Bedroom Makeover On A Budget

I have been tired of our bedroom furniture for a long time and have been just ITCHING to paint it! It was all that santa fe, mexican pine wood. I didn't take a before shot, but here is pretty much what my dresser looked like:

I painted it with flat, interior paint from Walmart (13 bucks a gallon), distressed and antiqued it, and stained the top. I also replaced the hardware with some bin pulls I found on ebay for $1.50 a pull. The hardware was a BEASTLY project - by far the worst part of refinishing this dresser. Those things are stapled in there instead of screwed, so I pretty much had to claw them out one by one. And Mark had to put the new stuff on - not fun on this dresser, but at least it is done! Here's what it looks like now:

I did the night stands in the same paint (they were the same wood as the dresser) and decided to leave the dang hardware on there. It will just have to stay there until it bugs me enough to rip it out and replace it:

And then came the headboard. I like bright colors, and I decided I wanted to paint it a bright robin's egg blue. I think people thought I was a little crazy, and I was freaking out a little bit as I was painting it, but I ended up loving it (luckily!). The bedding was a steal on Overstock, and my talented mother-in-law/seamstress made the pillows. I almost bought the same quilt we had for the last 5 years and totally wore out from Pottery Barn, but my friend Hillary talked me out of it. It's so nice to have a change, and a cheap one!

Dogs make really great pillows...

But apparently Wyatt has found something even better.

November, why are you SO far away?!

Bygones

I published a post a few days ago about something I was upset about regarding my business. My emotions got the better of me, and I said some things that I regret saying. I was upset and venting, but it was a mistake to post it on my blog. While I still feel that some products are too similiar and the business model is the same, I think I overreacted and could have handled it differently. I apologize to anyone who read the post and was offended by it. I don't want any drama over this, and I'm not holding a grudge against anyone. There are two sides to every story, and things could have been handled differently on both sides.

Dedicated Daddy

Mark is out of town and we are all missing him. He is such a fun, hands on dad that when he's gone it is a huge difference for both the boys and for me! We love you, honey - our house isn't the same without you here!

at the zoo - Wyatt's face in this picture just makes me melt

Staying up till midnight (twice) to finish the swingset.

SO EXCITED that it was done when they woke up they had to try it out in their jammies.

Getting Meh-Weed

Jaxson told me the other day "Mommy, I am going to get meh-weed. To Mady".

This is Mady.

A little early, but at least he picked such a cutie!

Lovin' this slurpee for all its worth....

Photo by Jaxson - I think he captured it just right!

The bony uncle

To any of you who know Mark's brother Rob, this story will be funny...

So the boys were at Grandma's house last week and Jaxson and Wyatt were both sitting on Rob's lap watching a movie. Jaxson just kept shifting around and was being really squirmy. Finally, he jumped off Rob's lap.

Rob: "Jaxson, don't you want to sit on my lap? What's wrong?"

Jaxson: "No, you got too much bones!!"


I love the stuff that comes out of that kid's mouth and I need to write more of it down.