Shila's Room Part 3: Shower Curtain... Curtains...

So I'm not much of a planner and not very organized, in other words I am random. I had been trying to figure out Shila's curtain situation for a little while and was going to end up just going white sheers to give it a clean look, but sometimes I find better things. So in a random shopping spree my mom talked me into going to JcPenney before a doctor's appointment and I found what I had been looking for.

CAKE! Okay so cake was the start of the good trip, but I found something better since the cake was a little too sugary for my taste, but not Shila's taste.

This shower curtain contained all the colors I wanted to add to Shila's room and had a fun hand drawn look to it, and there were two of them! Even better...

Clearance prices always make me smile and I was all grins knowing I could cover 2 windows for 10 bucks! So as my mom stared at me like I was crazy, I don't get my resourceful decorating skills from my mother, I purchased both shower curtains and took them home.

The next part was incredibly simple that even a crappy sewer could do it, me being the crapper sewer that is.  Since it was nicely folded by the factory I was able to find the center of the curtain easily and just used the already pressed fold to cut it into the two curtains.   Then hemmed the cut edges. Then with some spare ribbon I had left over from Shila's Rapunzel birthday party, I tied up the curtains.

And might I say, I LOVE THEM!

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Shila's Room Part 2: Painting a Little Girl's Room (Not Pink)

I'm in slow motion lately, I start to get things done and then I end up in a dead stop and waiting weeks to finish. I am so happy to be working on Shila's room since she has been stuck in her brother's room for almost a year and it is far from girly.  If it was up to Shila her entire room would be covered in pink and princesses but I know she won't love princess forever and a load of pink might make me a little dizzy when I go in to play.  So I wanted something colorful and bright, which defiantly reminds me of my lively 3 year old. So I went on a trip to Lowe's and looked through the paint samples and came across the perfect color.

It's called Dive In by Valspar and it is beautiful.
I've learned over the years the best thing to do is prep the space before you start painting. File in any holes and sand any rough spots, but our walls were hole free and professionally painted before we moved in so my big step was taping. It takes a little while and is pretty boring, but it is a must! And if you really want a clean line, by the green tape. I've tried all of them and haven't had a better edge than with my frog tape. In fact I still have to redo the dining room from where my beautiful navy blue bled through the blue tape.

So after a lot of tape and plenty of plastic on the floor I started with one wall at a time.  I trim out a wall and then use a roller to paint. This helps keep from a distinctive line around the trim from your paint drying and not blending. I also do it to feel like I completed something since I have to take many breaks checking on, feeding, and giving naps to the kids. This was were I got before my kids decided they were starving.

But withing a couple hours I was done! And I must say I love it so much. It goes great with all the pink things she wants in her room.

Now time to get the bed in!

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