Shiloh's Room Walls Are Fixed

The previous owners painted over several layers of wall paper

which looks horrible.

There are lines everywhere!

There were a lot of options that we could

have used to fix this 

issue.

*New Mud over the walls (possible problem-too heavy and eventually peel off)

*new drywall (Possible problem-Cost)

*sand the walls a bit and than mud the walls(possible problem-Fear of lead paint being exposed) 

*Cover the walls with beadboard wainscotting (problem-The quote for that job was a lot more than I expected)

My Mother-in-laws Boyfriend John suggested

accenting the lines...

It was the perfect idea!

IF YOU CANT BEAT EM, JOIN EM!

So, I decided to cover the wall paper lines with pinstripes.

I just needed to paint the walls and than do the pinstripes second....

Well the paint I bought a few months ago

was a creamy yellow, which no longer matched the 

mood or decor I wanted the room to have.

So i took it back to Sherwin Williams and

asked them if they could change it to a medium gray shade.

(Insert 50 shades of gray joke)

They added as much black tint as they could without

the paint over flowing and

I took it home.

So, by accident  the gray color in Shiloh's room is a custom color...ha

I painted the walls w 2 coats and than let it dry a full 24 hours before 

adding the pinstripes.

Instead of painting pinstripes,

(Which I have heard is hell)

I used some vinyl tape AKA electrical tape.

this is the perfect decor option for

anybody who is renting, 

or anybody who wants a super easy way to 

change the walls in a room.

There are endless options for the designs you can do

with electrical tape.

Google "Electrical tape wall designs"!

How much better does this gray look compared to that dinghy white color it was before? 

Shiloh's Room Before

I love the gray paint with the bright white trim and door..ignore that ceiling light haha

At first I did all the same size stripes, but wasnt too fond of it...so I made some of them wider

Every other stripe is twice as wide...I like it better than having them all the same size

Who knew $3.98 worth of tape would

be the answer to fixing the wall paper lines?

Shilohs Dresser Makeover

I found this dresser at a used 

furniture store called "Savvy Furniture"

in Logan, Utah.

It was $49, and needed some TLC!

Both of which I was excited about!

BEFORE

AFTER

 I used Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint.

It was the perfect red brick color I was hoping for!

The wet color was almost identical to the dry color.

I used a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby and got it for $5.30

Since it started out as white,

I had to do 3 layers of paint to get nice solid coverage.

I than painted the existing knobs black.

The top 3 knobs were missing so I bought

some knobs at Hobby Lobby during 

a 50% off sale.

Each of these glass knobs was only $2.50!!

PS-Hobby Lobby has hundreds of knobs to chose from,

so Picking out knobs for this dresser was the most time consuming part,

the only thing that sped it up was 2 busy toddlers

"sitting" in the store cart.

I had picked out 3 other kinds of knobs before I changed my mind last minute

and chose these!

 After I put the black wood knobs back on the dresser,

I sprayed the entire dresser with 

this Tree House Studio

Clear Acrylic Gloss Coating.

DONT FORGET TO WEAR A MASK WHILE USING SPRAY PRODUCTS!!!

 After it was all painted and had the sealant sprayed on top...

I got to put on the knobs!!

It's complete and I love it...it's a little bit "Wes Anderson" and a little bit "Alice in Wonderland"

(2 of my faves!)

TOTAL COST

Dresser $49.99

Red Paint $5.30 x 2

Black Paint $0 (left over from old projects)

knobs $2.50 x 3

sealant $3.75

$71.84

Now, I need to finish painting the bedroom!

Shiloh's Room Plans

Shiloh Loves his nap time and willingly 

goes to bed at night when we say 

it's "night night time"

(Believe me this is sooo different from how older Brother Caden is)

So I wanted his bedroom to

be his relaxation oasis...

with a lil bit of adventurer tied in.

Because when Shiloh is awake he is quite the adventurer!

I was going to do a "Where the Wild things are" theme,

but changed my mind when I found the following

at HOBBY LOBBY and Used decor Stores!

Last week Hobby Lobby had a huge sale on almost

all of their home decor...it was 50% off!

I bought the "hipster fox framed wall art" for 14.99

the "Matte Black Deer Head" for 35.99 

(I used a 40% of coupon for that one, cuz it was not included in the sale)

I decided NOT to get the galvanized metal letters because they

did not go as well with the art as I thought they would.

The "I'll Eat you up I love you so" canvass for $5 at a used furniture store!

(it still had the new hobby lobby tag on it for $29.99)

This week Hobby Lobby had these polyresin letters for 50% off.

Since they were only 4.99/each, I decided to spell his whole 

name instead of just his initials.

 Last Friday, Andrew McMahon (Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate)

announced they were going to be selling this print

soon....It is lyrics from his song "Cecilia  and the satelite",

which he wrote for his baby daughter.

If you haven't heard it, you should asap!

The print says, "For all the things my eyes have seen, the best by far is you"

As soon as this print is available, it will be

in Shiloh's Room!

I bought a frame for it at Hobby Lobby for $3.50 (50% off)

I had been searching Craigslist, KSL etc for a

used dresser, and finding nothing but CRAP.

Or it was a dresser that needed some work and they wanted $300

for it...excuse me?!

So I was thrilled to find this lil dresser at 

a local Logan Furniture Consignment store, 

called Savvy Furniture.

It's solid wood and was $49!

I am going to paint it and get new knobs!

I wanna set up all this stuff in his room,

but I need to paint if first...and I usually paint during nap time....

Thank goodness for pack and plays that can be set up ANYWHERE!

Shiloh's Room Before

When we bought this home, Shaun

was the only one that had actually

gone thru the 

home with

a realtor....I

 was at home with the bitties in Colorado at the time.

I made the final decision of which home I wanted, based 

on internet pics+Shaun's pics+google earth etc

This is the first picture I got to see

of Shiloh's room....

This is a txt I got from Shaun. 

He moved to Utah a week before us so he could start his job ASAP...

and to save money on the storage units we had all our CRAP in!

The next 8 pictures are what his room looks like now...

the only thing we have changed are the curtains.

I am soooo excited to design Shiloh's very own room.

His walls are going to need some extra time/effort

because the previous owner painted over several layers of wall

paper (YAY)....you can see the lines thru the

paint and it drives me crazy!

I have considered many options for getting rid of the lines,

but all the suggestions from people at Lowes, contractors, and friends

are very time consuming...

There's a cure for panty lines, and there has to be

an easy cure for these unsightly lines as well!

(I hope)