Thursday, October 15, 2009

Dresser...

With Baby #2 on the way, we decided instead of buying new furniture for the baby, we would use all of Jack's furniture for the baby...but that meant we had to go out and buy Jack new furniture.

This weekend we bought a dresser and painted it. Jack was excited about painting and I was going to paint the dresser by myself but Jack really wanted to help...so we painted the dresser together.


I probably should have just painted alone as painting with Jack was an advenure. Jack 'flung' paint onto the dresser, floor and wall. Then he realized when he paints the paint is 'wet'...but he realized that after he leaned against the wet paint. Naturally, Jack tried to rub off the wet paint...but on the carpet. Argh. After Jack painted the sides and one drawer I decided the rest of the dresser was a one man job.


I wasn't sure about a black dresser...let alone black furniture but so far the dresser came out well. We are still waiting for his new bookcase and headboard but at least Jack will have brand new furniture and the baby's room will be done!

4 comments:

Jen said...

...and the 2nd hand crap for the youngest begins!!! Nope, I'm not bitter at all... :)

why didn't you just paint in the garage and carry the drawers up one by one?

Anonymous said...

Jen, atleast you didn't have to wear your brother's hand-me-downs! Wow. That dresser came out awesome. Want to make me some furniture, Miles? - tosh

employee_8 said...

jen-

because if i paint in the garage when the garage opens and closes dust kicks up or the gardener uses a blower and kicks dust, dirt and leaves under the garage or thru the vent and then i would have crap stuck to the paint of the dresser.

if i paint on the patio then leaves could fall on it.

i had to paint over a few days to dry and air it out...so i wanted to try to keep it away from debris.


tosh - i only painted the dresser. i didn't make it. =(


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well the second one gets second hand stuff for now...but being a girl that means i may have to pay for part of the wedding one day.

Jen said...

uhhh...sorry, but YES, i did have to wear some of their hand me downs!!!