This could be the most boring post ever. For a brief moment I thought about not posting at all, but I am a creature of habit and that would just drive me crazy not to post. So…here are a few pictures from the weekend.
When I am at the kitchen sink these three little guys keep me company on the window ledge. The one of the far left probably should go in the trash, but he makes me smile. My older boys attached him to some fireworks last July and this is how he came out. Little boys…legomen strapped to fireworks…doesn’t he make you smile? He’ll probably still be above my sink in 10 years. Most of the Legomen in our house are missing a limb or two…and their face paint has been worn off.
I don’t have much interesting to post today because I have been busy, busy, busy trying to get to a point I can move the bed back to our bedroom. This picture makes me laugh. Not many people would have tools and ladders strewn about ‘brand new’ floors.
My friend asked if I have a master plan for my bedroom. The answer is “No”. I am totally making up things as I go, which is why I could never help someone else decorate their house. I try stuff and if I doesn’t work I start over. After painting the floors I told Chris several times a day, “I sure hope I like these.” I wasn’t confident I liked my floors until we moved the bed and some furniture in.
I am ‘wallpapering’ one wall with chicken wire. It wasn’t my idea….my sweet friend Lori helped me. I’ll post more about that later.
We did get to move some of our furniture back into our room. I won’t be posting many “after” pictures of the room for a while. I want to get it all finished first – which will probably take a few weeks. FireCracker has been helping a lot. I gave her a hairstyle that better fits her personality 🙂
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Corey Moortgat - Oh, that floor looks like it’s going to be GORGEOUS!!! I wish I had a husband who would let me do stuff like paint the floors and wallpaper with chicken wire! Can’t wait to see the finished product!
Lindsay - Gosh, I can’t wait to see your room finished. I have a feeling it’s going to be AWESOME.
Betsy Cherepko - Oh! LOVE the curls and the chicken wire! I also love that I was able to use curls and chicken wire in the same sentence. Gorgeous!
Tess S - i’m going to be on pins and needles until i get to see the chicken wire on the wall. i MIGHT have to add it to my master bedroom. giddy!
laura - love the floors! i can’t believe you do all that without a plan….true talent:).
Liz - ooh, I can’t wait Ashley…I’m trying to think of a way to get chicken wire on a wall around here now 🙂
Deb @ PaperTurtle - I LOVE your floor so much. My husband is a painting contractor and I just made him leave his morning paper and come in here to see what you’ve done. We have old carpet in our bedroom and have been thinking about replacing it, but I love the look of the painted cement…and I know it would help my allergies. Thanks for the inspiration!
Lindsey Jo - the floors are looking cool. i can’t wait to see the finished room.
and that is a hairstyle if i’ve ever seen one! 🙂
Yanet - Chicken wire, huh? Oh the suspense!
All the Legomen make me smile. They remind me of my boys too.
Nori-R - Love, love, love the floors and those curls rock!
Beth Zimmerman - Those are AWESOME curls! Can’t wait for more details on the chicken wire! Sounds … interesting! 🙂
Anna - girl, i am LOVING those floors! You are so creative…I would’ve never thought to do something like that! ahh…the anticipation is killing me to see this room! I bet you’re thinking the same thing too 😉
Pamela - I agree with one of the above comments. I also wish I had a husband that would let me do stuff like that.
miss chris - Oh, it’s going to be wonderful. and FireCracker? killing me with the hair. Wonderbaby is still all that fluffy cottoncandy hair…
Rebecca - Floors look great. Are you going to need to protect them from scratches or are you not concerned about that?
Jaimie - the floors are incredible! and i love that little legoman too- i don’t blame you for keeping him. such a memory.
RachelC - Looking forward to the finished product! Also, Firecracker looks like a Texas girl with that hairdo……..not that I judge……I am a HUGE fan of big hair!
tasha roe - i love the process of stuff – it’s so creative and fun to get messy. you will surely wow us all!! can’t wait!!
ashlee - i would love for you to come decorate my house…feel free to mess up anything you like!!!
Nicole - LOVE the floors, can’t wait to see the rest of it!
amanda torres - That hair! I love it. She could have been a fabulous 80’s baby. The floor looks awesome. Probably one of my favorite projects you’ve done and posted on here.
