Our House Projects: 6/12/11

Tonight I am feeling office-y because I am currently blogging at my desk in my office/guest bedroom! (Hence the typewriter font)I'm thinking it's the paper clips and post it notes that gave me the urge. Anyways...Our guest bedroom/office has been so neglected..piled with stuff & then cleared real fast for company...but still was in the baby blue/dark wood stage. Then I showed you the guest room progress a few days ago when I started painting. Today I decided to buckle down & finish it! (At least to the point where it is starting to look like a guest room/office!)

When we moved in..

I primed that window to see what it would look like in there with white trim on the blue walls...and I just wasn't liking it so..

I painted! This color is called Crossroads by Royal Paint (Ace Hardware Brand)

This is it with the Crossroads by Royal Paint (Ace Hardware Brand) on the walls and the trim/door the same as we moved in. I removed the mirror off the door because I'd rather have a full length mirror in our bedroom :)

I do believe this is a pretty old mirror...by the look of that tag on the back..

Mirror free!

Make sure you wipe down your doors before painting...they can be dustier than you think!

White doors = Clean!

It makes a huge difference in the room :)

I went ahead and hung my black & white photo string above my desk. And this is the wall that the postcard shelves will be hung on ;)

My office area!!! :)

I did finally cut that ribbon hanging down on the right...I promise haha

Wanna know how easy this was?

I used a candle holder that was just sitting in the attic and put some rocks & water in it. Pinched off a couple pieces of our bamboo plant we had and instantly it's my desk friend :)

Oh & do you see the little paper clip holder in the background? Well, I have 4 of those..I'm not exactly sure what they are but I think they are for in the kitchen for sauces or something. But they have that cute little handle on them! Love them! So I have 2 of them on my desk. One is holding paper clips and the other a candle :)

Yep. My pen/pencil holder is actually an outdoor candle lantern from Dollar General that I've had for years. I wanted something to give color to my desk but stay with the feel of the room & boom! I got an awesome pencil holder from a candle holder
yet again! :)

This is my most favorite lamp. If you've been reading our blog for a while you probably noticed it was on my "Wanted List" ;) ($2 baby!)

I'm enjoying sitting and blogging here at my desk :)
(I really need to find a small lamp shade!)

I'm loving how this room came from blah to cute in

just a few days! :)

Total cost of room so far:

$7 - Black & White photo string

(Have lots of extra supplies for another one too!)

$16 - Desk chair (includes spray paint)

$2 - White skinny lamp

Free - Bamboo plants

$10 - Solid wood desk

(we painted white with extra paint & bought a couple months ago!)

$15 in Trim/Door Paint

=$50 for our office/guest bedroom

I think this room looks pretty doggone good for $50 :)

What's your favorite room in your house? Is it your office? Your living room? Tell me! :)

---L---

p.s.Can't wait to get some curtains hung & the postcard shelves up! This room is going to be my favorite place to work!

Our Flowers on the Patio called Vinca's :)

Carrot Tops :)

Marigolds

Our green beans are starting to have little beans!

Tomatoes!

A better pic of the green beans :)

Wildflowers are growing in the blue tub
& basil is seeded in the round brown pot :)

Our Small Garden :)

Our little garden is coming right along! So excited to be getting some food soon! :)

Do you have a garden? Do you use pots? or have a small area? or do you have an awesomely huge garden? (Which we hope to have one day!)

---Laura---

I finally got started on the guest room! The once baby blue/dark wooden trimmed room is slowly dissapearing...it's a good thing :)

Baby blue's..my picture just doesn't do justice on the color..

A neutral color to match anything...

It looks so much better with glossy white trim!

Now, I have a funny story..I was trying to save some good ole money. (Didn't want to spend $25 on a gallon of paint plus the roller..) so I looked through the colors that we have collected in the basement. The only one I liked the thought of in there was the color from the living room...(and even then I was a little ehh..) but heck it's something I already had AND it gets rid of the baby blue color. Oh wait..this is the funny part. I had 1/2 gallon of paint..I wanted to get the whole room painted. (thank God it's a small room!) I used a big, 4 inch wide paint brush and painted the entire room by hand..hah! I was a sight! Plus, My hand/wrist was sooo tired after! But I had just enough paint to finish & use for small touch ups where I hadn't gotten it thick enough! Can't believe a half gallon did the job! I did have to spend $12 on more semi-gloss white trim paint though..it takes a few coats after the primer to get them white. But heck $12 compared to $25 for a gallon paint, $5 for a roller & $12 for the trim paint is a good deal. Might not be the exact color I wanted but I have to admit its turning out pretty awesome! Now, I still have some trim painting & door painting to do as you can see in the pictures...plus, my desk needs another coat..oh oops. Did I say that? What desk? Just hold your horses..I''ll be getting to that! haha (nerd alert!) ;)

Guest Bedroom Project: (so far!)

Wall Paint - Free (we used leftover paint from our living room that we had sitting in our basement!)

Trim/Door Paint - $12

I had such a great day yesterday! Thanks to my wonderful husband! :)

First I woke up at 10:30 (felt so good to sleep in!) and walked into the kitchen & Joe told me to have a seat in the dining room and when I walked in this is what I found...