Another one done...several to go!

When we got our house we got a good deal. One reason that we got a good deal is that it needed some work. Yes we have been in our house for 19 months; and no, it's still not how we want it. We still have a couple rooms to finish and floors to re-do. But it's a work in progress. I don't want to go in debt making our house perfect... and if you know me then you know it may take me a while to make a decision. I finally figured out how I want to re-do our dining room and our bedroom.... but I have to wait until the arm is good enough to paint with, and time to quilt with. Not only that, but I like to do some things myself... like make curtains or the quilt. I don't want the same bedroom that someone else may have. So here are some before and after pictures of our finally finished spare bedroom. Here is how we got the spare bedroom.... pink walls, green curtains, ugly wallpaper trim, fan with no light cover, don't get me started on the carpet.

The room had a lot of artwork of a child. In this case it was drawn in permanent marker. It took 3 coats of primer to cover the marker so that it wouldn't show through the paint we put on.
The previous owner was a doctor.... but he wasn't very smart. Notice the closet doors, one is hung upside down and has packing tape holding the bottom together.
Now I can blog a little about the carpet. It was awful. I think it's what went in his doctors office. And he got such a good deal on it he brought it home and used it. Also, the plugs were two prong. Dave got to spend time changing the electrical over.
Our comfy guest bedroom (I think it's comfy anyways)!!! I made the curtains, but not the duvet cover.
Okay... It's not the spare bedroom, it's my sewing room. But I had to prove I made the curtain. At first I was frustrated, but then I figured it out and it was easy. I didn't even have directions to go on...just my own creativity. (notice my OUTSTANDING iron!!!! It's set-up 24/7)

I zoomed in a little to show off the Colts Pillow I made Dave. It matches the room, and it put's a little bit of his taste in the room.

I wanted to show off two pictures (hey it's my blog... if your bored leave). The one on the left is from England. My Aunt and Uncle got it for Dave and I for part of our wedding present. The one on the right is a cross-stitch that has rocking chairs and a quilt on it. It's from my Grandma and Grandpa Hoglen.

And a mirror that was hand-painted (yellow, blue, and white~ the room colors) by Sally for another wedding present.

That's our spare bedroom. Maybe if you live out of town you will want to stay a night and hang out. We now have a good room to sleep in!!!