On day 2 I got started around 11, but then took a trip to Home Depot which knocked several hours out of the day. We had debated replacing the carpet, sanding & painting the floor or ....??? The floor was old wood, but had big gaps and holes. Fortunately, at Home Depot we found a plank vinyl that attaches to itself rather than the floor. (That would NEVER have worked on this floor) The stuff seems extremely durable and sticks like mad.

Day two got the walls painted and enough of the flooring down to put the shelves (purchased for $10 each at a yard sale, years ago) back in place before the kids got home. We had them perched unsafely at the top of the stairs.

See this hole??!! I took the grate out when I was rolling up the carpet and forgot about it only to fall in later! That'll wake ya right up. Fortunately, the paint on the wall I grabbed was wet enough to fix! lol

Whew!! Safely back in place!

End of Day 2. Not finished the way I'd envisioned. But it's starting to come together.  Did I mention it was HOT!!! Super hot - upstairs - no air conditioning. And did I mention I'm so sore! Crawling around on the floor is NOT a good thing to do at my age!

My kids came home thrilled and excited. However, they had to be totally in the middle of the goins-on today. It does make things more difficult, but I have to appreciate how excited they are. They were good for running for tools and hauling out  trash. My six year old said, "When people come to our house they are going to be amazed!" I love how excited they get. lol

I did wrap up the floor except for a few pieces I left for dh. I'm terrible w/measurements and we have some weird chimney angles and such. Still, I got it mostly down and did some more painting. I still have to paint our door and put a second coat of blue on a couple of walls. Then it's decorating fun. I have some old plates made into "couples" that my Grandma gave me. Then I'd found two more sets at yard sales. I think I can put a plate above each door. (Of course, I can't find them now!) I'll do some searching tomorrow and work on decor. Need to paint the handles on the dresser. I found a baby quilt of mine that perfectly covered the top of the "circuit breaker hole" then found dh's to add. I've since added my Kindergarten quilt on the other side. Good, cheap decor. Looks cute and very "vintage".

I can't believe I bought a whole gallon of the red/pink and then only did the dresser fronts. I'm going to paint the bench top red. I'd initially intended to do the door panels but now I think it'll look too "clowny". I'd like to do some words around the top of the wall. Probably in white, though.  Other ideas?  Whaddaya thnk? Other than the paint and flooring this is a "use what you have" project.

It's still not perfect. The ceiling needs done, the walls are in bad shape and there is no moulding. The shelves are cheap, etc. BUT, it looks neat and clean and fun and was well worth a weekend's work!