog and seeing all of the cool things that she is up to.  She always has a great sense of style and color.  She has a new line of scrapbook products out.  I was totally inspired by her picture wall here at her CHA booth, would love to do something like this somewhere in my house!

I really need to just buy this fabric ASAP from Heather Bailey.  Another fun gal that knows style!  I don't know what exactly I would do with it...bulletin board, something for Baby K, covering my worn computer chair...whatever it is I need  to just get it!

Craft Room: In the works

Today I have had a lot of random stuff to do.  One thing that I had to do was make a shopping list for my hubby to pick up the beadboard & moulding to get our entryway & my craft room done.  I printed a picture for him to remember what I want it to look like.  {from http://www.theletteredcottage.net/}

 His folks are coming to town in a couple of weeks, so we definitely want it all done before they get here!

I still need help picking a color...any suggestions for the entry & craft room?  What would you do?

The ultimate craft room from Jana Eubank.  Her house is to die for!

She also posted this on her blog of a craft room...I think it was from a Parade of Homes house.  I LOVE black!

This is Karen Russell's scrap room...I love all of her vintage touches!

I would love this for storage!  My mom used to be a librarian...maybe she would know where to find one...

I have been a fan of Heidi Swapp's for a long time.  I love how she displayed her tags on a curtain rod.

I have a feeling that we are going to get a lot done in the next few days...I will post our progress.  My hubby & I are slow at doing home improvement projects because we usually don't know what the heck we are doing!  Wish us luck!