Baby Room Remodel

Well, we finally completed our baby room!  Today, I'm 6 days overdue, so we are definitely ready for this little one to come out and enjoy her fun colors, great toys, and creative design.  She doesn't know what she's missing out on just yet, but here's a peek for you!

"Before"

"After"

Remodel Update!

Well, our basement is FINALLY finished!  And, I'm loving it!  My dog (Mulva), on the other hand, is sliding all over the place, so I'm not so sure she's a fan just yet:)  We also bought a fun new chair from I.O. Metro (that guy Vern from Trading Spaces has his designs there), and a super fun new rug from Target!  We plan to put together an impromptu game night and have some friends over to celebrate this weekend.  It was a long time coming, and there were bumps along the way, but I'm happy with the end result.  Now, I really want to try to make a mason jar chandelier!  Tutorial link is below - but, I think I might need someone who has a little more electrical aptitude than I do:)

Basement - Before (but after painting)

Basement - After

Basement office - Before

Basement office - After

Fun new rug!

Fun new chair!

 And here's the mason jar chandelier tutorial that I'm thinking about trying to tackle:

From: http://www.fromourhidingplace.com/2011/01/pottery-barn-inspired-mason-jar.html

Remodel Mayhem!

After returning from Kenya, my husband and I decided to remodel a bit!  Our basement is a little bit 70's.  There used to actually be wood paneling, with diamonds cut out of carpet, placed on the wall from floor to ceiling!  Unfortunately, there are no pictures of that part - we got rid of those as soon as we moved in about 3 years ago:)  Now, we planned to put in laminate flooring, take out shelving next to the fireplace, paint the fireplace and all the molding white to accent our newly painted grey walls!

I wish I had taken the "before" pictures before we painted, but I forgot.  However, I do have some before pictures to share (yes, I realize our office is a complete MESS).  My brother-in-law was working on it for us this past week.  Unfortunately, he had to leave (they live out of town) before the project was finished (it's a long story...).  So, now we have about half the basement done, stuff EVERYWHERE, but some hope of finding someone to finish it up for us:)  So, although it will be a week or so before I have the "after" pictures, here's something to start with!  Wish us luck finding someone to finish!!

Main Basement area - after painting the walls grey and the fireplace white!

Another view of the basement

Another view - we took out the shelving next to the fireplace, too!

Our basement office...  No excuse - it's just a MESS!

Another view of the office - what can I say - I get messy with my crafts:)