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FINALLY! The finished painted techno-colored girls room!

My project of painting the girls room is complete! (Well, I’m still waiting on Fanny Mae to get me the pillows.)
I know it’s drawn out to a few days but that’s just how these things go. Decorating or redecorating, takes time.
THELMA & LOUISE’S ROOM
The girls share a queen platform bed that I pushed up to [...]

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Recycling things I already have to accessorize the room.

Most of the stuff I’m using to accessorize  is stuff I already have. Like on some of those decorating shows on HGTV (I love those!) I decide to use stuff that is around my house because I have plenty.

You remember I painted the tray. The picture is of Dick’s late Grandmother. The candles came from [...]

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Introducing color #3: I stray from the brochure and go HOT.

After painting first two colors (Hep Green and Reflecting Pool), I notice that the colors on my walls are turning out darker than the ones in the brochure. However, I’m still DETERMINED to pull this room together and make it FABULOUS for my girls.
The girl’s room is low lit so that’s why the colors are [...]

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Introducing Color #2: From Hep Green to Reflecting Pool.

After painting two coats of Sherwin William’s Hep Green Techno Color on the walls, I am very concerned. It’s TOO YELLOW GREEN.  It looks nothing like the brochure.

Calm down. It’s ok. Maybe you just have to get used to it. Plus, it’s time for the next color.

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Easy At-Home Hair Coloring with Sally’s Products.

I started dying my hair when I was in college. I HATED my original hair color and wanted look different so started coloring my hair. It’s been all kinds of crazy shades of black, brown, red, orange, and even blond highlights.
Although I used to get it professionally done, this is extremely pricey for one with [...]

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