A PopDream

By on February 3, 2011 in Baby Dreamer, DIY, Nursery

He’s at it AGAIN! Seriously, every time Mrs. Dreamer is away for the weekend – the Mr. gets all sneaky and crafty. IT. IS. AWESOME. Last time, he planted gorgeous rose bushes in our backyard – finishing up the raised flower bed section and creating a beautiful focal point from our back windows.

remember?

This time, while Mrs. Dreamer was away (see where on the Week 23 post on this page), he started the NURSERY!

excuse me, the "chambre de bebe" oui...oui...

He took on a task we’ve been debating for months – the dreaded popcorn ceiling:

dun. dun. DUNNNNNN.

Armed with a water bottle, a handy dandy tool from Home Depot, and a trash bag…

…Mr. Dreamer got to work and scraped that ceiling clean like the skin peeling off a bad sunburn.

and made quite a mess in the process

popcorn free!

The ceiling still needs a bit of work – but the hard part is over. We’ve already purchased the paint for the nursery walls, ceiling and a furniture-DIY-makeover project. Those are all next on the list… after a good vacuum and perhaps assembling the crib!

This was a labor-intensive and time-consuming project (3 hrs for a 10×12 room – mostly because the “popcorn” had been painted over, basically sealing it to the ceiling – how’s that play on words?!)… but cheap!

Total cost = $16.99 (for the handy dandy tool from Home Depot)

About Michelle Fortin

Michelle Fortin is a follower of Jesus, a wife and a mom. She's also an award winning broadcast journalist and public relations professional. Michelle spent nearly a decade working in television newsrooms across the country, both behind and in front of the camera. Training future broadcast journalists in her faculty associate roles at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and at Arizona Christian University was a cherished focus of her post-TV career. Today, she maintains a roster of public relations clients focused on empowering fellow “momprenuers.” She also serves as a speaker for various women's and mom's events. Michelle received her bachelor’s degree from Biola University and Master of Mass Communication (MMC) from Arizona State University. She and her husband, two young kids and English bulldog call Scottsdale, Arizona, home.
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