After five months living in this house I decided it was time I bought my daughter a bookcase. The poor kid still had a packing box in her room because she didn't have anywhere to put her books.
On visiting our local furniture store I was amazed to find that unstained bookcases were $75 less than the stained ones. Knowing that there were several pots of paint in the back of the garage left by the previous owners, the decision to paint ourselves was a pretty easy one.
Good girl that she is, my daughter painted the bookcase herself as a weekend project. The first coat of paint went on yesterday and the second today. I l.o.v.e. having kids who are old enough to do these sorts of things for themselves!
Once the paint dried, the fun part began - decorating! I wasn't allowed to help. The door was shut and Miss 13 set to work. (I did peek in through the window to see what she was up to.)
Do you like the results?
Our next project will be the bedside table below. We found it by the side of the road during a hard rubbish collection and have been planning to fix it up for ages. We're going to paint it and add new knobs.
I'll post some pictures when we're done..
7 comments:
I am about to redo my girls rooms as we are giving them a room each.I like the noticeboard in the photo. Did you do that yourself? If so would you mind sharing how you did it?
She did a terrific job!! Can't wait to see how you re-work that bed table.
Please tell your daughter that I think she did a great job and her room, so far, looks great! Kudos for her for taking on the painting project.
Best regards,
Gloria
Hi Mrs M,
I didn't make the noticeboard; I found it by the side of the road. It has a couple of stains but we cleaned them as much as possible then put pictures on top. It's an ordinary corkboard covered with a layer of foam then fabric. The fabric is stapled to the back. The pink and white ribbons are ordinary ribbons that have been stretched over diagonally then pinned to the back.
Hi Mikki and Gloria, thanks for your kind words.
Kate
Well go Miss 13!!!! What a great job...and how neat and tidy. Would she like to come and visit and teach my girls a thing or two??!
I can't wait to see how the bedside table turns out. I'm sure it will completed with an equal amount of zeal and perfection.
Very Nice! How industrious of your sweet daughter to take on this project. It is fun watching them step back and create for themselves. Their personalities just shine through!
And kuddos to you mom for letting her express herself!
Happy Monday (well I think it is already Tuesday where you are)!
Jen
Great post Kate! Well done to your daughter, she did a wonderful job! Can't wait to see the bedside table done!
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