Arin, on the other hand, was thrilled to be outside painting, even though it was very bright out that day. Together, we painted a baby chick. I held her hand and made the outline of the head and body and the legs. On her own, she painted in the lines to color the chick, added the eye and the beak. Also on her own, she painted a cat and several abstracts.
I, too, have been painting. We purchased our home several months ago. Prior to us living here it was a rental with white, flat painted walls. It is really hard to clean flat painted walls and even prior to us moving in, the walls were dingy, but add two little ones to the mix and well you get the point. The walls are in serious need of new paint. I have only painted a whole room one other time. Normally, I call on the talents of my mother, who actually enjoys painting, but that was not possible this time, so I am having to be a big girl and do it myself. I started in our bathroom, which turned out to be very frustrating to me. So much so that I put the project on hold for a few weeks until it frustrated me more to have a partially painted bathroom. So I finally finished painting it last week. We still need to paint the trim (mom, please come help me!!!) and add a couple more touches to the decorating, but it looks so much better than it did! I feel certain that my frustrations were due to lack of experience, but I have plenty of time to practice those skills as I paint the rest of the house!
These are the "before" pictures of the bathroom. They were actually taken the week we moved into the house.
These are the "after" pictures that I took last night and today. The lighting was poor so the pictures do not show the true color. It is a light beige, but there is more contrast between it and the white trim than what is seen here.
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It looks great in the bathroom! And Arin's chick is adorable!
WELL I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT WANTS MY MOMMY TO DO THINGS FOR ME.
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