I have been keeping busy with a few projects around the house. I found a coverlet set in the closet that I bought a couple of years ago for a guest room. I decided to make some changes to the master bedroom. I chose a very pale shade of lilac for the walls, painted our 70s walnut dressers a soft shade of white, and added a framed print on the wall. I also painted the little chandelier with the wall paint, as well as its cord to conceal it. I set out on a quest for cellular shades after that.

Roman and cellular shades have become a sort of obsession for me. Unfortunately, they are an expensive habit. I also looked into replacing the shades on our living room ceiling fan. The fan is beautiful. It was installed by previous owners. However, it had cheap white frosted glass shades. Home Depot and Lowes sold replacements for about $28.00 a piece! I thought that was ridiculous, and searched eBay before giving up. I found an auction on a set of four tiffany glass shades for $25.00 total. They arrived new in the boxes!

We have a few more projects lined up for the next several months. We haven’t finished the laundry room yet. We also need to tile the shower in the master bathroom. The tile paint served as a temporary fix for our old shower, and now we need to strip them. That will be a big project!

Next week, Micah is going to help me re-finish my rocking chair. It’s the same chair my mother had when I was a baby, so it’s very special to me. I painted it a couple of times over the years, but it gets used so much that the paint is gradually wearing away. We currently use it as a computer chair and for reading. Once we sand it down and strip the paint, we can stain it to match the hardwood floors.

Lastly, we have plans to build a backyard fence and add a swingset for the kids in May. Things seldom slow down around here!