nesting: bedroom

here's our bedroom. well, the bed portion.

here's what is gonna happen before little bean arrives:

--paint walls, ceiling and trim a basic satin white (and yes, that ugly crack on the wall)

--paint floors white

--hem curtains for window and closet

--steam clean rug

--buy a bed (we have this one in mind. too bad ikea doesn't open here until july 27th)

--rearrange bedroom back to original plan (bed NOT shoved into the corner)

--hang bedside lamps

--add some art to the walls

--find the perfect spot for little bean's cradle (we're thinking the end of the bed since most likely she'll end up in bed with us).

--put in AC window unit (good thing our new windows are double-hung)

easy peasy.

new corner

say what you will about the ikea expedit (or ikea in general as a source for decorating one's home), this piece of furniture fits perfectly both in that corner and for our needs. we took the two chairs that were against our front window and moved them onto the living room rug, closer to the couch. this created a second space for a bench and the expedit: our new music listening corner. aaaahhhh, how it has changed our life.

progress

garden beds

last week jonathan built us some fancy new garden beds. we've started some seedlings inside and are currently making our plan for planting other seeds directly in the beds.

so much to do. so much good food soon!

bathroom progress

it might not look like much (esp since the lighting sucks) but here's what's happened in our bathroom in the past couple of months:

--shower pan built

--penny tile laid

--one wall of tile put up

--privacy film adhered to window (much to the glee of our next door neighbors)

--medicine cabinet installed

here's what needs to happen

--rest of tile put up

--all tile grouted

--hang shower curtain

--sand and paint walls (glossy white)

--fix vanity door

--install light fixtures

--install ceiling fan

--replace socket and switch plates

--install baseboard

--screw in towel racks and vintage close-up mirror

then we're done and have a proper classy bathroom. goal is to be done by the end of january. HA. we'll see how that goes.