Back to my original point. Summer is a blessing that comes with my job. I have this time at home with my kids that allows us to just have fun. This summer has been a blast! At the end of the school year, EG wrote me a persuasive letter as to why she should get to remodel her room. Yep, my kindergartner wrote this....and mommy was impressed. Props to her fabulous kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Griffis. EG learned so much. So, with that letter in hand, I agreed. I mean come on, she agreed not to fight over the remote people!
In the beginning, she said she wanted black and green, and maybe purple. Here is where I think um....Halloween??? But, I trusted my gal and off we went to Lowes, and several thrift stores. Here are the results...
Before EG was born, we bought her a nice, very expensive set of furniture...Baby's Dream, large hutch, crib, & dresser. It was supposed to be this wonderful investment....crib changed to toddler bed, & into full sized bed. Little did we know she would beat it, carve it with a pencil, and draw peace signs on it with a Sharpie. Yep she did all those things and more...So, we are proud we saved it and were able to refinish it to remain in use. We went with an aged/antique look with the green under the black. Four coats of paint and a coat of lacquer later, with some sanding in between, we were done with the furniture. We are still looking for the perfect knobs and a few other finishing touches. I am proud to say that my hubby made her curtains. Everything looks great. Guess my girl does have taste! Anyways, advice to those of you purchasing furniture for your new additions...chances are they will use it as a canvas, or a drum set, and many other objects which you didn't imagine, so be prepared!
To my teacher friends, I hope you are all having a FUN summer and enjoy these last few weeks at home with your families. I am just praying I can get back to the beach one more time...
