The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity.  We have been making over several rooms in the house that were not yet updated or not recently anyway.  It is easier to paint before furniture is placed so we just gunned it and tore into several rooms.  

Some of these rooms are repainted now but not completely "done" so I haven't posted updates yet.  I figured what the heck though.  Home improvement for most of us normal joe's happens in increments, right?  Especially when you are working on several spaces. So with that in mind here is one girl's room before: 

Last updated in the 90's I am guesstimating based upon when sponge painting hit its heyday.  The room looked a bit dingy and we were moving white furniture in. Not to mention these walls are listed as some of the top offenders for resale.  Unless you are us, looks like.  The carpet is relatively new and it wasn't in the budget to replace.  We decided on a latte color which took a couple tries to nail down tint wise.  It made the room much cleaner and brighter and tied in fine with the flooring. 

(Moving the furniture in)

Alannah and I managed this room ourselves since Moira and her Dad were taking down wallpaper in her room at the same time.  We were so happy with the after.   Window treatments will happen next (we are recycling panels from our last house)  but meantime it's the perfect space to cuddle with your big sister. 

Painting gets filed under "things that are much easier with older children in the house."  The last time I painted a room was many moons ago back at the ranch.  8yrs? More? Suffice it to say, it takes way longer with babies and toddlers.  Way.  waywaywaywayway