I finally have some photos of their room to share with you all. It’s not totally done, but this is probably how finished it will be for awhile!
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The Playroom
Way back when, months ago, I showed you what would be Reed and Scarlett’s room. Including the little closet that we want to turn into a Narnia Through-the-Wardrobe style playroom. I want to wait until they’re a bit older to add an armoire and make it a hidden playroom, but we are still planning to use it as a playroom.
I recently painted the walls, so check it out…
Sorry for the quality of the photos. It is a closet & we haven’t figured out how to light it yet.
Projects!
I am so glad that I asked you all for name suggestions– it’s a lot of fun reading everyone’s input. I think taste in names shows a lot about a person. Keep the names suggestions coming! I love hearing what you all have to say. BUT, I think we agreed on a name. Woohoo, I am so glad.
We’ve decided to share their names with you, but not in this post! Later today or tomorrow, I am going to share a project I am working on with you, which is also a hint about the names we picked out, and then you can all guess. Ha, I am mean, I know.
In the meantime, I am going to share the other fun projects I’ve been working on for Erika and Ilya…
We got so many towels for our wedding– some that we had registered for, and a bunch that we didn’t. There were a couple that still had the tags on them. Then, I saw the Prudent Baby Hamptons Hooded Towel Tutorial! I have been trying to improve my sewing skills and learn to work with different materials… this was so much fun to make. I just wish I had a cute model for it!
There are so many great tutorials on Prudent Baby, but I have only been sewing for a few months and had no experience with things like piping and bias tape. So, once I finished up the hooded towel, I decided to give bias tape a chance, and make Erika a cute little wrap skirt.
Someone asked awhile ago how their room is coming along– the answer is, it’s not. We have been housing our foster dog in there, and using it as a guest room, so I have not yet painted it, or moved out the bed that we aren’t going to keep in there. But, I saw this tutorial for pinwheels awhile ago.
I made a bunch of these! So easy. And we had all of the supplies around our house. All it takes is fabric, poster board, spray glue and hot glue. I also added buttons to finish it off. Actually, even the two other projects, I spent less than $10 between them.
We’ve also been hitting up garage sales for some clothing and toys for E&I. I found lots of girl’s clothes. I’ve also gotten a bunch off of the clearance rack at Target. But, boys clothes are a whole different story. At garage sales, there either aren’t any or they are over priced. Well, until yesterday. My sister in law called to say that she hit the toddler boy clothing jackpot! She got us a bunch of stuff… thanks, Rachel!
I was at Goodwill yesterday– working on my anniversary present for my husband… don’t worry, it’s not as weird as it sounds! And, I walked over by the little kid’s shoes. I saw these, a miniature version of something my husband would wear, for 50¢. Of course I HAD to buy them…
There are a few of the fun things I’ve been doing. I found myself getting frustrated with paperwork and fundraising, so I’ve been trying to enjoy some fun things too.
Erika & Quinn’s Room
This does not relate to our adoption process, but I wanted to share it since we just closed on our house yesterday! We are slowly moving in. One of the things I have been thinking about is the room which will be Erika and Quinn’s. We planned this out as we prepared to move in. I am nervous that they will end up not coming home, and I sort of feel that planning out their room before we even complete our home study is “putting the cart before the horse”. But, I can’t help having ideas. We don’t know Erika and Quinn at all, beyond their photos and description, so basically, I am dreaming up a totally awesome room for a 2-5 year old boy or girl. Good plan?
We chose this room for a very specific reason. Not proximity to the bathroom or master bedroom… or the great natural light… No, we chose it because of the odd doorway to the small closet-like space. Seems totally weird?
A few months ago, I saw a photo of a hidden playroom– someone had a space like this and they cut a hole in the back of an armoire and used that as a “door” to the playroom.
Doesn’t it just scream… Narnia??? I think our space is probably smaller, but oh well… I know when I was younger, I loved secret places and forts. If they don’t like it, it would still be a convenient place to toss all of the toys when someone is coming over!
There are a lot of other things that I’d love to incorporate in their room… my some of my all time favorite fabrics are the sock monkey fabrics by Moda. I would love to base the rest of their room around those fabrics.
I think that it will be aqua and red– which sounds like a hideous color combination, but it is actually super cute.
A less feminine and more kid-friendly version of this… I just love the barely blue walls with the bright red curtains.
So is it totally crazy that we are already planning this out? It’s not like we have started buying things for their room, but I love to be thinking about these things.
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