April Adventures...in paint, cabinets, sewing and SNOWMOBILING!
The Bedroom Project
Before: this roughly nine-foot-square bedroom is tiny...but good things can come in small packages! When I bought the cabin, this room had grayish-greenish walls, green indoor/outdoor carpeting, and a lot of dirt. I snuck up the first weekend in April and painted the loft wall and the bedroom walls - they turned out great! My fabulous parents brought the bed up the next weekend. I spray painted some accessories, Dad installed the new light fixture, and I decorated over spring break. It turned out just the way I wanted: the former army bunkhouse has been transformed into a light, airy, and very girlie bed-and-breakfast-type space, complete with a sumptuous sheepskin rug, little tassels on the shades, tulle curtains, and 500-thread count sheets. I love the space, and when I get overwhelmed by the other projects, I run in there and enjoy its tranquil finished-ness!
SNOWMOBILING!!!
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April 9 - Tahoe Adventures. The kids and I decided to take a spin on an Arctic Cat - and we had so much fun! David was lapping Carlie and me in no time! Even on the little track, those things are an absolute blast. Nana and Papa came a little later in the day and brought the little bench my dad made for the entry way, the bed and mattresses, and the cute dining room table and chairs I bought at the consignment store. We got a lot accomplished today - we got the entryway coat rack and bench set up, we assembled the dining room table, we trimmed the window shades and curtain rods to fit the windows, and we set up the bed. Busy day! Nana and Papa took us out to dinner at Chevy's tonight.
Spring Break?
I didn't have the kids over spring break so I thought I'd get some work done at the cabin. I decided that our cat needed a vacation, too and brought him along. He yelled his head off all the way to Tahoe and spent 24 hours hiding in the closet and under the pillows, but before long he claimed complete ownership of the loft and took full advantage of all those big fat window sills. For spring break, I tackled the kitchen cabinets. I sanded. I primered. I decided my hunter green color was way too dark and would turn the kitchen into a cave. Or a dungeon. Or a dungeon inside a cave. So I did what any smart girl would do: I called my mom. Paul and Therese to the rescue! They brought my $209 Ikea refrigerator up and spent the next 24 hours working their butts off with me. Mom helped me choose an olive green color for the cabinets - it looked weird on the chip, weird in the can, but the cabinets turned out great! While I painted and sanded and painted again, my dad flipped the door on the fridge, installed the new dishwasher that Lowe's delivered on a Sunday, and changed-out the light fixture in the bedroom. My mom got totally busy with my sewing machine: she sewed the curtains and tie-backs for the loft window and used the leftover fabric to make cute little coordinating pillows for their beds. I also met with an electrician and hired him to solve some of the mysteries of the Winchester Mystery Cabin - the switches that control nothing, the switches that are where they shouldn't be, the outlets that are not where they should be, and the ever-fun decapitating ceiling fan that has made trips up the loft stairs a true adventure. He's going to get light and power up to the loft (no more camping lanterns and extension cords!) and install a second, much-needed light fixture in the bathroom. The Little Cabin is well on its way!