Oh, the Checkered Room. A pit of 90s nostalgia. Oy.
While I show you these photos, I need to show off how much work I did in cleaning it out. Here's the Checkered Room Before:
I guess you can't really see much since all our shit's in the way. In the Great Purge of '08, I sorted through all that junk and gave away most of it. Then I crammed what was left into the closet.
Not bad, huh? It's cool, though because Jackpot helped out. Here he is pushing his old cage over to the corner:
That'll do, J.P. That'll do.
Anyway, you get the idea: white walls, black splatters, black and turquoise trim, checkered floors... oh, and this:
Ahem.
Like I said, this was a teenaged daughter's room, and apparently when she and her friends were done spattering, they painted their zodiac signs on this wall. THAT is a huge scorpion.
So now that it's clutter-free, I'm going to work on turning this:
Into something approximating this:
(photo via Small Space Style)
Dude, I know. It's like a teen makeover movie right outta the same decade. If only it were as easy as taking off her glasses and putting her in a low-cut prom dress.
But you can see it, right? That little alcove by the window is screaming for a "reading chair," and I've already been scouring Craigslist for an old iron twin bed. And if the floors under those cheapo tiles are trashed, I think this would be the perfect room to try a painted floor in.
But first, we're gonna need a LOT of primer...
While I show you these photos, I need to show off how much work I did in cleaning it out. Here's the Checkered Room Before:
I guess you can't really see much since all our shit's in the way. In the Great Purge of '08, I sorted through all that junk and gave away most of it. Then I crammed what was left into the closet.
Not bad, huh? It's cool, though because Jackpot helped out. Here he is pushing his old cage over to the corner:
That'll do, J.P. That'll do.Anyway, you get the idea: white walls, black splatters, black and turquoise trim, checkered floors... oh, and this:
Ahem.Like I said, this was a teenaged daughter's room, and apparently when she and her friends were done spattering, they painted their zodiac signs on this wall. THAT is a huge scorpion.
So now that it's clutter-free, I'm going to work on turning this:
Into something approximating this:
(photo via Small Space Style)Dude, I know. It's like a teen makeover movie right outta the same decade. If only it were as easy as taking off her glasses and putting her in a low-cut prom dress.
But you can see it, right? That little alcove by the window is screaming for a "reading chair," and I've already been scouring Craigslist for an old iron twin bed. And if the floors under those cheapo tiles are trashed, I think this would be the perfect room to try a painted floor in.
But first, we're gonna need a LOT of primer...
2 comments:
I can totally picture where you're going with this. Its going to look lovely. Love the litle alcove.
Ooooh. I totally see it. When you're done, the room is gonna get the cute, popular prom date.
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