The toy room is 99.9% finished....just need a red frame nailed up around the ABC mural on the wall. There are a few more items to add to the room, but overall, it is ready for some kid action. 
I'm so happy with how it turned out. Grandma & Grandpa B. helped my vision come true.
I'm most excited about this chalkboard/magnetic board wall. We taped up the lines & Grandpa B. cut all the white boards you see up there. He never complained once....at least not to me. I was planning on painting all of those boards red, but decided there would be WAY too much red going on. I think the white looks good.
Gotta love IKEA shelving. This big unit sat in our basement for almost a year before we put it together. It didn't take us long to get it together & Hubs & I didn't argue once. I think we're getting better at this project thing. The little table was used in Hub's college dorm room. I found the cute chairs at an antique store in Iowa City & the rug was from our Washington house. The owners left it for us....it has almost gone to Goodwill several times. SO glad I hung on to it! Rugs ain't cheap!
I thought I better get some nice pictures before Griffin & his buddies trash the room. I'm so excited for Griff to have a place to play (and store all of his toys!).
We also finished up the big boy room. NO, I haven't touched the nursery yet. I want to make sure Griff is sleeping in his big boy bed before I paint that room. The safety rails arrived today, so I'm guessing this weekend we'll give the bed a try.
The pictures on the wall were in the office in our Muscatine house. I didn't have a spot for them when we moved into this house, but they fit perfect in Griff's room. The dresser & the night stand were in Grandma B's house. They belonged to her grandma. I love how they turned out with the black paint & new hardware.
This black book shelf moved twice with us now. We inherited it from the owners of our first home. I painted it black, Grandma B. put on a nice coat of shine, & Grandpa B. screwed in some hooks. The picture doesn't quite do it justice. It is supposed to be a locker. I'm still looking for a little stool to put on the bottom.
Grandma B. helped me make my curtains. I got the black out curtains from Target, a little burlap & trim from JoAnn Fabrics. With a little Stitch Witchery & my trusty iron, these curtains turned out pretty darn cute. The window is ginormous, so purchasing a blackout curtain to cover the entire window & down to the floor would have been pricey. I got the duvet cover from one of my favorite stores, Land of Nod. The sports throw pillows also came from there. The other bedding came from Target & Kmart. The little lamps were a Hobby Lobby find...love the clearance aisle! I made the sports pictures on each side of the window. A cheap canvas, black paint, some scrap book paper and a little mod podge & you've got yourself some inexpensive art. (sorry about the glare in some of the pics)
This portion of the bathroom got a paint job. We have Jack & Jill bathrooms, so only this sink area got a face lift. I found the Cubs picture at Target & the star hooks at Hobby Lobby.
I know, the bathroom looks pretty dull compared to the other rooms I showed you. I'll spruce it up somehow, but that will have to wait.
I'm exhausted!! Off to bed!
I'm so happy with how it turned out. Grandma & Grandpa B. helped my vision come true. 
I'm most excited about this chalkboard/magnetic board wall. We taped up the lines & Grandpa B. cut all the white boards you see up there. He never complained once....at least not to me. I was planning on painting all of those boards red, but decided there would be WAY too much red going on. I think the white looks good.
Gotta love IKEA shelving. This big unit sat in our basement for almost a year before we put it together. It didn't take us long to get it together & Hubs & I didn't argue once. I think we're getting better at this project thing. The little table was used in Hub's college dorm room. I found the cute chairs at an antique store in Iowa City & the rug was from our Washington house. The owners left it for us....it has almost gone to Goodwill several times. SO glad I hung on to it! Rugs ain't cheap!
I thought I better get some nice pictures before Griffin & his buddies trash the room. I'm so excited for Griff to have a place to play (and store all of his toys!).
We also finished up the big boy room. NO, I haven't touched the nursery yet. I want to make sure Griff is sleeping in his big boy bed before I paint that room. The safety rails arrived today, so I'm guessing this weekend we'll give the bed a try. 
The pictures on the wall were in the office in our Muscatine house. I didn't have a spot for them when we moved into this house, but they fit perfect in Griff's room. The dresser & the night stand were in Grandma B's house. They belonged to her grandma. I love how they turned out with the black paint & new hardware. This black book shelf moved twice with us now. We inherited it from the owners of our first home. I painted it black, Grandma B. put on a nice coat of shine, & Grandpa B. screwed in some hooks. The picture doesn't quite do it justice. It is supposed to be a locker. I'm still looking for a little stool to put on the bottom. 
Grandma B. helped me make my curtains. I got the black out curtains from Target, a little burlap & trim from JoAnn Fabrics. With a little Stitch Witchery & my trusty iron, these curtains turned out pretty darn cute. The window is ginormous, so purchasing a blackout curtain to cover the entire window & down to the floor would have been pricey. I got the duvet cover from one of my favorite stores, Land of Nod. The sports throw pillows also came from there. The other bedding came from Target & Kmart. The little lamps were a Hobby Lobby find...love the clearance aisle! I made the sports pictures on each side of the window. A cheap canvas, black paint, some scrap book paper and a little mod podge & you've got yourself some inexpensive art. (sorry about the glare in some of the pics)
This portion of the bathroom got a paint job. We have Jack & Jill bathrooms, so only this sink area got a face lift. I found the Cubs picture at Target & the star hooks at Hobby Lobby. 
I know, the bathroom looks pretty dull compared to the other rooms I showed you. I'll spruce it up somehow, but that will have to wait. 
I'm exhausted!! Off to bed!please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors...i'm not quite able to focus right now and can barely keep my eyes open & my fingers working on the keyboard.............zzzzzzzzzzzz
Last night we took Bubs to get another haircut. He needed a serious bath before we went. No, Bubs does NOT have a black eye....he just got a little crazy with the chocolate pudding. 
It is amazing how much older Bubs looks with his short hair. 
I wish I would have taken better "before" pictures so you could appreciate the finished product more, but this is all I got. These dressers belonged to Hub's great-grandma. My MIL was nice enough to give them to us, and nice enough to let me do whatever I wanted with them. They are in great shape---just needed a little paint job.
I sanded them down and painted them black. I found some very reasonable hardware at Target. The big dresser and night stand are going to go into Bubs' big boy room. Once the toy room is complete I can focus on Bubs' room. The walls in the toy room are primed and ready for some color...stay tuned!
I had my eye on some pretty knobs from Anthropologie that were $6.00 a piece. I needed 12 knobs & after shipping and handling, well, it was more than I wanted to spend. I visited the local Hobby Lobby and found these beauties for $2.99 each. The sales lady explained that I had just missed the 50% off knob sale. DARNIT! But, she did say they would go on sale again in the next week or two and I could bring my receipt back in for a price adjustment. ROCK ON LADY!
Bubs wasn't into the whole smores thing, but he LOVED the marshmallows. I think he ate 20 of them. No joke.
Sunday was a warm one, so it was a good day for the pool....
The busy weekend wiped him out........
