Playroom Castle Mural

I have been visiting family for the past couple weeks (note, lack of posts) and thought I would share a mural I painted in my Mom's playroom for Christmas in 2009 and the adorable designing she has done since. 

In the process . . . 

The final product . . . 

 
Oh, that same preggo belly of mine is back.
Here is the rest of the adorable playroom that my boys play in for hours and are going to sorely miss when we go back to Nebraska.

 One of the first digital designs I made . . . good thing my Mom (a.k.a. Grandma Kat) loves anything her children make:)

 I am even in love with the closet.

 Pottery Barn inspired Chalkboards.

Stay tuned to see the amazing remodels my Mom has done to her Victorian Bathroom and Living Room.

 

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craftomaniac, dittle dattle, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk, i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest, under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

{Before and After} - Kitchen and Dining Room

It took me a year to convince my hubby to let me paint over the mint green walls in our kitchen and dining room. I just could barely stand looking at them everyday. 

Yep, that is my 3 year old doing a 1000 piece puzzle. A boy after my own heart. 

 After a couple coats of misty gray paint in the dining room and robin's egg blue in the kitchen,
 it looks like this:

 Good-bye mint green, sorry to say you will not be missed:)

Now I need to convince the hubby into letting me paint the cupboards white and getting some dark hard wood floors. . .
We are in residency, I don't see that happening in the near future.

linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, dittle dattle, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths,

tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk, i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest, under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

{Mini} Bathroom Makeover

My bathroom changes every other month. . . just like most things in my house. I have a problem, I know.

I tried painting a mural on the wall behind the toilet, I didn't like it and no one could match the gray paint that was already on the walls when we moved in. So, I thought I had to paint the whole wall brown because that was the color I was using to paint the mural, not realizing I could do some fun stripes or something in a DIFFERENT color. 

Still kicking myself for using brown, I just don't think it looks good next to the gray. 

Anyway, I then attempted a second little mural on the other wall . . .

see dandelions below. 

Which I like, I just keep thinking I should have painted it white or some other color. 

Suggestions - Comments???

so glad I captured the sonic care toothbrush in this pic - and in a toothbrush in the after pic. 

that is what happens when you are married to a dentist . . . toothbrushes all over the place:)

After painting ALL the trim and doors in my house white (will NEVER do that again),

I was able to spice it up a bit . . . 

with new curtains . . . thank you Target,

new rug . . . thank you Target,

some white spray paint on old frames and file folders

and a little white bird made from this pattern

 I think I can live with the brown and gray wall  combo through residency now . . . maybe.
 
And the winner of Pink Dot Creations adorable mushroom applique is

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craftomaniac, dittle dattle, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife,  tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths,

tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk, i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest, under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

Mermaid Room by Sarah

Penelope's Mermaid Room!

I decided a long time ago that if I ever had a little girl, I would take a stand against the pink pink pink bedroom. Pink ruffles, pink curtains... pink, pink, pink.

Well, now I have two little girls and they LOVE pink! Penelope's room was my way of incorporating something other than pink, although she would have been very happy with the pink ruffles and curtains! So here it is...

...ORANGE!

Okay, this color was a beast to paint. Three coats. You heard right. Three. The walls were white, so I didn't prime them. Oops. After two coats, I couldn't see anymore white, but could see "lighter" orange. So, prime. prime, prime, prime. And I don't even want to think about what it's going to take to paint over it! ;)

SOMEBODY has a very large collection of tutus. I made a few, but had to stop when her collection outgrew her tutu rack!

The mirror was above our fireplace, and we took it down to hang the flat screen tv.

She dances in front of it at least a few times a day, and I'm sure she has gotten up to check herself out in the middle of the night. hehe

The lower bookshelf under the window was a tall, skinny shelf that is tipped onto its side. All of the shelves were black laminate that I primed and painted white.

Seaweed! (Gillyweed, anyone?) That "Giggle" is a vinyl decal that happened to match the seaweed color perfectly.

Mermaid paintings are hand painted on canvas. I have used those particular canvases for about 5 different projects. I'm sure someday she'll want something other than mermaids, and in that case, a coat of primer starts it over again.

This night light was in my room as a baby. :) sweet.

Hope you enjoyed a peek into Penny's room, and that it'll inspire you to go for it!

