Tuesday, June 30, 2009

list progress...

below is the list i posted awhile back, and I'll note my progress on each item...


1. paint all of the walls in the interior of our house not finished
2. paint the armoire for the nursery not finished
3. paint the dresser for the master bedroom finished
4. paint the papasan for the teen's room scratched off list, teen didn't want papasan any longer
5. sew papasan cushion for painted papasan see above
6. sew cushion covers for the glider and ottoman in nursery not finished
7. sew dust ruffle for crib scratched off list, baby will be in toddler bed pretty soon i'm afraid!
8. sew neck pillows for teen and tweener not finished
9. knit diaper covers for my photographer not finished
10. knit wool diaper covers for baby's bum debating on this one
11. sew diapers for baby's bum debating this too
12. sew fleece diaper covers for baby's bum and debating this also
13. sew quilt and shams for teen's bed (redecorating for b'day) he's still deciding what he wants, not finished
14. make french memo boards for my workspace, tweener's room, office and sewing area not finished
15. finish knitting throw for tweener's room not finished
16. knit throw for teen's room see #13
17. knit two throws for family room not finished
18. knit throw for master bedroom not finished


so yeah, not much progress in this area done at all. i did get the bookshelf finished, to match the dresser, but haven't taken pictures and didn't put it on the list. my next projects are the armoire for baby's room, small dresser painted for bathroom, and painting all of the interior walls of the house. i really want to so some sewing too, but with school and the kids home for the summer, time seems very fleeting. those diaper covers for my photographer friend need to get finished too!

dresser finished...

finally!!!

Below you can see the work in progress...the finish was a reddish cherry color, and the knobs and handles were pretty hideous because they were this gold/brass color, but didn't match each other in style, and they were plastic with the metallic paint peeling off.

I spray painted the dresser black and replaced the knobs/handles with nickel colored hardware from Target. I love how it looks now (bottom picture), and now that I have clothes put away in it, I can start working on what to put on the top of it for decor. I'm sure more pictures will come later on!