Well, the time is right and the place is perfect, and Nick was willing to do the painting.
I'm really happy with how everything is coming together. Here's what's left:
Red
- This room must have some red in it! By some serendipitous set of circumstances, I was able to find a rug I really like for 80% off. UPS promises I'll see it tomorrow.
- I'm trying to buy red ticking for some pillowcases but JoAnn currently has a particularly lame sale on utility fabrics. ($1 off/yard). Since this is a $15/yard product, I'll wait until the "sale" is over and use one of their ubiquitous coupons to buy it for 40-50% off.
- I'm also embroidering some redwork pillowcases. I actually started one with a pattern I like pretty well but then a new inter-library loan came in with patterns I like really well. It's a little crazy, but I think I'm going to scrap the first almost-done one and start over with the A-List patterns.
- Also, I'm pretty sure I want to make a red version of the quilt at the top of this section that WILL NOT cooperate and move down here.
Organizing
- Right now, toys and extra blankets are in the wardrobe (which also needs to be painted sometime) and H and J's long-term storage stuff is safely tucked under the bed, but there is still a bunch of stuff around the perimeter of the room waiting for J's move and a variety of thumb's up or down judgment calls. Everyone will have been home by the end of August, so it should all be completed by then.
- What to do with that toy kitchen? It fits along the wall, but sure doesn't match at all. Linus likes to play with it, but will he play down in the bedroom?
- I want to build one of these for the east wall. I like the idea of being able to change out the art without pounding more nails in the wall.
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