Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Little Man's Budget Bathroom Makeover
Who...WHO pulls down wallpaper without any premeditation...
But then I have been staring at the peeling edges of the floral wallpaper in our hall bathroom for months now...
Our master bathroom just got a budget makeover - debut to come! - and the hall bathroom is the remnant of the 50-year-old home we purchased from two elder women and at least one cat...floral wallpaper and salmon-colored shower tile.
UPDATE: Little Man's Budget Bathroom Makeover
Help us design Little Man's bathroom! If we use your idea we will award you with a $50 gift card to the retailer of your choice (provided they offer gift cards) and a credit on our bathroom wall.
The last of the wallpaper comes down this week and I will be posting photos of our 'blank canvas.' We need your creative genius.
Little Man is almost 11 months old, and without spending a lot of money OR going to such an extreme that we scare off a potential buyer should we ever decide to sell, I would love to create a few spaces that spark his imagination and allow him to enjoy his boyhood.
I also have to keep in mind that any guests we have will be using Little Man's bathroom.
The bathtub, and the placement of both the toilet and vanity are permanent - for now.
CONTEST DEADLINE:
Since we can't afford to be out a bathroom for long, contest ends TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH. The contest winner(s) will be announced, prizes will be awarded, and photos posted shortly thereafter!
TO ENTER:
(1) Leave a Comment or (2) link us to your own blog post with "Little Man's Bathroom Makeover Contest" in the title.
POTENTIAL CATEGORIES:
Color, Decor, Theme.
The RULES are few:
I'm betting you don't mix your own line of paint or manufacture products, and that you may submit existing paint colors and products, but we ask that the 'big picture' or our completed room is original.
Please credit all non-original product photos.
I covet a long list of fantastic products available outside of the U.S. but for this project, for existing products please link us to an original site where we can purchase the product and ship it from within the U.S. or from Canada.
Please don't make me request any price quotes.
The specific name and brand of a paint color is appreciated - please don't make me flip through hundreds of color chips at the hardware store.
For non-existing products please include a how-to (or a link to one).
Please contact me with any questions.
We are excited to see what ideas our little space sparks!
But then I have been staring at the peeling edges of the floral wallpaper in our hall bathroom for months now...
Our master bathroom just got a budget makeover - debut to come! - and the hall bathroom is the remnant of the 50-year-old home we purchased from two elder women and at least one cat...floral wallpaper and salmon-colored shower tile.
UPDATE: Little Man's Budget Bathroom Makeover
Because we are still learning how to share our posts with you our contest may have been the web's best kept secret! Our Budget Bathroom Makeover is complete and you can find photos here!
The last of the wallpaper comes down this week and I will be posting photos of our 'blank canvas.' We need your creative genius.
Little Man is almost 11 months old, and without spending a lot of money OR going to such an extreme that we scare off a potential buyer should we ever decide to sell, I would love to create a few spaces that spark his imagination and allow him to enjoy his boyhood.
I also have to keep in mind that any guests we have will be using Little Man's bathroom.
The bathtub, and the placement of both the toilet and vanity are permanent - for now.
CONTEST DEADLINE:
Since we can't afford to be out a bathroom for long, contest ends TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH. The contest winner(s) will be announced, prizes will be awarded, and photos posted shortly thereafter!
TO ENTER:
(1) Leave a Comment or (2) link us to your own blog post with "Little Man's Bathroom Makeover Contest" in the title.
POTENTIAL CATEGORIES:
Color, Decor, Theme.
The RULES are few:
I'm betting you don't mix your own line of paint or manufacture products, and that you may submit existing paint colors and products, but we ask that the 'big picture' or our completed room is original.
Please credit all non-original product photos.
I covet a long list of fantastic products available outside of the U.S. but for this project, for existing products please link us to an original site where we can purchase the product and ship it from within the U.S. or from Canada.
Please don't make me request any price quotes.
The specific name and brand of a paint color is appreciated - please don't make me flip through hundreds of color chips at the hardware store.
For non-existing products please include a how-to (or a link to one).
Please contact me with any questions.
We are excited to see what ideas our little space sparks!
Friday, January 22, 2010
How to Paint Laminate Furniture
Our home is 50 years old and in need of some fresh paint. I searched the entire internet for tips on how to paint the laminate vanity in my bathroom and found nothing. When I found this, I had to share!
Thank you, thank you Lindsay!
Little Man & Momma Home Alone
...no swim class to wear Little Man out this afternoon...
He babbled and wimpered in his crib for 45 minutes, and to preserve my nerves I undressed him for a shower because the benefits of a warm shower in our household are three-fold:
(1) the warm water feels great and helps cure those chills that neither bunny slippers nor a sweater can,
(2) Mommy feels less stressed (thus increasing the general happiness of everyone in the house), and
(3) warm showers put Little Man to sleep.
We also come out smelling better. However OPERATION: SHOWER went south quickly when I felt something cold cling to my shoulder. The shower curtain had blown inward and was now clinging to me. No combination of open or closed bathroom window or door spared me from constantly peeling the cold and wet vinyl curtain off of me, my son in my other arm.
I opted to bathe him instead, but now I found myself tumbling around the small tub, trying to keep Little Man from inhaling bath water as he slipped and slid from back brush -> bath pillow. And the vinyl curtain was still sticking to me.
Our bath only accomplished objective (1). We smell about the same as we did before.
Fresh out of the tub and on our way to Little Man's room, I realized the new box of diapers was in the trunk of my car...
...outside...
...in the garage...
Neither one of us was wearing more than a towel. But I knew one of us wasn't going to pee (or worse) all over the floor. The probability of this happening increased the longer Little Man went without a diaper.
...and I couldn't find my car keys.
It was only a few minutes before I made it back to his room with the box of diapers - I felt like I just spun into my clothes in a phone booth and flew to the top of a skyscraper to get them. I think my clothes are still on inside-out...
The last time I saw that look on Little Man's face, he was standing with one hand against the frame of his closet and looking down, in wonder, at the wee streaming onto the floor. I don't think he had seen himself pee before.
Fortunately it was only wee. I changed his sheets and it was all I could do to pull up my big-girl panties and recompose myself.
An hour and a half after I first put him down Little Man was finally tired enough to sleep, but I was so drained I could barely function.
...and, I think I have a Duplo-shaped bruise on one heel...
How do you moms recover from days like this?
Monday, January 18, 2010
Cuddlesuit Bowling
Little Man won a Lego® gift card to spend at the LEGO® shop with his post about one of our favorite activities - LITTLE MAN BOWLING - in the BlogHer Duplo® Sweepstakes.
This winter he inherited a blue, thick 'cuddlesuit' to keep him warm when we go out, but in it he can't crawl on our hardwood floors. His knees slip out from under him and he ends up flat on his belly, defeated.
To cheer him up one afternoon before going out I turned him over onto his back, pulled up his hood - pulling the hood up around his head and covering his hands protects his skin from the floor - took hold of his suit with both hands, and counted to 3. On "3" I pushed him forward, sending him sliding across the floor laughing.
Of course, he flops and spins in place without someone to turn him over but as soon as he's up he wants to 'bowl' again!
For the faint of heart, we always 'bowl' in an open area, clear of any furniture or toys.
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