Avoiding Eye Contact

So it's been more than a week and it's clearly time for another post.  But I fear I've lost my will to blog.  I've been in a grown-up-life-is-just-really-not-that-much-fun-sometimes rut.  Everything seems so serious and heavy around here lately and I'm tired of having to think about all of the things that weigh me down. So instead of getting whiny, I am going to just avoid it all together and post something totally irrelevant and superficial.

Since the bathroom remodel, I have gotten back into the house decorating/home improvement groove. I have been sneaking in trips to Ross and HomeGoods with my mom and trying to squeeze in work where I can.  

Mom and Dad took off on another 3 week jaunt this morning (My sister, Leah, is due any day now!) and before they took their extra hands and left, I really wanted to move my bedroom from totally not done, to maybe, almost done.

Mom and I repainted the room a couple of weeks ago.

Not long ago we decided to upgrade from a queen size bed to a king. So now our king size mattress and box springs sit on the floor because I find the space between a bed frame and the floor the perfect spot to shove crap and also because I am too cheap to buy a frame.

I decided an upholstered headboard attached to the wall was in order.  I imagined buying some plywood or mdf, drilling holes where I wanted tufting, adhering foam, covering it all with fabric, tufting it with buttons, and attaching it to the wall.  I also had in mind to rearrange my dressers on either side of the bed which would be nice and symmetrical and speak to my heart.  But by doing that, I'd need to find another something for the TV to sit on, and I would also lose the small, yet necessary bookcase doubling as my nightstand.

At the goodwill I spied a $15 shelfy thing that, at one time, sat atop a desk. The two had obviously become separated but I realized that with a couple of minor modifications I could satisfy my tv stand AND bookcase need with this one piece.

And sitting right there behind it, propped against the wall, minding his own business, was this nasty old, fake leather, king-sized bed frame for $18. A headboard, footboard, and two rails, clearly loved by a cat's claws.  Mom saw the potential in that--there was no way I'd be buying all the above mentioned materials (wood, foam, etc) for $18.




I ended up re-donating the rails and headboard (it was too tall for my space).  But I kept the footboard and removed the feet.

Stripped off the kitty scratch pleather.

The wood, foam, and holes were all there and in perfect order.  That saved me so much work!

I got my fabric samples, brought them home, held them up, and fell in love with the one that turned out to be $50 a yard, because that's what happens.  But never fear, Joann's 50% off coupon to the rescue! I found buttons ("bunnits" according to Max) I loved, and the rest is history.

Mad props to my mom and her extra set of hands and to my dad for his headboard hanging assistance.  Overall, it was not a hard job, but definitely required two people and took longer than I thought it would.

We also hung the picture, which had been patiently leaning against the wall in my bedroom for a good 10 months, while we were at it.

As for the shelf, I added some thin plywood to the top, some thick to the bottom, and added four bun feet.

I still need to decide on a paint color for it.

And get curtains.

 And towels for the bathroom, and paint the frame I put around the bathroom mirror, and find the perfect bath mats, and find frames to sit on the dressers.

Should be plenty to keep me distracted for a while!