About a year ago, before Ross went to boot camp, I cleaned out his room. Then as I started going through boxes downstairs getting started on my downstairs project, his clean room was a natural attractant to any box or thing I didn’t know what to do with. Empty space draws junk like a magnet. Ross’s room will eventually be one of the “farm stay” rooms, so it needs work–and lots of it.
Yesterday morning, his room looked like this:
It needed cleared out, cleaned, and painted. (It also needs trim, a ceiling, furnishings and decor, but let’s not get over-ambitious in one day. The only thing staying in this room long-term is the bed, an antique spindle bed my parents bought for me when I was eight.) By midday, Ross’s room looked like this and I started painting (antique white over the drywall prime–this room is drywalled on all four sides):
By the end of the day, it looked like this:
Holy cow!
Yeah, baby!
::collapse::
P.S. I made jam yesterday and milked a cow, TOO.
P.P.S. Bedding from Wal-Mart. (I know someone will ask!)
danielsfamilyof5 says:
The room looks WONDERFUL!!! Good Job!! I am so hoping when we get stateside to attend one of your weekends!
On June 30, 2011 at 3:31 am
Granny Trace says:
:snoopy: Love it! Great job. Doesnt it feel great to get it done.
I made jam yesterday too.
Hugs Granny Trace
http://www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com
On June 30, 2011 at 5:54 am
Teri says:
Looks wonderful!!
On June 30, 2011 at 6:38 am
KellyWalkerStudios says:
Good job! I would tell you to take a break but you don’t know how. 🙂
On June 30, 2011 at 6:47 am
rurification says:
Beautiful! Doesn’t it feel good to be at the end of a project! I finished 2 bushels of peaches yesterday. So glad to be done.
On June 30, 2011 at 7:23 am
Suzanne McMinn says:
Robin, I can only wish I was at the end of the project!
On June 30, 2011 at 7:31 am
Lish says:
Great job!! I have that same bedding on my bed and love it! Wish I had your newly painted walls and a taste of jam as well, lol.
On June 30, 2011 at 7:31 am
TinaBell says:
Looks really nice! What kind of jam did you make?
On June 30, 2011 at 8:03 am
Runningtrails says:
Wow! You did a lot of work! My son moved out about six months ago so I know the work involved in that project! Good job!
I still have to paint his old room. The gorund thawed and I just couldn’t work indoors any longer.
On June 30, 2011 at 8:23 am
JerseyMom says:
Wow, you REALLY made a big dent in the overhaul. Milking and jam too….I’m so impressed!
On June 30, 2011 at 8:30 am
Liz Pike says:
Wow!! What a contrast!! Bet you slept good last night! ‘Course with everything you do, there’s probably hardly a sleepless night anyway!
On June 30, 2011 at 9:02 am
lattelady says:
Beautiful. Now, what did you do with what you removed from that room?
On June 30, 2011 at 10:08 am
Luann says:
Beautiful beginnings Suzanne! :snoopy:
On June 30, 2011 at 10:15 am
holstein woman says:
Suzanne, the transformation is beautiful. Congratulations, what a reward for you hard work. :fairy:
On June 30, 2011 at 10:35 am
Flowerpower says:
Wow~! You have done good!!! A transformation for sure here! I suppose you did this in your spare time yesterday between milking and jam making? You are one amazing woman Suzanne! :shimmy:
On June 30, 2011 at 10:43 am
joykenn says:
Looks very nice and inviting! It’s good start on your farm stays project. People will be very comfortable there I’m sure.
On June 30, 2011 at 10:44 am
Miss Judy says:
Looks better than a HGTV room makeover! Great job. I do like the bedspread!
On June 30, 2011 at 11:17 am
farmershae says:
Gorgeous!!! :woof:
On June 30, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Pat says:
You have wrought a miracle! Having lived through the same, I know the feeling.
Pat in Eastern NC
On June 30, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Ms.Becky says:
good job Suzanne. it looks homey and inviting and very comfortable.
On June 30, 2011 at 2:48 pm
jan n tn says:
comment #12 lattelady asked: what did you do with what you removed from that room?
Come on Suzanne…did you stash it under the stairs?
On July 1, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Suzanne McMinn says:
Sorry! I meant to answer that. Some of the stuff I put away–I put shelves in Ross’s closet and I’m turning that into a storage area where I can organize canning and candle jars. Some other stuff got thrown out or set aside for my next Salvation Army run. Some other stuff went up to the attic.
On July 1, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Glenda says:
You sound like someone who lives on a farm! Work is never done….milking, canning, gardening, harvesting and
redecorating.
The room looks wonderful. It is amazing what we can get done if we put our minds and bodies to it.
On July 2, 2011 at 4:40 am