{ Tween Room Redo #2 }

We got started on Sarah's room just after the new year.  She picked out new bedding before Christmas and finally decided what color she wanted her furniture to be - PURPLE!

The sun is so bright that it's hard to tell, but I think the purple furniture looks great with her light yellow walls and the bedding.

We were even able to find coordinating cheer mats for the girls for Christmas.  This is a total cheerleader room.  Plenty of room to practice tumbling and cheer posters and artwork on the walls!

I still need to touch up a few things, replace the lamp (or at least the shade) and hang a few more things on the walls, but the room is pretty much done.  I'm so happy Sarah loves it!

Anna Grace is up next!  She finally decided on bedding last night, so it's been ordered and should be here soon.  She also decided she wants her walls painted the same shade of purple as Sarah's furniture.  I think it's going to look super!  I love seeing their personalities come out in their bedroom updates.

{ Tween Room Redo }

Emma Taylor decided her room was looking babyish, so she was ready for a change to make it more "her."  She knew exactly what she wanted...zebra stripes and turquoise furniture.  The new room screams "Emma Taylor!"

This is what it looked like before, with a little Christmas decor in the mix.

I didn't intentionally take "before" pictures, but happened to snap some on a day that the room was clean.  A clean room isn't the norm, so I thought it was worth documenting.  :)  
I especially love the purple stain on the floor, which is some sort of gel stuff that is squished into the carpet and is now hardened.  Lovely!

This is the furniture she got when she was almost two and a half and moved out of her crib.  It's still in great shape and appropriate for her age (I think), just needed a paint job.

Here's the new room.  I just love how it turned out and more importantly, SHE loves how it turned out!

I should have snapped pictures of the whole room as soon as it was complete.  The next pictures already have the "lived in" look.  Ha!

We still have a few things to hang on the walls and some frame mats to change out and we'll be finished.  Now we just need her to keep it clean!  :)

{ Back Patio Improvement! }

Lee and I have wanted an outdoor space to enjoy for a long time, but we just couldn't decide what to do.  We have a large backyard and patio, but didn't have shade AT ALL, so we never spent any time outside.  We finally decided that we'd (Lee and his friends!) would build a deck and cover it, so we'd have some shade, but we'd also have lots of usable space below the deck on the patio too.  I love the results!

Here's the before picture, just before the guys started working!  Jay, Biggs and Kevin were a big help to Lee during this process.

And here's the step-by-step process.  

We finally have a roof!  

And this is what it looks like today!

We still have work to do, but it's at a point where we can finally enjoy it!

Lots of the work that needs to be finished can't be completed for awhile.  The treated wood will have to dry awhile and then we'll stain the deck floor and paint the railings.  We'll also run electricity outside so can can have additional lighting and a ceiling fan.  The bottom of the deck will also we sealed off so we can store things underneath.  I'm also in the process of looking for some additional patio furniture and decor.  Even though more work needs to be done, we're able to really enjoy it now that the weather has cooled off.  Football Saturdays are more fun out back!