Something to show for months of pain

Spouse and I innocently undertook some minor house renovations this fall -- replacing beat up bathroom fixtures and making a couple of closets more useful, as well as painting and recarpeting our second bedroom. I thought the contractors would take about a week, leaving us several weeks for painting and airing out of renovated rooms, but instead the project wore on and on, with workmen skipping some days and doing only a couple things on others, every surface requiring multiple coats of paint, and our time and energy being limited. So now it's 20 degrees outside and not looking good for fresh breezes to remove paint and carpet fumes, and we're ready to have the rest of the house (and our lives) back from all this.

Anyway, at least we're starting to have something to show for it. Here's the cuteness of the renovated bedroom/nursery, which was finally able to accept furniture (previously all over the house) this past weekend...


A glimpse from the door (including my childhood rocker).
Am pretty pleased with how all the disparate parts go together.


Our cute crib vogues for the camera. (yay for Craig's List!)


Here's the left wall, a little sparse at moment but showing signs of waves
(which will eventually be joined by some artsy fish) and radically repainted
dressers, the left of which will soon sport a changing pad/table on top.

Perhaps I'll spare you the crowing about improved office closets and so forth, but thought the cuteness of all this might have general appeal. Happy Friday, all!