Works in progress

Buying a new house and having a baby on the way has left me with an endless supply of projects. And seeing as I don't have a job or school to keep me busy I've begun work on just a few of the things I want to get done around here.

First was the downstairs half bathroom. Here's a sort of before shot for you. I always forget to take the before so this is after I started taping but you get the idea.

And here's the after!

I had gotten into the habit of checking at home depot every few days to see if they had any fun paint colors in the clearance section. Typically there is an assortment of beiges and whites which doesn't interest me at all so I got all excited and impulsive when I found this blue!

It was about halfway through this paint job that I remembered I don't even like this color.

That was also around the same time that I was painting underneath the toilet. Pregnant belly + crawling under the potty = cranky lady.

But I did finish the job and the paint only cost me 5 bucks! Now I just need to find some stuff to put on the shelves...

In spite of my distaste for painting that bathroom I was super-dee-duper excited to paint the baby's room.

Once again I forgot a formal before shot so here's one of the room from Easter.
I started with a light blue...
And then I put stripes on one wall!
I'm pretty much ready to become a professional painter. I love it! These stripes make me think of baseball and Tyson think of Great Britain. All good things, right? Either way it looks like a definite room for a boy. Now we just need a few minor details like a crib, dresser, and baby to make this room complete.

And for my last unfinished project...

A baby blanket!

It's a little wrinkled from being stuffed gently folded into a bag for the last 3 days.

I've decided it's time to try my hand at sewing. It's going... mostly well with enough mistakes to make it a one of a kind, homemade, extra special piece :)

Mommy loves you son!!!

(You'd better really be a boy...) The back has stripes.

Kinda like the wall in his room.

Are you seeing my inspiration?? Eh? EH!?

I think things are gonna all work out around here.