This weekend marked several changes for us. The first is that my son is now in his own room and although he slept no more differently than usual, I did not sleep quite so well. It was a combination of getting used to our old (horrible) mattress and not being able to see my son at the end of my bed. Part of me is a little sad as it means our son is yet another step closer to toddlerhood, the other part thinks... woooo hoooo no more sneaking around hoping I don't wake my son up! I'm a little torn but I'm sure it will be good for all three of us.
The second was that we're now using the study as an actual study and not a dumping ground. As you may or may not have seen from a previous post, I finished the cork some time ago it was just the touching up of paint around the cork and the tidying up that I couldn't do! The dining table which used to house our computer is now looking sorry for itself but is still very much a dumping ground so I need to have a really good tidy of that and I also need to do something about the state of the table like cover it with something. I have a plan for that but it would require me to find the fabric I need. That will be a weekend job for my husband which I'm sure he won't be looking forward to!
I have finally managed to put up my son's wardrobe although the drawers that I was hoping could be shelves instead look a little sorry for themselves so they will have to stay drawers. This now means I need to put the front on them but the wardrobe is now full of clothes and our stockpile of wipes so the floor has been opened up for me to create my son's little den. The curtain has arrived I just need to fix velcro to it so it can stick to the top of the wardrobe then it can be hung and the fairy lights can go on top of it. I also need to buy many more cushions to make it a proper hang out but that's a work in progress. The alphabet embroidery I finished ages ago has also now gone up so here is a little peak at what the space looks like now:
I used some left over orange door knobs I bought for my son's chest of drawers/changing table and then washi taped two of the panels to be a little bit more interesting than just plain white. I think I will also washi tape the outline of the panels on the opposites to create a little more balance but I love it and I hope my son does too. I have been told it's like I'm forcing orange onto my son, but I just think he enjoys the colours so everything isn't so boring. Better than having all navy and blue I think and much brighter and happier.
As an aside, for part of my 30th birthday celebrations my husband took me to a ceramic painting session (which is very selfless of him as he is neither creative or interested in crafting... so I made him paint a penguin for me) in which I wanted to create something that could be used for a while and not just pushed to the back of a cupboard never to be seen again. As well as a plate which my son will eventually use and a bowl for cotton wool balls, I made this for my son which I had always intended to hang in his room but actually it looks better on the door:
The ribbon was re-used from a gift he was given at birth which just happened to be the perfect colour to match his room. I love Shakespeare and poetry and I thought this was a fitting quote to finish off my son's room. I should add it was remarkably difficult to write with a paint brush! Busy busy busy!
~AB~
I have finally managed to put up my son's wardrobe although the drawers that I was hoping could be shelves instead look a little sorry for themselves so they will have to stay drawers. This now means I need to put the front on them but the wardrobe is now full of clothes and our stockpile of wipes so the floor has been opened up for me to create my son's little den. The curtain has arrived I just need to fix velcro to it so it can stick to the top of the wardrobe then it can be hung and the fairy lights can go on top of it. I also need to buy many more cushions to make it a proper hang out but that's a work in progress. The alphabet embroidery I finished ages ago has also now gone up so here is a little peak at what the space looks like now:
I used some left over orange door knobs I bought for my son's chest of drawers/changing table and then washi taped two of the panels to be a little bit more interesting than just plain white. I think I will also washi tape the outline of the panels on the opposites to create a little more balance but I love it and I hope my son does too. I have been told it's like I'm forcing orange onto my son, but I just think he enjoys the colours so everything isn't so boring. Better than having all navy and blue I think and much brighter and happier.
As an aside, for part of my 30th birthday celebrations my husband took me to a ceramic painting session (which is very selfless of him as he is neither creative or interested in crafting... so I made him paint a penguin for me) in which I wanted to create something that could be used for a while and not just pushed to the back of a cupboard never to be seen again. As well as a plate which my son will eventually use and a bowl for cotton wool balls, I made this for my son which I had always intended to hang in his room but actually it looks better on the door:
The ribbon was re-used from a gift he was given at birth which just happened to be the perfect colour to match his room. I love Shakespeare and poetry and I thought this was a fitting quote to finish off my son's room. I should add it was remarkably difficult to write with a paint brush! Busy busy busy!
~AB~
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