Brooke Leigh - The room is seriously looking fantastic, Ashley! Keep up the creative juices, & you’ll sure have us drooling over the finished product. (which, hopefully, won’t take too much longer so you can actually sleep in that room instead of next to the couch! Even though that would be the perfect set up for a bachelor pad, except they’d wheel in the mini fridge!)
Firecracker’s hair fits her perfectly. I love it, absolutely love it.
LeeH - I bet you will have those lego guys for a long time. I had Gumby and Pokey in my purse long after they were necessary. They are finally gone.
Jenna - Legomen and fireworks – lol! Sounds like something my boys will be doing in a couple of years.
I LOVE what I’ve seen so far of your floors! Too bad I’ve got tile… For a split second I considered laying plywood over my tile just so I could paint and stencil, but – uh, my hubby would never go for that!
And I’m soooo intrigued with the chicken wire! Can’t wait to see it!
Donna - What stencil did you use for the floor?
Stephanie May* - I’m dying of anticipation! I don’t know if I can wait…:)
Shannon - I can’t wait to see your room finished! I’m sure you can’t either, haha. I love Firecracker’s new hair style! She’s so cute!
giozi - I don’t like very much chicken wire but I have to say something that sometime you have used things that I don’t like but at the end all together with more things look great. So I’m going to wait the result. 🙂
About hair, ha ha ha ha Ahsley Style 😉
christina larsen - I love the floors. Did you do a stencil over them? Really pretty.
Leanne - I am loving that floor! I can’t wait to see it all done! 🙂
Seamingly Sarah - The floor looks fantastic! I love how you think outside the box. My mind is stuck inside a box all too often.
Sadie - Ohhh, I am loving the floor and I can’t wait to see what you do with the chicken wire!
stephanie - oh. my. gosh. you’ve got to keep the 4th of july legoman for your oldest. give as a giftie YEARS down the line. i moved back to the home i grew up in after i married. gardening one day i dug up an old, rusty, decapitated g.i.joe man from my brother’s younger days. i wrapped him up and gifted him…he sits on my brothers desk now as an awesome reminder of his childhood, blowing things up. have fun with it!
Louise Tee - Hi Ashley
I love reading your blog, you are very inspiring. I am not sure if you have ever posted about this before but I would LOVE to know how you store your boys LEGO??
I can’t stand all the pieces to be mixed up, but I am not diligent enough to keep all the pieces from one box together – how have you done it? My boys are still young, our collection is small but growing. I do find if I sort them into the tray that came with the Creationary Set – they play really well and build the most amazing things, as opposed to when it is all mixed up they lose interest quite quickly.
would LOVE a post about storing LEGO!!
thx
xx
Lori - LOve the lego men. I also keep little bits of my kids around – they’re baby trophies to me! Love Firecrackers’ hair – looks like mine on Sunday’s after a good nap. The room will be awesome! love it! the floors are very pretty. I admire your willingness to get it done – rain, sleet or snow! plow on – friend.
Amber - I too am in love with the floor. I think it’s just what I need for my new home studio. (can’t afford a new wood floor right now and carpet won’t work well w/ my paper/floordrops) I can’t wait to see more details on how you did it! I’m convinced this is what I must do. Paint + elbow grease = perfection. Thank you for keeping me inspired!
Kelly - The floor is fantastic! It looks so nice now that the moulding is back on the wall. This room is going to be incredible!
Amanda Hitchcock - That chicken wire wall is going to look amazing! And those floors?! LOVE!! Now I need to redo my bedroom!!
Jenny Joy - So help me, my heart skipped a beat when I saw a glimpse of that painted floor. I. Cannot. Wait. for the reveal shots!!! *squee*
CharlaL - Love the floor…Maybe trying it soon!
jessica h - I can’t WAIT to see your new floor! and walls! and room!!! yay! I have been looking at stencils all over the internet for a couple weeks to paint our new house with–glad I’m not the only one going in that direction 🙂 I had also been thinking of chicken wiring a room divider…but I never thought of doing a whole wall in it…nice!
Heather @ Cookie Mondays - My weekend also consisted of lego guys 🙂
Treva Super - I cannot stinkin believe how much that little girl looks like you! Makes me miss your little face!
Jennifer Baker - I cannot wait to see this chicken wire wall. You are so creative and inspiring!
Amnah - Yes! Brushed hair is overrated! She looks adorable.