The Dirty Work

Every project has some dirty work, right? You know, the hard part that absolutely has to be done before you can get to the fun part {accessorizing & putting it all together}. This project was no different~ plenty of dirty work, and by dirty work I mean painting, sewing {ya, sewing is a chore to me}, caulking, more painting, sanding, wrestling tree's to get that one branch... you get the idea.

It all started with this quilt I found at DownEast, and practically begged Nic for {I think he knew what was coming}... With the colors we were using, the ceilings needed to be white sooo... Yup, all by myself people. I only fell off the ladder once~Eventually I recruited some help...Pink walls! Could she be any more excited? Name the show~ if you guess it, you can be my new BFF:)Then Nicholas went to work on some trim. We wanted this wall to be a focal point~ how could it not be with that bright green paint? Ha ha...wowza! where's my sunglasses?

Not gonna lie, after her soft shabby~chic nursery, this bright green made me a little crazy, and took some serious getting used too. The nightstand was Gramy's, and after a little make~over it was perfect!

Next, we were on the lookout for fabric & trimmings {okay, this part not so dirty:)}
Yes, I destroyed that green shirt I found at the D.I....what?? It was the perfect color. And no, I do not always have shopping bags lining my washing machine~ it was Christmas time:)
Rylie was very much involved with this project, which made it even more fun. One thing I love about my girl is she loves to help her Momma~ and she is a great helper.

Blasted ruffle~pillows were a huge pain, but they turned out pretty fun. Rosettes anyone? My first time~ little shaky:)

A girl can never have too many pillows.

Don't you love this print? When it comes to fabric~ I just can't get enough!

Don't look close~ I'm not a promashional {kaden's pronunciation}, but they were made with love. And here's a little secret~ that is her Mommy's bed from when she {i} was a little girl, awe...

Just thought I would show you a little bit of what we've been slowly working on. Like tortoise slow. And not that it's perfect~ far from actually, but I've returned the 'backup' comforter to Target, and put the paint swatches away. For now the green can stay, not sayin' how long it will last, but Rylie is diggin' it~ therefore, so am I.