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Here are pictures of what I've been doing this weekend. I painted my mom's bedroom, and these are the before and during pictures. Her bedroom isn't really that big, but there's a couple of nooks that take a lot of time and work to get done. The shelf on the middle picture we threw away. It's the last bit of a section of three we had in the house where I grew up. But then it was really dark brown - almost black. Then we redecorated the livingroom, and my mom painted it pink. 7 coats of paint it took to cover the dark brown completely. My mom didn't want it any more, so we tossed it. My mom had already removed most of the stuff in her room before I got there, so I couldn't take real "before" pictures, but you get the colors at least. It changed from green to a light grey with a hint of red. So it's a warm grey.

And here are we - me and my mom painting. I always wear a cap backwards when I paint, gardening, housework or whatever. I think the habit started when I had long hair.

Lastly - here's the result, and I'm really pleased. It looks really good I think. The ceiling got two coats, walls two (some places three), the closet got three coats, the door two coats, window three. My mom painted the furniture - the bedside table, the bed and the dresser. And then of course cleaning and putting everything back - it's a BIG job considering we did it in two and a half days.

 

These pictures was actually taken at about 3pm on Monday -and see how dark it is! Granted - it was raining, but still! I didn't realize until I saw the photos just now...

 

I really enjoyed painting - it's great doing something completely different from what I do every day. And it feels really good to be of help. It's really satisfying! I was completely beat - but it was sooo worth it when I saw her face when it was all done. And I must admit I'm still a bit angry with my sister. It turns out it's been two years (not one) since she promised my mom to paint the bedroom...