I just LOVE a good before and after...

I found a whole box of new outlet plug covers, but they were off-white, and with the white trim, nah. I thought I might splurge and buy some white ones, then I had an AH-HA, and yes, black spray paint!!!

Yesterday, I spray painted a lamp that was lime green, and the register covers from my room, which were like a brownish putty color.

(I forgot the "before" pic!) Here's the lamp, didn't get a "before" pic, but the stem and base of the lamp globe were lime green...

So I didn't take a complete "before" pic of the bedroom either, but these will jog your memory of the hideous carpet, the dark walls...

Now, it's not totally done, still have a bit of things here and there, but:

Isn't that bed nice!!!?

And the new floor!!!! I LOVE it! I'm still in the market for some fixer-upper night stands,and lamps, and the bench will probably be moved to the foot of the bed. The closet doors are still brown, wood, but I might leave them like that. And lest you think more highly of our room than you should, here's the wall facing the bed:

You see old dressers, I see projects. And that is MY sweater draped on there, the taller dresser is Paul's, he's had it since childhood. It's too big for the space, and the door doesn't open all the way, but that dresser had been on my side of the bed since we moved in, and dang it, I want a little table with a lamp. He's open for getting something smaller, but I don't want to give up my mammoth mirrored dresser, I like it. Stripped with clear varnish, or chalk painted, or just the way it is, maybe with the drawers closed all the way...it's fussy, it doesn't like the drawers closed right. And yes, that is Paul's bow in it's case there in front of it.

Suri was suspicious of the spray paint, but she's black enough. She doesn't much like getting her picture taken either.

Sunny...hogging Sonja's bed.

Autumn table, and out the back window... Molly came over to visit yesterday with kindergartener Lydia, and baby Ophelia. I didn't think to get any pics, amidst the hugs and cuddling and getting out toys for Lydia, and getting her a snack, and making coffee, and getting dinner into the oven (marinated chicken (vinegar, Montreal chicken seasoning, olive oil, ground pepper), brussel sprouts, cubed potatoes, baby carrots, salted and peppered and olive oiled, roasted, mmmm!)(I love the "throw it in the oven" cooking instead of grilling everything, although believe me, that will change!) My next project...maybe my bathroom, maybe the dressers, maybe the coffee table, maybe the end tables I haven't bought yet...