Happy Monday to all! I walked onto our deck this morning and knew immediately something was different.
It smelled like spring....
It felt like spring....
Oh please, Lord, can it finally be SPRING?
And of course as soon as I smelt and felt and hoped for spring in the air, my energy surged and everywhere I looked I wanedt to tackle a project. Organize the shop for my hubby while's he's gone this week and surprise him? Sure! Repaint the family room downstairs? Sure! Tackle the two new dressers I recently purchased? Sure! Finally finish hanging the window treatment in my bathroom? Sure!
Oh yeah, and make sure my kids get their homeschool done today? Not so sure :)
Only, there's no way I can do all these things in one day, so hi-ho-.....hi-ho....it's off to PRIORITIZING I go.
Before I began anything else, I worked on finishing this sleigh bed for a client named Melanie. This piece took me 7 hours to finish...LOTS of surface area here. I just applied the final coat of poly this morning and will let it dry and cure a couple days before I send it home.
It's a pretty bed, custom built for Melanie's mother 27 years ago. Melanie's request was for the dresser and bed to be finished in a color close to Annie Sloan's French Linen. I found an almost identical match with Valspar's Beige Shadow and just made my own chalk paint with it. Here's the dresser I painted for her a couple weeks ago.
Melanie plans to change the dresser hardware to a more rustic, wrought iron black. After showing me pictures online from Restoration Hardware and Anthropologie, it was apparent Melanie has great taste. I so wish I could see the finished look.
Here's the before picture of her sleigh bed headboard.
And the finished bed complete with footboard and side rails.
Melanie's family is military and the movers are scheduled to arrive on May 14th to pack them up for warmer temperatures. As much as I'd love to see these pieces in a finished bedroom, it probably won't happen this time.
I hope they get 27 more years of pleasure from this beautiful set ~
Oh, and did I mention I went CANYONEERING for the first time last week??
Ummm....yeah! That's ME rappelling off a 150' cliff in Moab, UT, celebrating my sister's 40th birthday.
Which I think makes me an official canyoneerer now.
I HIGHLY recommend this fairly new sport combining hiking, rappelling and canyon exploration into one crazy - fun adventure. A great way to celebrate many years with an amazing sister.
From a surfing adventure in Maui for my 40th birthday two years ago....
...to exploring the canyons of Moab for hers....
...I can't wait to see what Steph and I will do when we're 50. Bring it on!
Love you, Steph,
Jaimee
Labels: Birthday, Furniture, Travel
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