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Craft Room Reveal!

 Craft Room Reveal! We have one "bedroom" on the main floor but decided to turn it into the craft room with all the bedrooms downstairs. Here's the room before. We took out the carpet and covered with laminate, just like the living room floor.  We had to remove the chair rail molding so the shelves I had would fit snug against the wall. but I did not want to paint the entire room, since most of it would just be covered up again. So I puttied the wall and taped off a 12" stripe with painters tape.  And then painted the stripe a darker gray.  All around the room.  We got this cute desk and cut it down to fit this wall for the sewing machines.  All the shelves packed full of crafting supplies!  And the wall filled with fun gallery wall type things!  The perfect room for creative inspiration!  And most of the time it's a mess anyway!  But I love it! What's your favorite part? My kids love the Ninten...

Bathroom Reveal!

 Bathroom Reveal! This was the bathroom when we bought the house. Notice the green. The walls are green. The ceiling is green. The curtain is green. The vanity is green. Not a super relaxing room with the bright glow of green! Not great for putting on make-up too! On the second day we had the house, I taped off all the green. Taped around the tile and the mirrors. Thankfully the tile was already done and the bathroom was pretty updated, just the color needed tweaking.  I bagged off the lights and taped around the bases. And painted everything light gray, just like the living room! Then let it dry and removed the tape and the bags.  And here it sat for months. I didn't even paint the vanity yet.  But the ceiling and the walls look terrific!  Then I used some Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in gray I had my daughter use a brush and paint the vanity. Opening the doors slightly to keep them from sticking. The chalk paint dries sup...