Postpartum BLUE (Walls)

After living in apartments for close to 10 years, the first thing I wanted to do when we moved into our home was PAINT walls.  I was also postpartum, having given birth only weeks prior to our move.  

Don't do this.

I painted the walls a medium, flat blue.  I painted the baseboards brown.  It took me two days, with a screaming baby.  I don't know if it was the hormones or the lack of sleep, but I thought the walls looked good.

Previous look: darker blue walls (trust me, they were darker, and a 'Bleh Blue'), brown baseboards, 3" TV, Geometric bedding (which I do still like), fireplace grate as wall art

And then I got sleep. 

I couldn't stand the color of blue nor the baseboards for the last 3 years.  Last week I finally got around to improving upon them.

(This is a close up after walls and baseboards were done.) 
First I began with the baseboards.  FOUR coats of white.

I then painted the walls...they only took two coats, and hubby helped me.  Late.Into.The.Night.

Thanks to a big screen television donation to us by a church member, we put our old television in the guest room.  Finally, our guests don't need binoculars to watch the morning news!

And because one project just begs another...

I added my repurposed artwork to the walls.

I switched out the old bedspread for a newer old bedspread (was on our bed previously) of more neutral tones and satiny texture.  (This translates into a more luxurious feel for our guests.)

We then bought a new light fixture at Home Depot for $25.  Of course after hubby installed it, we found need to paint the bathroom as well.  (Used a neutral beige leftover from other project.)

Light off

Light on

We added leftover hardware from our kitchen remodel to the cabinets. (FREE)

 I had also picked up moulding for 50 cents each ($2 total) at that Repurposing Home Store I had visited.  I figured that if I made a mess of the cuts, no big loss.  I grabbed a hand saw and attempted the 45 degree angle cuts.  Success!  We applied the moulding to our mirror for a more refined look to an outdated mirror.

 And so, I've finally righted the postpartum blue.  Lesson learned: don't give a postpartum, bleary-eyed new momma a paint brush.  Consider yourself warned.