Hope everyone has enjoyed 2015 so far! It's been awhile since our last post and s lot has happened since. With birthing classes. doctors appointments, ultrasounds, acupuncture appointments (yes, this happened) and a couple weeks of sickness, 2015 has already been a crazy year for us. Luckily Baby Girl Schorr is getting bigger and stronger everyday and already practicing for her gymnastics and karate lessons.
During one of our classes, we talked about the "nesting phase" in which Brian just laughed and mentioned that my "nesting phase" started well before we were even married :) We started working on the nursery in January and took it pretty slow (compared to some of our past projects). We decided to turn the old office into the nursery because it was the last room upstairs that hadn't been touched yet. We started off scraping the popcorn off the ceiling (I should clarify by "we" I mean Brian)...since I have had horrible congestion for the last several months I was quarantined from the room for a few days.
Here are a few before pictures:
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| Freshly scraped and sanded ceiling |
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| Poor sad dark window with ugly blinds |
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| A view of the closet - lots of dark brown |
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| Tequila doesn't understand why we are messing with his room |
Then we started painting all of the trim and windows...we no longer have any more dark trim upstairs!
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| Freshly painted trim and windows, testing the new paint color |
I always like to test the paint color on the walls for a few days to make sure it's what I want and can view it in multiple lighting scenarios. Sticking with our tried and true Benjamin Moore paint, we chose to go with Rodeo, a gray-taupe color because we wanted to keep the background neutral and calming.
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| My pro (and handsome) painter |
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| Tequila supervising |
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| Here is a view from the doorway (Tequila is always supervising) |
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| Love the color |
Once we got the second coat of paint up, my handy man started working on the crown molding. I have to say that he is mastering the crown molding and this is the best room yet. With the help of my brother they tacked it all up and really finished off the room.
Then our awesome friends Zac & Ally came over and the boys brought up and put together the furniture while we got to play with their adorable son Cullen. Tequila was really good with him and completely worn out after they left and didn't move the rest of the weekend. Definitely great practice for the future! And even better, Ally totally rocks and let me borrow her maternity clothes so that I would be able to wear more than Brian's sweaters and yoga pants everyday :)
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| That is some good looking crown molding right there |
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| Still not sure why we are messing with his room |
Then we tackled the closet. After using a customized closet system in our room we decided to stick with what we knew best and used the same for Baby Girl's room.
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| New closet system installed |
After the closet we got a call saying my favorite new piece was ready to be picked up...the glider! It is the most comfy piece and I love that we got to customize it with the fabric and lining of our choice. The next obvious step was to run up to Home Goods to look for a new pillow and sure enough, HG didn't disappoint.
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| The most comfy chair we own |
The next step was adding the blinds, curtains and a few pieces of artwork we picked up along the way. We still have more to do and we will share finished pics once everything is up, but for now here is a sneak peek of some of our additions:
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| Had to throw in some pink :) |
We're working on an art piece for the dresser and finding some fillers for the gallery wall. Plus we are painting the closet and entry doors.Once that wraps up we will be able to share more pics and relax.
Oh wait, did I say relax? Ha...since I can blame this one on my extra "nesting phase" of pregnancy I decided we needed to tackle the sun room and turn it into an office / playroom. And since we like to stress our timelines, I decided we needed to complete this project before our first baby shower next weekend (that we are having at our house so everyone can see the baby's room). Luckily I have a very patient and loving husband who is working on patching drywall as I am typing so we can start painting tomorrow. Will we make it in time? Of course...it's all about the drama :)
We'll share our updates on the Sun Room soon...
XOXO,
Sara, Brian, Tequila and Baby Girl Schorr
Baby Schorr Update: We are in the third trimester and the countdown is on! Baby Girl is 30 weeks along and getting bigger and stronger everyday. To say she is an active one would be an understatement and loves to squirm around and kick the most as Mom is trying to get to sleep. She is a night owl that packs quite a punch and loves to kick back at Daddy and her big brother Tequila whenever they get close. We've been battling a horrible cold over the last few weeks and running on little sleep so we are definitely getting prepped for future late nights. Other than that everything is looking good and she will be here before we know it!
