Caleb's Bedroom....

Since I was on the kick of posting past pictures....
And since Caleb and I cleaned his room yesterday....
And since it's my favorite room.....





I thought I'd show you around! :o)
This is my little brother, Caleb's "Roy Rogers Cowboy Room."

I did the "dragging thing" in his room as well. The walls actually look a lot like mine... Only mine's a bit lighter.

I painted the woodwork a brilliant red and I LOVE it. It just pops in that room! The twisted barbwire above all the windows is another favorite.


It was a vibrant K-State purple with pink woodwork when we moved in, so this was a welcome change for Caleb! ;o)

This was my first woodworking project... A window seat was a perfect addition! We store all our blankets in it. It works great!

This is my absolute favorite thing in the room. I just got an old, weathered barnboard and twisted barbwire around it and hung it on the wall above his door. It looks like it's just suspended there. It's really cool! I just can't seem to get a picture to give it justice.

Anyhoo.... Just thought you might like to see! ;o)

My bucket lamp...

Due to popular request.... Here's some close-ups of my totally cool bucket lamp!





Dad made it for my birthday a couple years ago and I LOVE it! (Thanks Dad!) I ended up making one later for Caleb too.

I have it hung above the side of my bed, so I can read at night and then easily shut it off without getting up to go across the room and shut it off. (I know, I know... sounds lazy... But I prefer to look at it as "resourceful!" lol)

So there you go! My bucket lamp! Let me know if you ever make one! I'd love to see it!!! :o)

My Bedroom....

Hey there!

Everyone else is in bed and I'm just sitting here working on my laptop... Listening to sweet old love songs just for the fun of it.

I was looking through old projects that I had done and thought I might start posting them! ;o)

Last winter was my bedroom project. I had been in the bedroom downstairs, complete with a fireplace. It is a HUGE room. But, as time went on, it became less and less my room. Half of it was the office and everyone who came to do candles walked back and forth through that room. So we moved the candle storage down to my old bedroom and I moved up to where the candles had been.

Happily, I decided it needed a makeover first!! YAY!

Here's a BEFORE picture... Excuse my very unmade bed! ;o)

It wouldn't have been so bad except for the very nasty green woodwork. And besides... I was just looking for an excuse to redecorate something!!! :o) lol

I painted it a darker brown first. It was a terrible color! :o) lol Doesn't look quite so bad in the picture, though! Thankfully I knew I'd be painting over it!

I did the "dragging" thing and I LOVE how it turned out! The woodwork is white now.

Painted it dark brown... Let it dry... Painted it Taupe in 2-3 ft. wide sections and ran a long wallpaper brush through it... (hence the term "dragging!") Word to the wise.... Work fast!

It looks like fabric or something now... I love how it turned out!

And here's some of the stuff in my room...

The window frame is my favorite... So much so, that I still haven't decided where I want to hang it. The greenery things are just there so the dog doesn't eat them. They're for a friend just as soon as I can get them to her. The scrabble things are just something I've been playing with...

Isn't the crackling cool?!!? I love it!

This is what's above my bed. I didn't take a picture of my bed... because... well... ummm... My bed isn't made again and I wouldn't want you thinking that I didn't ever make my bed, now would I?!

So there's a VERY brief tour into a few select areas of my bedroom... Maybe, if you're lucky, I'll show you more after I clean! ;o)