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Funky playroom mood board

20 Jan

Color Scheme: Chalkboard paint on walls. White trim. White Roman Shades on windows.

1. Paint existing bookcase white and get cute boxes (about $10 each) to store toys.

2. Slipper Chairs - diy instructions at the link. ($20 each)

3. Black and White Striped Rug – paint it from a remnant. ($15)

4. Floor cushions - sew it yourself ($20 each)

5. Table – I expect Dad to make this, along with the rolling storage underneath!

6. Colorful curtains to hide laundry area.

7. Fun Art – Print cool images at home and use a frame from a 2nd hand store. An over-sized Scrabble tile would be simple to make and look tres chic! A gallery wall isn’t complete without an artwork display frame ($15) – for all those art projects that mysteriously multiply.

Little house…

22 Jan

Today, I finished reading Little House on the Prairie. It’s a little sad that they worked so hard to build that house and had to leave after a year. It’s scary that they spent a night surrounded by wolves with nothing but a sheet for a door. Overall, it shows the commitment, hard work, patience, and endurance of our ancestors that moved west.

I’m excited to start watching a miniseries on running a Frontier farm on Pbs. I’m a huge fan of  the pioneer way of life, and plan to experiment further with the lost skills and crafts of days gone by. It’s important to not only preserve information on this way of life for future generations, but also to practice traditional farming and animal husbandry to prepare yourself for future disasters.

It’s easy to romanticize living the way folks did in the past, but I know how difficult it was in those times. I am in no way ready to build a house using only primitive tools, but I’d sure like to know how. Taking the easy way out with modern technology is going to come back and bite us in the butt someday, and I plan to be ready.

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