Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The Room

I wanted to get a before and after shot of the room, but my mother thought it would be easy to rip the wallpaper off.
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As you can see, only the top layer came off. There was another layer of paper underneath which was original. It took me a good 2 weeks to get all of the paper off the wall. My poor elbows were sore for a week, but the result was great. Thanks to my husband for painting and to a friend for giving me great wall posters!
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I made a little area for my 2 year old. I have some ideas on how to keep him busy!
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After decorating, I finished up a little project on Hannah's old dresser. I wanted the top drawers for storage of things that 2 year olds do not need to get into. The bottom four drawers were pulled out. I removed the nails to the front of two of the drawers and put them back into place.
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If you look closely, I added the exacto knife and fabric glue into the picture. So my supplies are:


4 pieces of foam
2 yards of fabric
fabric glue
an exacto knife
scissors
a staple gun


I first added some foam to the sides of the drawers to measure and cut them to fit.
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I then removed the foam and glued my fabric on and let it dry. It is a sturdy glue by the way, but will leave stains on fabric. I then put the foam into position and stapled where needed and added fabric to the floor of the drawer as well. I ended up with 2 shelves. I am pretty please with it.
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I did not get enough foam, so I have to make a trip back to Hobby Lobby. Dang.
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Isn't it pretty? Noah likes the balls. The lady at the fabric counter said that a teacher told her she is using the same fabric for a time out spot, so that kids can count the spots while in time out. I thought that was a great idea! I'm so ready for school to start!! I think Hannah is now getting excited after seeing her school room.

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