Cold Decor

Believe it or not this isn't an ad for Puffs, this the end table in my living room. Yep, that's three boxes of tissues. Can you guess what's been happening at my house lately?

Off the Wall

A couple weeks ago we woke up to a crashing sound. We didn't know what it was and it sounded a lot like someone breaking in. After a few minutes being scared half to death we found this:One of our masks had fallen off the wall. It was hard to be sad because I was so grateful we were safe. No one had tried to break in. Thank goodness. But the mask is beyond repair. We picked in up when we were in Columbia. See: Kellen's Mom, Me, Kellen

I loved it because it had an iguana on it and a nose ring. I guess we'll have to go back to get another one.

Baby Steps

Sometimes projects are really overwhelming. Like the bathroom. It needs to be repainted. We have some peeling paint. It kind of looks like a cat went crazy on the walls.I decided to break the job down into smaller parts so I could stomach actually completing the project. Today I scraped off all the excess peeling paint. I was about to start sanding it down but then the thought occurred to me, "Why should I do it the hard way when it would be so much easier to use an electric sander?". So if you've got a palm sander I can borrow, let me know! I may just see if I can rent one for an afternoon. Here's some of the mess I made scraping off the excess paint. I also washed the ceiling. That way, it will be ready to be primed soon. I made the mistake of having the painter put flat paint on the ceiling. I think repainting with semigloss will be much better. Live and learn. Now here's the scary part. I want to paint the bathroom with stripes like these from Young House Love. Since we have an older home, the walls aren't exactly straight. I'm a little nervous about taping off the stripes. My goal with this project is taking baby steps. Here's my to do list:

1. Sand off all the areas that are peeling
2. Spackle
3. Sand off the excess spackle
4. Wash all the walls
5. Tape the ceiling
6. Prime the ceiling
7. Paint the ceiling
8. Remove towel hooks, light covers etc.
9. Tape the walls
10. Prime the walls
11. Paint the walls the same color as the hallway and dining room
12. 2nd coat (if necessary)
13. Use a laser level and chalk line to mark stripes
14. Tape off stripes
15. Paint white stripes (possibly while listening to The White Stripes)
16. 2nd coat (if necessary)
17. Remove tape

What project are you taking a step at a time?P.S. I always find it funny that people on home improvement shows are dressed up when they do projects. This is how dressed up I was. Hot, isn't it? What can I say? Safety is sexy!