Needles and Pens

What a crazy busy month it's been so far! It's hard to believe we're only two weeks into April. The home improvement projects have multiplied, but with good reason. Our son, Nathan, became a first time homeowner on April 6th -- very exciting! The house is a fixer-upper, built in 1966, but structurally sound, so it mostly just needs cosmetic improvements -- and lots of cleaning... The whole family has been helping him get moved in. The homemade kitchen cabinets were apparently built out of whatever scraps of rough lumber were laying around at the time, and most of them were never even painted. No way dishes or food were going in there... But paint can do amazing things... And shelf liner doesn't hurt... One section done, but it's still a work in progress. I hope to get over there today and help him get the rest of the insides done so we can get the doors painted and everything back together. Eventually he wants to buy new cabinets, but fo...

... I just have to let the new paint cure for 30 days before I can hang them. Dangit! Leaf Impressions Wall Decals from JCPenney But aren't they perfect ?? They're going to look awesome on the wall... in about 15 more days. Meanwhile, I'm making some progress on the master bedroom. Six full trash bags of clothes are outta there, and all the clothes we wear are now in the drawers. Amazing!

It's time to tackle another room for the Better Home Challenge, and the lucky number for April is number seven ! On my list, that's the master bedroom and closet. Ugh. Here we go again... these "before" pictures just get more and more embarrassing, but I didn't have the energy or the inclination to clean up first. LoL So here's the view walking into the room: And panning right, around the room... Sadly, it actually looks worse in real life. For starters, I have lots of piles to sort through. If I got rid of all the clothes in my drawers (which I don't wear), maybe I could put away the clothes piled up pretty much everywhere else (which I actually do wear). If I make it through the sorting and cleaning phase soon enough, this room is also due for a major decor update. I used to love that dark green print wallpaper, but I'm really tired of it now. I'm trying to remember how long ago I hung that paper... possibly ten years ago? A...