

On a whim, I had them clean (it took All. Day.) and then we swept and got to work. All remnants of cream to brown paints were dumped into a 5 gallon Lowes bucket and stirred until I liked how it looked. I think in all, we used up about 8 part empty paint cans which was a wonderful feeling. Less clutter on my paint shelf!
The floor was painted a few years back and as hard as my boys play, I knew re-painting it was a hopeless cause.

The boys hooked up the air compressor for me and Aiden kept me stocked with nails in the air nailer whenever I shouted that, "hey, I'm out of ammo!" and with the compound miter saw humming and nailer popping, we finished the window casings, crown and floor mouldings.


At this point I banned the boys from the room. New bed frames (Wally-world online with free delivery), some time on the sewing machine sewing curtains for four windows and two pillow cases (fabric from Jo-ann's), freezer paper stencil artwork for above their beds ($3 yard sale bulletin boards)and a freehand Yoda on an old canvas and most of the room was done. Simple bedding, I found at Target ($40 for it all) and also came across a clearance steel outdoor table ($16) which made me go, "hmmm..." and back to the toy department for a lego panel I had seen.

Black bins (Target also) on shelves hold their clothes.
They loved my HGTV-esque reveal and altogether it cost about $300.
5 comments:
Glad to see you back to posting in blog land again. I missed you!
A long-time reader,
Sherri from Illinois
Great job! Looks really good!
Christina
The pic of you and the saw cracks me up. Who says Mamas can't do construction?! I love it! Involving the kids in the projects and making it a fun endeavor is REAL LIFE LEARNING! Making memories that will last a lifetime and inspire children to tinker and renovate their own spaces (with a determined heart and a frugal hand!)
It looks great!!!!! Awesome Job! Very inspiring!
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