The Cave is Converted!

There is one room in our house that has remained "untouched" since the day we moved in. It was Allie's room, although the only time she ever spent in there was when she was asleep. It was a horrid (in my opinion) color...somewhat of a greenish-brown. We called it "The Cave" because it stayed really dark at night and was always the perfect temperature. The color obviously didn't matter to her at the time, and it seemed to help her sleep (she never made a sound all night long when she slept in The Cave).

When Allie outgrew her crib, we moved the girls into the same room and converted The Cave into my sewing/craft room. I never really thought much about it at first, but after spending so many days in The Cave in the daylight hours working on sewing projects, it started to get a little depressing! I decided on New Year's Day that it was time to convert The Cave to a more happy environment.

Before:
(Do you love how the ill-fitting curtain remained in place all this time? As if being four inches too short on each side was a better alternative to no curtain at all? I'm telling you, this room was IGNORED! And I will fully admit that leaving it there was due to nothing more than laziness on my part!).

I took this picture after I'd already started painting, which is why half of the furniture is in the middle of the room! I wanted to be sure I got a before and after picture.

After:
I didn't take a picture of the desk because it still looks just as messy as the picture above...no point in being redundant. :)

We're taking baby steps, friends. And the hard part is done!
Working in this room is soooo much more enjoyable now! I don't know why I waited this long.

Oh yeah...because I had a week with the husband at home so I could actually spend 4 hours painting with no interruption. And did I mention that he helped me with a very large portion of getting this curtain completed and in place?

Yes. He IS amazing.