Here's how the to-do list is shaping up:
Brutally clean out closets and donate approximately 143 bags of clothingOrder/alter* Circles duvet and shams from Smart Bargains.Procure/Make red-theme printed king pillowcases- Procure/Make green-theme printed king pillowcases
- Procure/Make green-theme cover for throw pillow
Line silver poster frame with khaki-theme printed fabricOrder bossy artwork for fabric lined poster frame**- Brutally clean out closets, again, with an eye toward getting rid of IKEA wardrobe and (haw, haw, haw!) consolidating our crap into the single built-in closet
- Build a floor lamp***
- Measure and order supplies for Evil Closet Door Plan****
- Scour Craigslist for a wall shelf
* I have a problem. When I find a duvet cover or comforter or whatever on sale online, and all of the sizes are the same price (this happens a lot on Overstock and Smart Bargains)--I feel morally obligated to buy the largest one, even though we have a Full/Queen comforter. It's extra fabric for the same price, people. This is the second duvet in a row that I've "taken in"--and it's just one seam, yo. I opted to leave the extra fabric in it, this time--it's there, if I ever need extra coordinating fabric, but I haven't made any cuts if the thing needs additional adjusting in the future.
**This is a reference to my incredible inability to get up before 8am. This poster reads "imperative" to me. In my mind, I add "...you complete SLUG." We'll see if it helps.
***I'm gonna write a big post about this. The gist is that I wanted a certain kind of floor lamp for the "new" bedroom that's ridiculously expensive just about anywhere you can find one. We're gonna DIY one for about $50, but as it's still in pieces... stay tuned.
****This'll probably be another post too. If we follow through with our plan to share we're gonna need every inch of space we can get from our one (not very big to begin with) closet. The bifold doors take up four or five inches on either side of the opening even when pulled back as far as they go. I want to take 'em out, and install curtains on a center-split traverse rod. That way, we can open the closet with a yank of a cord, and--if I can mount it like I want to--the fabric will move completely out of the way to either side of the closet opening.
I bought the red pillowcases and some fabric to make the green ones; I plan to use this tutorial. That's about all for now: more pictures in the next one, promise.
**This is a reference to my incredible inability to get up before 8am. This poster reads "imperative" to me. In my mind, I add "...you complete SLUG." We'll see if it helps.
***I'm gonna write a big post about this. The gist is that I wanted a certain kind of floor lamp for the "new" bedroom that's ridiculously expensive just about anywhere you can find one. We're gonna DIY one for about $50, but as it's still in pieces... stay tuned.
****This'll probably be another post too. If we follow through with our plan to share we're gonna need every inch of space we can get from our one (not very big to begin with) closet. The bifold doors take up four or five inches on either side of the opening even when pulled back as far as they go. I want to take 'em out, and install curtains on a center-split traverse rod. That way, we can open the closet with a yank of a cord, and--if I can mount it like I want to--the fabric will move completely out of the way to either side of the closet opening.
I bought the red pillowcases and some fabric to make the green ones; I plan to use this tutorial. That's about all for now: more pictures in the next one, promise.
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