1. Her unconditional love no matter how crazy I try to drive her. And believe me when I say I try HARD.
2. Her quirky sense of humor.
3. Her cooking skills and patience with my lack thereof.
But possibly one of the most admirable things about the woman who gave me life is her ability to sew a bed skirt in under 15 minutes. Her proverbial kick in the pants got us feeling quite rejuvinated about home improvement. And together we decided to tackle the second guest room.
Let's take a trip down memory lane and see what it used to look like, shall we?
One word: Meh. Nothing great and nothing horrific about it. Sort of vanilla. No wait, I take it back...I love vanilla. This is more like...well like a plain rice cake. Nothing great, nothing stomach-turning.
The inspiration for the room? Mr. P's passion for surfing. As you may imagine there isn't a TON of surfing in Omaha. (shock! dismay!) So we decided to surprise him with a fun room that pays homage to his passion and makes our guests feel totally radical dude.
Voila:
If I may take a moment to toot my own thrifty horn, notice the black lamp on the nightstand. Here's what it used to look like:
$2 at a yard sale. $4 can of glossy black spray paint. Shade recycled from another lamp we had.
Toot, toot! Okay, now back to the room:
Design Assistant Magnus has never seen the ocean but he's pretty sure he would really like surfing and therefore approves of the room:
Surfs up!
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