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Nesting Series: 6 of 30- Slowing Down for the main J-O-B

It’s going to be a long 3 weeks! The full time job has decided to get busy the last week or so. It’s putting a damper on my weekday nesting progress. I’m working on my calendars for meal planning, home management and my blog. 

It’s been a slower process than I hoped for but I’ll have pictures and details up tomorrow. Juggling 2 kids, a household, a full time job and trying to keep up with the blog is going to require some major organization in 2014! 

Nesting Series: 6 of 30- Slowing Down for the main J-O-B

It’s going to be a long 3 weeks! The full time job has decided to get busy the last week or so. It’s putting a damper on my weekday nesting progress. I’m working on my calendars for meal planning, home management and my blog. 

It’s been a slower process than I hoped for but I’ll have pictures and details up tomorrow. Juggling 2 kids, a household, a full time job and trying to keep up with the blog is going to require some major organization in 2014! 

Nesting Series: 6 of 30- Slowing Down for the main J-O-B

It’s going to be a long 3 weeks! The full time job has decided to get busy the last week or so. It’s putting a damper on my weekday nesting progress. I’m working on my calendars for meal planning, home management and my blog. 

It’s been a slower process than I hoped for but I’ll have pictures and details up tomorrow. Juggling 2 kids, a household, a full time job and trying to keep up with the blog is going to require some major organization in 2014! 

Nesting Series: 5 of 30- The Dresser Redo

After a few days of feeling under the weather, it finally caught up with me today and I just didn’t have the energy to get any notable nesting done. This little boy is running out of room and isn’t giving his Mama a very good nights rest. Between that and Big Sister-to-be’s new run-in with night terrors…I’m one exhausted Mama.

We decided to lay low today except for a little trip to the park to let Little Miss Ball of Energy run off some steam. I figured this was a good time to back track and post about the dresser we redid for boys nursery. 
Grandma offered us a hand me down dresser and we accepted without thinking twice! I didn’t really have a clue what I was going to do to it but I knew it was in dire need of some TLC. 
Here are the before pics:
This was our first big undertaking on refinishing a piece of furniture. I scoured Pinterest, made my color selection and we were off. We My amazing husband, sanded it…no big deal. Once it was prepped we started painting…no big deal, right? Wrong!
 First coat was right around the time panic ensued. We questioned the color choice, the application technique, the entire project. The paint went on thin and streaky and nothing like the vibrant rich “inspiration” picture off Pinterest. 
After a few strategically placed inquiries to some friends who are much more knowledgeable about the whole, furniture refinishing process, we decided to stick it out and see how it would turn out. And I’m so glad that we did! After 3 coats of green and a coat of lacquer, the finished project was worth the almost heart attack. 
We picked out new hardware and I’m officially in love with this piece!
Here’s the final product in the nursery:

Nesting Series: 5 of 30- The Dresser Redo

After a few days of feeling under the weather, it finally caught up with me today and I just didn’t have the energy to get any notable nesting done. This little boy is running out of room and isn’t giving his Mama a very good nights rest. Between that and Big Sister-to-be’s new run-in with night terrors…I’m one exhausted Mama.

We decided to lay low today except for a little trip to the park to let Little Miss Ball of Energy run off some steam. I figured this was a good time to back track and post about the dresser we redid for boys nursery. 
Grandma offered us a hand me down dresser and we accepted without thinking twice! I didn’t really have a clue what I was going to do to it but I knew it was in dire need of some TLC. 
Here are the before pics:
This was our first big undertaking on refinishing a piece of furniture. I scoured Pinterest, made my color selection and we were off. We My amazing husband, sanded it…no big deal. Once it was prepped we started painting…no big deal, right? Wrong!
 First coat was right around the time panic ensued. We questioned the color choice, the application technique, the entire project. The paint went on thin and streaky and nothing like the vibrant rich “inspiration” picture off Pinterest. 
After a few strategically placed inquiries to some friends who are much more knowledgeable about the whole, furniture refinishing process, we decided to stick it out and see how it would turn out. And I’m so glad that we did! After 3 coats of green and a coat of lacquer, the finished project was worth the almost heart attack. 
We picked out new hardware and I’m officially in love with this piece!
Here’s the final product in the nursery:

Nesting Series: 5 of 30- The Dresser Redo

After a few days of feeling under the weather, it finally caught up with me today and I just didn’t have the energy to get any notable nesting done. This little boy is running out of room and isn’t giving his Mama a very good nights rest. Between that and Big Sister-to-be’s new run-in with night terrors…I’m one exhausted Mama.

We decided to lay low today except for a little trip to the park to let Little Miss Ball of Energy run off some steam. I figured this was a good time to back track and post about the dresser we redid for boys nursery. 
Grandma offered us a hand me down dresser and we accepted without thinking twice! I didn’t really have a clue what I was going to do to it but I knew it was in dire need of some TLC. 
Here are the before pics:
This was our first big undertaking on refinishing a piece of furniture. I scoured Pinterest, made my color selection and we were off. We My amazing husband, sanded it…no big deal. Once it was prepped we started painting…no big deal, right? Wrong!
 First coat was right around the time panic ensued. We questioned the color choice, the application technique, the entire project. The paint went on thin and streaky and nothing like the vibrant rich “inspiration” picture off Pinterest. 
After a few strategically placed inquiries to some friends who are much more knowledgeable about the whole, furniture refinishing process, we decided to stick it out and see how it would turn out. And I’m so glad that we did! After 3 coats of green and a coat of lacquer, the finished project was worth the almost heart attack. 
We picked out new hardware and I’m officially in love with this piece!
Here’s the final product in the nursery:

Nesting Series: 4 of 30- Boys Room!

So me and the hubby have empty out the soon-to-be nursery and then refilled it. Then, we cleared it out again and then used it as a pre and post holiday dumping ground. Now that the countdown has begun…it’s time for clean up round…oh, who am I kidding, I’ve totally lost count! Some of the little projects we’ve done in this room are refinishing the bookshelf and dresser. More details on the dresser before and after tomorrow.

 Here is the before:

And here is the after!

Nesting Series: 4 of 30- Boys Room!

So me and the hubby have empty out the soon-to-be nursery and then refilled it. Then, we cleared it out again and then used it as a pre and post holiday dumping ground. Now that the countdown has begun…it’s time for clean up round…oh, who am I kidding, I’ve totally lost count! Some of the little projects we’ve done in this room are refinishing the bookshelf and dresser. More details on the dresser before and after tomorrow.

 Here is the before:

And here is the after!

Nesting Series: 4 of 30- Boys Room!

So me and the hubby have empty out the soon-to-be nursery and then refilled it. Then, we cleared it out again and then used it as a pre and post holiday dumping ground. Now that the countdown has begun…it’s time for clean up round…oh, who am I kidding, I’ve totally lost count! Some of the little projects we’ve done in this room are refinishing the bookshelf and dresser. More details on the dresser before and after tomorrow.

 Here is the before:

And here is the after!

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