Happy hump day everyone! So here we are day two of the 2 year recap. If you missed yesterday’s post, the Allen fam is celebrating the two year anniversary of buying our first house, to celebrate, we’re looking back at how far the place has come in the first two years. Today I bring you updates of the 2nd floor bedrooms, and both the back and front porch. Below you will see Gus’ (aka Gus the Bus) room. It started out as a mess with brownish-yellow walls and ended the brightest, sunniest, coziest, quaintest little room in the whole house. Gus’ Nursery We painted the walls grey, and replaced the light fixture. I sewed those zig zag grommet curtains myself, they are totally the best. I lined them with blackout material – best advice I could give any mom. Dark equals naps, equals many good things. We used Finn’s old Oeuf crib, and purchased a Malm dresser and Expedit shelf (now window bench) at Ikea. We also added rocker legs to the Eames arm chair, and hung some artwork for the little dude. Finn’s Room In Finn’s room I originally had the bright idea of painting it orange (bad idea.) [...]
