One room done (almost)...

We are very good at starting projects, not so good at finishing.  Check that.   I am good at starting and not finishing.

Moving on....  Back in September (!) we did manage to finish something and then forgot all about it.

When we moved in, Sam's room was the closest to being "done" in our eyes.  The carpet was a nice color and the walls and woodwork just needed a fresh coat of paint.

Here is the before:

BEFORE:  Such a sad closet...

BEFORE:  I've forgotten about the diamond window inserts
and shutters that make everything dark.dark.dark.

The shutters in theory are a good idea.  They open and close just like a window blind but have a little extra somethin'-somethin' going on.  But as you can see in the picture above they need a fair amount of space to open and close.  We figured once we got a bed, desk, dresser and chair in there there was going to be no room for the shutters to open and close properly.  So they came down.  And since their frame is built from the floor up and into the wall, we patched holes in the wall and carpet.  

Then we painted the woodwork white and the walls Benjamin Moore's Moonshine.   I spray painted the closet doors glossy black and Sam painted his bed frame oil rubbed bronze.   Done.

AFTER:  The closet is much happier now :)

AFTER:  Oops messy bed, but you get the idea, right?
But I'm giving him props for having it made at all...

So there you have it.  We still have to put up some artwork and paint the back of his door in magnetized or chalkboard paint (he hasn't decided yet).  But I'm calling it.  Done.  Well, 95% done anyway...