Happenings, part five: The Office/Guest Bedroom

(More room remodels, if you're interested:
Part Four--the Kitchen/Dining Room
Part Three--the Hall Bathroom)




An impromptu remodel that we did just a couple of months ago was our office/guest bedroom. We weren't planning on doing it; in fact, the office was the very last room we were planning on tackling.



But, the weekend of our 8th anniversary trip, we decided something: we were not going to gut the office, the way we had done with every other room so far, but simply work with the 'bones' that we already had in the room--i.e. the panelling and the ceiling squares--and just do a quick and easy 'makeover' rather than a full-fledged overhaul.



So, that Monday, after our trip, we came home....and got to work.

The office before: a panoramic view, going around the room clockwise

The work begins:

Prepping the panelling for paint by sanding
{*Dig on my fashion, here:

I seriously think that scrunchie on my head is from like,1992.

Feel free to give a shout out if you still wear any of your old scrunchies*}

Getting some big help from our little guys
By the way, we have started this 'thing' where we always make them work on projects in their underwear. It saves big time on holes to clothing and paint damage--or to any other clothing damage that two boys might manage to cause.

{You just probably wouldn't believe me if I told you...}

Shane and I starting the primer

This picture is simply to illustrate the lovely green paint that was in the closet
Ceiling and walls are primed; first coat of paint going on

(Poor Shane; as I've stated in previous posts, he always gets to do all the fun "trim" work when we paint, because I possess neither the patience nor the skill for that)

More trim work
First coat of paint done. It actually dried a bit darker than this.

Doesn't it just look like someone melted Hershey's kisses all over my walls?

Shane in action, building our new guest bed

(with his helper Colin close at his side, as usual!)

The boys watching Daddy work
Primer and paint done; now on to some finishing touches!

Installation of blinds

For several days during the makeover, we were telling Ethan "Don't touch the walls!"

This was his, "Can I touch now?" face, and laughing and smiling when we finally said yes!
Shane finishing up building the bed and putting it all together

And, the final result!

The new desk and shelving

They are both from Ikea, if you're wondering. They have gotten some very nice things lately! (Incidentally....it was on our getaway weekend, when we were doing some shopping at Ikea, that we saw this desk. We sat down right then and there and began making our alternative plans for the office! I loved this desk--I thought it was just so pretty and classy looking, and thought it would look great in our office/bedroom. {The detail of the desk may not come across well on the computer...you'll just have to take my word for how pretty it is!} I was so glad Shane agreed with me; he, of course, was the brains behind putting everything all together, as usual!)

The desk and the cozy, made-from-scratch bed

On the other side of the room, we used a pair of curtains to hang across the old doorway of the closet, and it really softens the room up nicely. It certainly isn't as elaborate as the other rooms we have done, but, there was no need for that in this case. This room turned out looking great, and we couldn't be happier about one less room we didn't have to tear apart!