Our weekend......

I will start by saying that I think I have the most wonderful and amazing (almost 11) daughter in the world. She pretty much was the little mother ALL weekend. This is the only picture I took of the kids, (Josh is scratching, not picking, his nose). Thank you for your incredible help Jade!
For those of you who have seen my art room, you will probably notice a difference in this picture. I used to have ONLY one light fixture, it was SO dark. Bill and a neighbor put in 12 can lights, and it made a HUGE difference. My sweet husband insisted that we paint this room to make it look better for my art classes. It's his wonderful way of supporting my business. :) I won't complain. It is turning out AMAZING! I love it! So the following pictures are of "before, middle, and after"........

It's kind of hard to see, but I took the top cabinets, cut out various holes, carved funky details around them, and then painted them white. I will finally put to use some of my colorful Japanese papers by putting them behind each hole.

The crazy thing about this whole project, is what it took to pull it off. 12 GALLONS of white! It took 12 gallons to paint our whole house on the outside in Vegas, and it took 12 gallons just to paint the top half of the walls, ceiling, cabinets, and shelves of this room. Then we put a gloss sealant on the concrete, as well as a gloss slate color concrete paint on the floor. We still have to add the semi-gloss white on the cabinet frames and shelf edges. Almost done and then I can move back in and decorate! :)