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craftomaniac, dittle dattle, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife, tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths, tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk,i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest,under the table & dreaming, be different act normal, get your craft on

The wonders of spray paint and {winner announced}!

we have some exciting news here at sugartot designs . . . a new contributor!!
let me introduce you to sarah roberts . . . aka, my long lost sister.

here we are with our almost 2 year olds and almost newborns (she has girls, i have boys)
the similarities between are us are almost scary (and i am not just talking about the red hair).
sarah is the one who gave me the courage to just go for it when it comes to painting and DIY projects. she is a master at it and has her own mini "lowe's" in her house complete with every color paint you will ever need. i always ask her advice before starting anything and not sure what i would do without her expertise.
so now that you know a little about sarah, here is a little peak into her world of spray paint . . .

HI! so excited to be posting today about my favorite hobby, paint. During naptime, i'll run outside with a can of spray paint and something from around the house that needs a splash of color to get a quick fix. It's painting without the brush, the mess, the stirring, rinsing and those horrible rollers. I know, I know... you need them for whole-wall revamping (btw-i never, ever reuse them. it's a pain and they don't work well after that first time). Here are a few of my latest "quick fixes" from naptime- hopefully they'll stir up some ideas for your house...

Okay, this lamp was awful. sorry, i couldn't bear to hold my camera up to it "before". yep, that bad. Gold with black flecks. ugh- straight from 1985, but I loved the shape. So I used one- yes, one- coat of high gloss white and a clearance shade from target. voila! you'd never know that I got it in the free bin at a yard sale.

Fireplace tool rack. Gas Fireplace. Ha! I ditched the tools (not so great with toddlers anyways and it's perfect for umbrellas). This should really be a trash to treasure post, but anyways, this took about two coats of a very eclectic blue. I wanted a color that you would never see on a fireplace tool set.

Before, and After. This chandelier was in the "donate" pile until I decided that changing it from hard-wired to a plug wasn't as hard as it looked. And of COURSE, it needed a fresh coat of spray paint! I kept all of the doodads on it while i sprayed it- it helped keep track of things. However, if you like to take things apart to clean them, take the doodads off first. They are stuck for good otherwise.

Ahhh. so fresh and clean... and check out that toggle switch and plug!















you know that ugly patio furniture that EVERYONE has... it's white, plastic and less than appealing? not anymore!! Yep, you can spray plastic, glass, fabric, wood, metal and stone... and occasionally your fingers. you no longer need a plastic primer, many paint companies have come out with spray paint that will stick to plastic... Hooray!

I saved the best for last. I'm not really into the jungle look at my house, so these brown elephants either needed a makeover or had to go. They're now in our bedroom, but I still haven't found shades worthy enough of their pinkness. :) Now go and turn something drab to fab!

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Gave you a shout out on Facebook!

congrats amy! i will e-mail you your gift card!


linking up to these parties:

craftomaniac, dittle dattle, between naps on the porch, stories from a2z, not just a housewife, tip junkie, sugar bee, blue cricket design, night owl crafting, somewhat simple, house of hepworths,

tater tots and jello, at the picket fence, remodelaholic, whipperberry, addicted 2 decorating, funky junk,i heart naptime, thrifty decor chick, diy showoff, just a girl, the shabby nest,under the table & dreaming, be different act normal

a few of my favorite . . . walls

it may be over done, but i still love the photo gallery walls!

the home print can be found here

and the scripture print here

that "V" has been at least 3 different colors. . . i still might paint it again. suggestions?

possibly my favorite room in the house which is ironic because laundry is my least favorite thing to do in the house!

which is why i made this sign. find it here

and painted a fun bird cage with a bird:)

not sure why i am obsessed with all things monster for my little sugar tot but he has just started noticing these little guys painted in his room. love it!

linking up to these lovely ladies:

blue cricket design, eisy morgan, somewhat simple, house of hepworths, tatertots and jello, atthepicket fence, whipperberry, remodelaholic, i heart naptime

painting trim and doors WHITE!

i am waiting on some pics from my little sugartot's monster birthday bash, so in the meantime here is a little glimpse of the 2 month long project of painting my old school trim and doors white.

18 doors, 8 rooms, 1 stairway and 1 major disaster later . .

i am so in love with my white trim and doors. i don't think i would have even noticed them if they were already white when we moved in. i will always appreciate them now!