It Only Took 5 Months...

When we last saw our heroines, they had finally removed all the paper from the bedroom walls (well, most of it, I wouldn't take down any of the trim if I were you...) and were fixing all the damage from removing the paper.

It all started with learning how to spackle (thanks YouTube!!)

Then taping and priming

Finally, paint. The guy who helped us at ACE hardware was super kind and patient and was able to give us a ton of good advice--things we rarely get at the big box hardware stores. Be warned, the color we picked for the room is blue. A damn bright blue. Brighter than I think either of us expected.

"I'm super bad-ass with my teeny-tiny roller"

Ellie was attacked by Smurfs!!

I cut in, Ellie rolled; a system that mostly worked out.

A second coat should do the trick...

And finally, FINALLY, we are able to sleep in our own room:

First time using the comforter we got for our wedding!

Some things we learned from our first attempt at redoing a room:

• Sanding takes a lot more time than you anticipate. And it's really hard to make the wall smooth.
• Do not use tape that is the same color as your intended paint
• Two coats of paint make everything better
• Furniture really helps break up solid blocks of color
• Pick up the bits of wallpaper as soon as possible, because they will totally adhere to your hardwood floors

We're still trying to think of the best way to arrange the room--we have a baseboard heater along one long wall, an off-center window on a short wall, aren't quite sue how we'll eventually set up access to the closet on the other short wall, and neither of us seem keen on putting the bed on the wall that the door is on. We'll just keep moving furniture around until it feels right I guess.