Confessions of an upstairs disaster.

Warning:  I wrote in my very first post that there are projects with great potential but are in the 'not quite finished' category.  Our upstairs definitely fits that bill.   It's the place we throw things when we are cleaning the downstairs.
"Put in on the white cabinet." is the main response when the kids ask us where stuff should go.  Toys don't quite get put away, laundry gets stored, and 'general crap' gets put upstairs. 

So inevitably it ends up looking like this.

A very scary mess:

After about 2 hrs of cleaning, 7 bags went go to Goodwill and 2 large bags of trash:

We did major organizing and put things in bins, tossed and gave away.

We're inspired. So, the giant badly painted white cabinets are being ripped out and we are painting the walls.  The walls are covered with the weird wood paneling, ick!!  Our ultimate goal is to drywall the whole thing, but for now paint will have to suffice.   The  wood floor will be stained dark.  (When we moved in, there was orange carpeting- lovely. )

The little door on the left opens up to this little room which we used as a playroom when the kids were smaller.

 It was part of our cleaning overhaul.

It's actually a pretty cute little room but there is no insulation and it's freezing in the winter.

So we've opted to use it for storage.   

So today we paint, the pealy door at the end of the hall gets redone too, thank goodness. 

It has potential, but once again there is work to be done.  A bit more organizing and no doubt a trip to Home Depot.

  I'm putting on my painting clothes, rolling up my sleeves and getting down to business. 

Husband is the the mood to paint, so Amen to that! and we're ready to roll.

This is definitely the "before."  I am a bit green in the gills to have shown you!

 I'm posting it QUICK before I have a chance to change my mind!

Happy Saturday. Wish us luck.

xo J.

*Update 10:30 pm, Saturday Night.:  A full day of painting and a HUGE improvement!
I am stunned with the progress.  On Sunday night, I hope to post the finished product.

I can't wait to show it! Stay tuned!  I am giddy!  xo J.