First, as most of you know, Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma. While the hurricane was downgraded to Cat 1 by the time it reached us, we still had quite a bit of damage in the area. We didn't have any structural damage - we did have 1/2 a tree come down in the front yard and a lot of debris that had to be cleaned up. The biggest issue was we had was no electricity for three and a half days. We did have a generator so we were able to run our refrigerator and our freezer (and the coffee pot in the mornings) - but that was it. We cooked out on the grill and we had neighbors over for meals. They might not have been gourmet or some might not have been completely healthy, but they filled the tummy and the fellowship was awesome. Storms like this make us realize how truly blessed we are to live in the community we do, as everyone came together to help each other.
After the electricity was restored and Dan and I finished with yard clean up, with the help of a young man that we hired, we were ready to finish up projects that we had started before the storm. On my last post I shared this picture and asked if anyone knew what we were up to now.
Well, we decided to turn my office/craft room into an office/bedroom. We have much more need of another bedroom than a whole room for my crafts. So, I had been wanting to add faux shiplap to some room in the house and this proved to be the perfect opportunity.
We are far from finished with this room, but it is useable. Have to hang the wreath that I made over the bed.
The side table that Dan painted for me.
Pictures of my sweet girls at the same age.
One of the projects still on the to do list in this room is to replace the closet doors with mirrored sliders. They will make the room appear much larger than it actually is - but for the short term I will be painting these doors a much brighter white to match all the trim.
It came with the foundation that had to be assembled. Dan was very impressed with the quality of the foundation and it didn't take us long to put it together in the middle of the living room floor.
After we had the foundation assembled there was a full cover for it - everything was very well made. We took it in and put on the frame and waited to "Unroll" the mattress the next day.
As I said, I have never bought a mattress on line before much less one that came rolled up in a box about four foot high and two foot wide. Well, we cut the plastic off that mattress and watch it inflate - within two minutes we had a perfectly firm queen size mattress. We did wait 48 hours, as many of those reviews that I read suggested, before making the bed or sitting/lying down on it. However, let me tell you folks, I am super impressed with this mattress. It is very comfortable and is exactly what we were looking for. I am very happy that we went out on a limb and purchased this one.
So, while we still have a lot of projects to do in this room, it is functional and Dan and I think it looks pretty good too.
Breakdown of where things came from:
Paint - Heart of Palm - Lowe's
Frame - Twice Nice Furniture and More
Headboard and Mattress - Wayfair
Bedding - Brylane Home
Sheets and Pillows - WalMart
Side Table - Hobby Lobby
Lamps - Lowe's
Tobacco Baskets - Hobby Lobby
Wreath - I made
Throw and Pillow - Have had a long time, I think the throw came from IKEA and the pillow from a little shop in High Springs, FL.
Desk - Have had for seven years
Picture Frames - IKEA
Accessories on side table - bird - shop here at the Village, candle holder - Hobby Lobby, picture frame- given to me as gift when
Lorelai was born.
Well, I think that's all. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Come back soon for my first ever Fall Home Tour!
