Toys and More Toys

I found this really cool website called Knock-Off Wood and I love all the stuff on there. It is a website on how to make knock off expensive wood furniture and items. In the past my dad has made Connor's toddler bed from the website and his night stand (which is a ladder). Now I commissioned him to make some toy boxes for Connor's room. They are so awesome and look great in his room. It actually was nice to take a few toys out of the play room and store them in his room so we have more space. Thanks DAD!!! We definitely have more work to do from that website - can't wait to get started.

Phase Three of the Guest Bathroom

This guest bathroom business has been a long and slow process but we are getting there. I hope to have it complete by Christmas!!! Then it is onto our bedroom and bathroom. Yay!

Click below to see the process:

Beginning and Phase One Post

Phase Two Post

This weekend was kind of a rough weekend. I just get frustrated when things are not in order. So to let out of my frustration I decided to work on the bathroom. I painted the white frame around the mirror black and I bought the glass pieces for the vanity lights. Two weekends ago we purchased the shower rod and shower curtain as well. We went with a curved shower rod instead of a straight one so that our guest can have more room in the shower.

After the painters came in and painted all the trim white it really outdated the cabinets and the frame around the mirror. You could actually see the yellow in the paint - which I find very disgusting. So I decided the frame around the mirror needed to be painted and definitely not a new fresh paint of white. The black paint actually makes the frame look more formal and the mirror stands out more. I love it!

I also had bought the vanity lights awhile back and my father in law installed them but I did not have enough money at the time to by the glass around the bulbs, so I finally bought them this weekend and added them to the vanity lights.

Here is the vanity lights without the glass around the bulbs:

I have added a few decorations that I bought with my sister to the counter top to add to my black and white scheme.

All we have left is to buy the towel and toilet paper rods, a piece of art work for the bathroom, re-paint the cabinets and add new hardware, new bath towels and rugs and I want to replace the sinks and redo the countertop. The sinks and countertops actually might not happen till after the baby is born because of the amount of money it will cost. So we will see. Check out the pictures!!!

Klein Collins HomeComing!!!

So this school year my dream finally came true to be a high school teacher. I've been wanting to teach high school since I graduated college. I don't know if its because I thought my students would be more mature and more excited about learning art, or was it all the activities that go on with high school. Overall this year has been a good one, but I've had some ups and downs and go back and forth wondering if I made the right move in my career. Only time will tell.

One fun thing though my family and I got to experience was the hype of homecoming and the football game. I thought when I was in high school our mums and garters were out of control and expensive. Oh you have no idea what it is like now - RIDICULOUS. That boy inviting that girl to homecoming is a poor poor child. I would say most girls mums were atleast $200-$300 dollars and they had to hang them around their necks because they were so huge. Not to be rude or anything but I swear if you are a little on the heavy side these mums would of hid you too. WOW!!!

It was a fun week though. The school had dress up days all week long and the school was wildly decorated. My parents came into town that weekend and I thought it would be fun for us all to go to the football game. Especially since Klein Collins (where I teach) is undefeated in football. I wanted us all to be dressed in our school colors and I wanted Connor to have his own personal garter to wear to the game. My sister- in- law's mother makes mums and garters by the way and she does a fabulous job, but I asked her to make Connor one and it was sooo cute. Unfortunately Connor just wanted to hold it and not wear it, so it wasn't exactly where I was going with it and all. Well we went to the game and of course ended up chasing Connor and watching football. Being 4 mths pregnant and chasing a 2 yr old is exhausting by the way, so Mimi and Papa, and daddy did a fantastic job. Connor wanted so bad to get on the field and play with the "baseball" - he keeps forgetting its a football or I really just think he has an obsession with baseball. He loved watching the band perform as well and we had a great evening! Oh and of course won the game!

Final Guest Bath room painted

So the painters finally showed up yesterday. They were suppose to be here at 4pm and never showed up till 7pm. And of course they are horrible with time so they did not leave till 10:30pm. We were exhausted and kind of put in a bad mood. But when we saw the bathroom we LOVED it!

The bathroom still has many renovations to take place. We still need to paint the cabinets (ran out of money so we did not ask the painters) and put new hardware on them. We want to eventually change out the sink and countertop. I am going to paint the mirror frame black probably next week - so it pops more off the wall. Then we just have to decorate it!!!

Here is the finish product of the paint








And here is how we are going to decorate the bathroom for those that did not see it on the previous blog. You can also see before pictures on the previous blog.

Guest Bathroom remodel

This summer I began a journey destroying our guest bathroom by taking wall paper of the walls. Well I did not get very far because the sheet rock started coming off with the wallpaper. Then I found out I was pregnant. So I decided to hire someone to finish up the bathroom. It has been a blessing to have someone else do the work for a change because I just simply do not have the energy and when you have a two year old - he thinks he can help but....not very well - makes more of a mess.

Any who.....the painter guys came this past Sunday

Here is the before pictures:





Here is after the painters came and repaired the walls to be painted:






I will have the final pictures of the painting of the bathroom later on this week and then when it is all done and decorated I will post again.

Here is the layout of the bathroom and how I am thinking about decorating it!
Enjoy!

Time for Two

Its time for baby #2!!!

Nick and I found out we are pregnant at the beginning of August and will be going to the doctor on September 13th to confirm. But I can pretty much confirm it! Peeing all the time, already showing, tired, mood swings. Oh and the worse!.....I have a sciatic nerve in my lower back, butt area - which by the way is almost worse than labor. It is absolutely painful. Sometimes the pain brings tears to my eyes and sometimes I feel paralyzed in the position I left myself in. If I cough it shoots pains up and down my spine. It is miserable. So come Sept. 13 I am going to get some drugs - because I need them ASAP.

On a happy note - we are ecstatic and we are due I believe April 7, 2011
We will keep everyone updated and please if you could say prayers for the pain!!!

Two quick furniture paintings this week

I decided I needed some projects to work on this week! My first project was a salvaged find in Galveston and the other my dad and I built together.

Project #1:
I picked up two of these chairs off the side of the rode and thought I could use one as a chair in my guest room. I don't know what I'm going to do with the other one. So I made my hubby drag the chairs along with our already loaded down truck back to Houston so I could begin my project. The project was real fast and simple. I picked up a can of Rustoleum White Gloss spray paint and spray painted the entire chair. It took two bottles and some patience on the drying - since it was metal in some areas. This is what it looked like -


















and here is the room that this chair is going into -







Then I decided it was too white - so I hand-painted the handles black to add some interest

AND HERE IS THE FINAL PRODUCT - TADA!!!





Project #2: I started off going to one of my most favorite websites -
KNOCK-OFF WOOD and found the plans to a ladder night stand table for Connor's room. At Pottery Barn it resales for $69 and just buying the wood it cost us $13

Here is the Pottery Barn Night Stand Table -
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Here is the one my dad and I made -

With a little bit of primer and blue spray paint (two cans) - here is my awesome side table for Connor's room


















Yay for projects! And now I'm back to painting some canvas art for my friend's baby shower.