I took an unintended hiatus for no apparent reason and don't have a good excuse for coming back, but we are back! Some of these are old but I also stopped taking pictures so this is what we have.
Kellen is now 17 months...one month away from nursery yay! He loves to anything that big kids/adults do like: eating bananas whole, sitting in big chairs (even though without help he will fall right through), and coloring. Even though most kids do this I think he gloats when he gets to do big kid stuff!
Kellen is still sleeping like a champ (as seen below) but not walking yet. We are meeting with a physical therapist once a month just to get some tips on helping him. She says there is nothing preventing him from walking just his personality....we will see what that means in years to come. He is improving and getting more curious about walking so I'm sure he will soon, that way he won't get trampled in nursery!
This spring break we worked on a project for our front room. It was Brad's idea to take a dresser and turn it into an entertainment and with my Pinterest skills we came up with a game plan. We had a few set backs...one where the nice old lady talked me into getting way too much paint (anyone need red for a project) but other than that it went great! ( You can stop reading if you get bored about how we did it but if not read more!)
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(After)
We used this stuff called Citristrip to take off the old finish. It was AMAZING! Little gooey and messy but way worth not having to sand everything, highly recommend it! We then primed and painted which almost gave Brad a heart attack. It was very pink looking at first and he was quite worried he got more than he bargained for. But after a few coats it became more red. I then did an antique glaze to darken it up and bring out the details in the dresser. I have a love/hate relationship with that glaze...I watched some videos on how to do it but in the end I purchased a different kind of glaze then the videos used (first problem). It took me many tries to get a system down to get the glaze looking like I wanted it. In the end I glazed and then wiped the top off 3 times but got it to where I liked it, then did the rest. Finally we did a minwax paste on it for the finish which I heard good things about. It does show the little imperfections but when it comes to projects I am a perfectionist so the problem is with me! In the end we love it and it really completes the room. Now it is your job to come visit us so you can see it yourself!
I'm jealous of your finished project. We decided to refinish the crib. We used Citristrip too. So it's all stripped, but the problem is that now it's sat in the front room for three weeks without getting painted.... Aaaand the due date is 10 days away.
ReplyDeleteLove your finished product, though. It looks awesome.
Ashley it looks SO good! You are so talented and I'm amazed how refinishing something can make it look totally different. That's funny that it looked pink, but the finished project looks really nice. I can't believe Kellen is almost 18 months - that time sure has gone by fast! Life is Good :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to come visit, but most likely I won't see you guys until you come visit Boise. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you remember you took a long time to walk too. He will do it when he is ready. Your project looks great. You are more than welcome to come do projects at my house. :)
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