Before and After

Alright! Finally I have some before and after shots of Karleigh's room. The before shots are very "before" from some time last year. We had it arranged different than this when we started but, obviously, this is the best place for her bed.

I'm not totally done with it. I still need to decide on/find the fabric for the headboard that I'm going to make for her. I don't want to rush it though so I'll show it as it is right now. Well, right now there's a little girl in there... and a cat... and the lights had better be off! I'm planning on something different for her lamp, I just need to find the right base and I'm planning on putting crystal knobs on the dresser and table to match the door knobs but those are just little things.

So, here's what it looked like before:





And here's what it looked like tonight from Karleigh's point of view (and probably the best color representation):

What she sees from her bed:From the corner where her window is. I had to splice together four different photos to get this but it shows the room a bit better, as a whole:

It's crazy how much more serene her room is now. She works very hard at keeping it clean and even makes sure that she has her clothes picked out for school and hung on the shelf with hooks before she goes to bed. It's wonderful!!! I find myself just walking in there and sitting on her bed because it's so light and calming. It was quite the shock to look out the window and see the couple inches of snow since her room feels so "spring-y"? "spring-ish"?

The next room will be Rylan's. I'm excited since I asked him, several times, and each time he insisted that he wanted to keep his room in the vintage airplanes. So, I'll be buying new bedding for him but the rest of the accessories get to stay including the great mobile that my mom found for him in Astoria, OR. He loves that thing. I lost on the color choice though. I wanted a khaki color, he wants to keep it blue but that's ok since the bedding I found is not heavy on the blues like his sports stuff is. And we both agreed on the same furniture that Karleigh has but in a deep red for him. I'll probably get started on his paint this week or next. And then who knows what my next "challenge" will be??? I have a feeling that it will be the kitchen. I just haven't decided how much I want to get into. There's a lot that could be done but that will likely be a project that will be done in baby steps.

It is nice to have something else on which to focus my energy. Do I wish it were something or someone else? Sure. But this'll do. And it's fun to cruise the net and magazines for ideas! Thanks for keeping me accountable, Heather!