House projects

Awhile ago Daphne mentioned that her room was making her depressed.  I looked around at the walls with things hung up all helter-skelter, mismatching blankets on the bed, and a big hole in the ceiling where we have had a perpetual leak since we moved in, and I also felt depressed.  Most of our house kind of looks like that--so far from the Pinterest version of our home that is in my brain.  

So I decided, it's time to start improving where we can.  This isn't our dream house.  We probably won't ever live in our dream house, but we can care for and beautify what we have so we don't feel depressed when we look at our house.

So I immediately got online and ordered some bedding and drapes.  They were a little different than I thought they would be, but they are cheery and they coordinate, so we're keeping them.

Next, I decided to do something I'd been meaning to for a long, long time, and that was painting the dressers white.  That project took way longer than I anticipated, (and as it turns out, Arthur and I have different opinions about painting wood furniture, so I only did one) but I think it is a big improvement!  I painted it white and put new knobs on it, and I LOVE it!  (I may just have to sneakily do the other one when Arthur is out of town so they match.)

Also, Arthur and I FINALLY finished this shelf I started last year.  I got stuck on the moulding that goes up near the top and Arthur had to help me reconstruct my shelf so it would fit properly.  Again, a project that took WAY longer than it should, but I love how it turned out, and it makes me excited to build more stuff with Arthur!

So here is our improvement for January:

After we finished, there were several days when Sydney would randomly say, "I'm just gonna go up and look at my room, Mom."  So much better!  And now my girls aren't feeling depressed when they look at their room.