Two Big Projects Down

Today was a very busy day in the Botnick house. We finally got to tackle two big projects we really needed to get to before baby B arrives. Thanks to my mom and her husband, we were able to accomplish both of them in a single day.

The first project was painting the baby's room. I am very meticulous about painting, so I carefully tape all of the woodwork off and the ceiling edge against the wall so that we have nice clean lines. As I did that, Bobby moved all of the furniture out of the room. Then my mom arrived, we put down the drop cloths and got to work. I got edge out the room (which I love to do) while Bobby and my mom's husband rolled the walls. And lucky for us it was plenty warm enough to open and window and let the fumes out. After two coats of paint, I pulled down the tape and pulled up the drop clothes. Then, I got to test out my awesome new floor scrubber (which I LOVE) and cleaned the nursery floor with my magic mix of white vinegar and hot water. The room looks fantastic. I also put the crib mattress in there to air out and tomorrow we'll lay out the new area rug to do the same. Our furniture gets delivered in a week and we'll be practically set! I am psyched to see it finished!

While all of this was going on we were actually able to multi-task a second project - removing the shower doors in our guest bathroom. We plan on using this bathroom with the baby because it is bigger and has a tub while our master bath only has a shower. The only problem is that it had these big doors that just weren't going to work if I plan on bathing a child in there. The doors were framed with 2x4s with tile facade, and this really ugly scalloped border. We were able to get all of that down, scrape off the leftover apoxy, fill and sand problems areas and paint. Then, we hung a really nice curved curtain rod and a nice new shower curtain. It looks great and seems to really open up the bathroom. Plus, the major eyesore of the scalloped border is blissfully behind us.

I feel so relieved that these projects are complete because I knew they were going to be the most time intensive and I was worried they just weren't going to get done. And it was REALLY nice to have my mom and her husband help us out - they seem to know how to do absolutely any household project, so Bobby and I always try to learn new things from them when they come over. Now, we only have little projects left, including finishing the art project for the baby's room.

We're getting closer!!!