Amid the recent periods of crazed activity, the redo of the room upstairs has been quietly progressing. Katy left home a gazillion years ago so I decided it was well past time for a major fluff. And instead of painting the walls some vivid color as I usually do, I decided to paint them white. All white, white trim, white ceiling. Super white. Radical. It's a real experiment, to see how I decorate without wall color as a starting point!
So... this is my lovely yellow cabinet. I snagged it for a song in the as-is room at Ikea. It had been assembled wrong and the shelves won't go any lower, but who cares? My Ikea-hacked illuminated wreath looks happy perched atop and some miscellaneous linens and quilts are snuggled within.
That's the little bathroom. It was already yellow so I plan on leaving it since it looks nice with the cabinet. Those shelves under the window are (guess what) another as-is score at Ikea. $23 and change, I swear. The windows in this room are small, high and oddly placed, so the space below is awkward. A lick of paint and some of my children's books and it will be perfect! And now to my favorite part...
The new daybed! Now I know it will shock you but it came from... Ikea! Yes, I confess I am a fan. It is the tromsnes daybed and it now comes in blue. Too cute for words. For now I've just grabbed pillows from other parts of the house and piled them on, but it will need its own collection of cushions eventually. And now you can see how weird the windows are. Way out to the sides and up high. At least they look out onto lovely leafy branches and get plenty of sun. In fact I need some way to block that sun out in the afternoon, plus some privacy would be nice. Still mulling over options.
And looking around to the right...
Another blank white wall. The chair... yes, Ikea. Sheesh I swear I'm not on their payroll. But how could I pass up owning a piece of furniture named Jennylund? The tall shelf cabinet thingie was in my dining room before being replaced by my Welsh dresser. It will get some paint, too, once I decide on a color. And in a wonderful bit of synchronicity, the dollhouse fits perfectly on the bottom shelf! I won't show the fourth wall, its too boring for words... there's a long table holding a big mirror and my iMac, which doubles as a TV. Snore.
And that's the room-in-progress which we haven't yet figured out what to call. Guest room? Nest room? I'm full of ideas for stuff to put on the walls, tons o' projects and I'm pretty geeked about it. I'll keep you posted about my progress!
Cheers,
Jenny













































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