Paint pumpkins – Of course, in all the excitement, you may have brought home a few too many pumpkins.
So, if you’re new around here, then right about now you’re probably thinking “Why doesn’t she just paint the walls a color that she likes?” Well, I could, but that would really be a big silly waste of time seeing as how all the ceilings need to come out and be raised up and replaced, and also the walls all really need to be torn out and re-drywalled.It’s all in pretty sad shape.
So temporary quick-fixes are the name of the game around here until we can get around to do a full reno on every room.. Anyway….5 minutes later… bam!.This is what things look like on a Saturday night around here.
I had Chris tape out a square for me using the level because he has the patience for that sort of thing and I don’t.I slapped on two coats of Martha Stewart’s Heath.
The same color I used for the back of my shelf in the living room..
When it was all done, not only did I have a nice back drop to frame whatever seasonal delights I’ll be putting up there, but I realized that that’s also probably where some molding would be if we had a real mantel here.. It’s not a trompe l’oeil or anything.I had to put it on this dresser for now, just to show you, but the next time you see it, it will be looking all lovely on my new kitchen table!.
So I get a new table and a new runner to go with it.The best part is, I can make a new one every month for next to nothing with all the great napkins I always see on clearance.
Hooray for good ideas!Well, I realize the time for advent calendars started five days ago, but I wanted to share this fun idea today anyway.If you still want to make something like this, you could even do a 12 days of Christmas thing and have plenty of time left this year to get it together.
(Editor: Beginner Calendars)