Decorating a new to me space was overwhelming when I thought of the big picture and much more achievable when I focused on one room at a time. For me, I picked the next room based on when I was inspired for the space. Say what you will, but that's my process.
Step 1 that made me feel incredibly better. Filling in holes with putty and painting over it. WOW! The biggest wow for me was this little space in our kitchen (which I think is meant for a TV - we will not be putting a TV there - how many TVs do people expect you to have!). After I filled in the massive holes there and painted over them I couldn't stop looking at it and smiling. I did not take a before and after picture because I had no idea how happy it would make me. Here's the after though!
Note: we were very lucky and the previous owner left behind gallons of paint, which isn't too old to still use. Hooray!
I can't even tell you how great it made me feel.
I filled in the hole in the bathroom, hung up our artwork and I feel done with the bathroom for now. (It still needs some work...) It's done enough for me to check it off in my head.
We're getting ready to finish our half bath downstairs and filling in the holes was step 1.
I'm saying the same thing over and over so I will stop. If you're like me, it's going to make you feel better. Dive in!
I say all this with the caveat, if you're going to put another nail exactly where that one is, save the energy and extra steps and just use the existing nail. Just take a second to make a plan before you dive in. Okay, now, go!
And we drove back from Mike's parent's in Nebraska in a moving truck! Hopefully the last one we have to use for a long time. The furniture is almost all in! We're still shopping for our dining table. We want to chose one that ideally lasts forever. It's our wedding gift from my parents. So we're shopping locally!
Step 1 that made me feel incredibly better. Filling in holes with putty and painting over it. WOW! The biggest wow for me was this little space in our kitchen (which I think is meant for a TV - we will not be putting a TV there - how many TVs do people expect you to have!). After I filled in the massive holes there and painted over them I couldn't stop looking at it and smiling. I did not take a before and after picture because I had no idea how happy it would make me. Here's the after though!
Note: we were very lucky and the previous owner left behind gallons of paint, which isn't too old to still use. Hooray!
I can't even tell you how great it made me feel.
I filled in the hole in the bathroom, hung up our artwork and I feel done with the bathroom for now. (It still needs some work...) It's done enough for me to check it off in my head.
We're getting ready to finish our half bath downstairs and filling in the holes was step 1.
I'm saying the same thing over and over so I will stop. If you're like me, it's going to make you feel better. Dive in!
I say all this with the caveat, if you're going to put another nail exactly where that one is, save the energy and extra steps and just use the existing nail. Just take a second to make a plan before you dive in. Okay, now, go!
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