Decorating Ideas

The boys finally get their bunk beds next week, so all my ideas and planning will finally come together. Maybe now I can move onto our room. Even though we have the house on the market, I figure a makeover won't hurt and if we can't sell (the market seems to have died down here) well I'll get to enjoy my efforts for longer :)

So here's what I'm starting with.....

Pretty blank canvas really. See that wall colour?? I don't know the name of it but it's beige I guess...It's everywhere! The walls, the architraves, the skirting boards, the cornices even the ceiling! Except for the odd "feature" wall which is painted a cool grey/brown colour. blergh. The "feature" wall in our room is opposite the wall that the bed is on... weird. Anyhow, I plan to paint out the current feature wall to match the others while painting the skirtings, cornices and architraves a nice bright white. I'll leave the ceilings for now I think :S

I'll be keeping the side tables, baskets and lamps. They are the start of the makeover. The bed of course will stay but I'm planning a headboard, most likely an upholstered headboard, but no matter the type it'll be white and minimalist, not huge and no fancy shapes. Something like this.....

Sorry I don't remember where this pic came from, if you do please let me know and I will provide the link :)

Now I'm after a bit of advice as to what other colour to incorporate. I'm not keen on just having neutrals, I'd really love to add some colour. Initially I thought a rich deep red, but Mr Mess was worried it was too strong. He suggested green but I only like lighter greens and I think I'd like to have a deep colour. So at the moment we're thinking a tealy blue....

I can either paint the wall behind the bed with this and make a huge statement OR should I pick a deeper neutral shade for the wall and add the teal in small scatterings, think a graphic print above the bed head, some sort of trim around the lampshades, scatter cushions and a throw....What do you think?

Which way would you go? What do you think of our potential colour choice? Have you got any other tips or suggestions for me?

A friendly favour?

Hello my lovely followers! Yesterday I entered the I Heart Faces photo challenge over on my photo blog. This week it's a peoples choice challenge, so everyone can vote. There doesn't seem to be very many votes just yet, which is a shame. Head on over and take a look at some of the fab entries and vote for your top ten. 

I'm #265 just incase you're interested ;)

Did you miss me?

Well they do say absence makes the heart grow fonder lol

I've had a busy few weeks. Last year, somehow, I got roped into running the school canteen this year. So the last week or so, I've spent ordering food, refining the menu, accepting deliveries and teeing up volunteers. Today was our first day and it went off with only a few small hitches. I'm still in dire need of more volunteers (aren't all schools?) but hopefully we might get a few more parents who are interested. Now that the first one is done and dusted, hopefully it won't be so hectic and I can do a bit more blogging. Both of my poor blogs have been neglected :(

Brock earned himself a Gold Card Award today at school. These are a very big deal and we are so proud of him for working so hard. He's been doing so well in class this year. His teacher tested his reading today too and he's progressed 3 levels higher over the school holidays! So so proud.

This Saturday I'm grateful for.....

1. Not having an open house this weekend. Last weekend was a dismal failure with the rain keeping everyone away :( So I'm grateful that I don't have to rush around keeping the boys from messing up the place.

2. Mr Mess working this weekend. That probably is mean because I know he'd rather be at home with us but the weekends he works gives me some extra down time to catch up on all my favourite blogs, get up to date with my own blogs and just generally potter about. The boys seem to like not having to go anywhere too, work weekends are a vege weekend here in the Mess house :)

3. Home baked goodies. Kenny's been hard at work again. Together we whipped up a batch of my MIL's 123 biscuits as well as a batch of these delicious cinnamon scrolls.

They were so yummy!

Come and tell us what you're grateful for this Saturday. Join in at Maxabella Loves.

DIY Friday

I thought I'd share one of the DIYish things I've been upto in the last few weeks.

Now if you follow me on Twitter you'll know that I ran out of spray paint in the middle of a project last week. Well, I've finally finished it and I thought I would share the before and afters. Well I actually forgot to take a proper before shot, so I had to poor through my photo archives to find one (I'll be sure I won't make the same mistake next time!)

Before (way before)

This chest was a part of The Dude's cot set. We didn't really need a toy chest but I suppose it has come in handy. Whilst the change table is long gone and the cot is about to be retired, I knew the boys wouldn't really outgrow the need for storage. The thing is we have a lovely set of white bunk beds on order so the toy chest in it's current form just wasn't going to work.

After!

I used one and a half cans of White Knight Squirts spray paint in Satin White. It's an enamel paint so there's a bit more involved in the clean up but I believe the pay off will be a harder wearing surface. The finish is, well, satiny. LOL Not too shiny and quite professional looking too :)

I had intentions of transforming the lid into an upholstered seat however I stumbled upon these "floor" cushions at a local discount store for less than a fiver each! The best thing about the cushions is that I can swap them out if we change the decor or location of the chest :) At the moment these cushions will go nicely with the rest of the decor in the boys room.