My little sister had her baby not too long ago. My parents flew in to help her with the kids and the house while she recovered. Since she lives closer by, I asked my parents if they could come up for a weekend afterwards to help us with some baby room projects. So last weekend, up they came!
Growing up, in every house we lived in (and that was quite a few), Dad always built wooden shelves in our closets. They were always so nice to have, and knowing that we could use the extra space the shelves would provide, I asked Dad to show me his ways and help me build some in the baby room closet. So we laid out our plans, bought the materials and the tools, and went to work. I don't have any pictures of them here, but they turned out really well. I'll get some pics of them up later.
Not wanting to sit around loafing, Mom offered to paint the room, which was extremely nice of her. So we had her and Dad show us the tricks of the trade and away we went. We picked a cheery yellow because we liked the idea of our daughter having a happy, sunny room. We finished the whole thing in one day, minus removing the tape. I was happily surprised! Besides painting our own closet white (which didn't require the use of any tape), Heather and I hadn't really painted a room together before. Once Mom and Dad showed us how, it was surprisingly not as intimidating as we had supposed. Not that we're going to go hog-wild and paint the whole house, but at least we'd feel confident in taking on some more rooms and what not.
Here are some pics of us painting.
5 comments:
Love it! Can't wait to see it.
Looks so cute...love the yellow! And nice to have parents so handy :)
Having a nice sunny room will be great! I remember my friend and I painting my room green...I think there is still green paint on the door handle, on some of the white shelves, and the phone cord. Oh well...it's fun to paint! Taping is a lot smarter idea, though!
I actually don't mind painting at all, especially the kiddo's rooms. I love that color of yellow, very similar to the one our 2 oldest girls have in their room. They call it "golden retriever yellow". Is that what yours is called as well?
I love the idea of you building shelves for your kids, Todd. Sweet. I also love the happy yellow. I'm sure your kids are going to be very happy with you guys as their parents!
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