I think I'm pleased. Mostly. I hope.
This is the view from the doorway towards Boy's side of the room. That dark shadow on the left there is not the door frame. It's the closet that was meant to cleverly seperate the room into distinct 'boy' and 'girl' spaces. But I fear all that it really ends up doing is looking like a great hulking closet RIGHT in the MIDDLE of the FREAKIN' ROOM!
This is the view towards Missy's side. I let them pick out the posters themselves. Well--mostly. Kind of.....sort of. Maybe. Boy was adamant about wanting Superman and a dragon. Missy wanted princesses. So I found a series of dragon pictures that got gradually more princessy-ish (it's hard to see it, but that's a Pegasus in the center of that last frame). The ballerina was Missy's choice. She seems to think anything in a skirt is a princess, and I allow her to think this as it gets me out of having to put nails in my freshly painted walls for Disney's finest.
And here's that closet I was talking about. See. It really is RIGHT in the MIDDLE of the FREAKIN' ROOM! There were several reasons for the choice to place it where we did. I forget them now. Something about neat-o, and cool, and oh yeah, this way Mister wouldn't have to saw off and repolish the shelf above the window. I'm still not sure it wasn't a HUGE mistake, but it's growing on me. We found a cool wall light that will go on that back wall, as will the mirrors eventually. Neat-o. And also, cool. Right? RIGHT?
This is the other side of the closet. You wouldn't believe the deal I got on those curtains. Well, maybe you would, on account of them being so ugly and all, but the colors are perfect match, and the kids call them "firework window sheets" so I love them. Mister thinks they need to be hemmed up 12 or so inches. I hate that I might agree with him, but for now I'm choosing to ignore him.
And now onwards and upwards to Elder Miss's new room. I have until March 26th to get it done. Shit.
2 comments:
I can’t wait to see it in person. It reminds me of the Star Wars theme I was allowed to have growing up. By the way our plane tickets have been bought to get us to and from Germany. We didn’t get the $70 deal we got to get us to Norway and back to Germany. Now all I have to do is get the time off from my new job. Yikes.
Jamie,I love what you've done in the room! It looks so cozy and nice. Congratulations for all that hard work. Gee, I can tell where those boring Winter hours go... Or is it Spring over there? Have a great Easter regardless. Have you heard of the book "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"? It's by a Dominican author. Too much swearing if you ask me, but critics say it's good. I mean, something for you to read AFTER you're done redecorating....
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