A few $50 renovations

I get the painting itch every so often...ok about every summer I've owned my house. I think the only things that haven't been touched by paint are the stairwell and the upstairs hallway. If you've seen my ceilings throughout the stairs you know why I'm not touching those. :P I love to see what color can do for a room. My project this summer was my "office space." One day it aspires to be a guest room/office but for now, its just "office" space. After much thought, I decided to go with something simple. Simple lines and simple colors. Here's the results!

This is the taping job that I eye-balled. Nope- didn't use a level. Just Grandma's old yardstick and a red pencil.

The paint drying. Want to sit and watch it with me? The base wall color was supposedly white. You know that nasty white that contractors use on EVERYTHING?! But put white up against it and you have gray. Add blue and your lovely blue turns to an even lovelier periwinkle.

This is one half of the room. My computer used to sit on this old kitchen table. I was going to get rid of it, but after thinking about it, I've decided to keep it for now. It will be perfect for scrapbooking or cutting out quilt squares or ..........something.

This is the other half of the room. Yep, that's the desk that used to be in the hallway nook area. And that's the nightstand that goes with the queen size frames that live under MY bed for when the aspiring office makes it to guest room. Follow that?

Being that I was trying to keep my mind off the events of this week AND I had a little extra paint, I went for it and did the extra bathroom, as well. I mean, why not coordinate the paint in the guest bathroom with the paint in the "guest bedroom?" Luckily it matched the shower curtain I already had and some odds and ends. The opposite wall that you can't see is the snow white of the stripes in the office.

I think that covers all my projects for the summer except my final DI run. I've got piles all over the place! If I ever move again, it will be bare essentials. :)