Back in the Bedroom – De vuelta en el dormitorio

So, I might have built up expectations a bit too much in regard to the bedroom. As you probably know, the patched areas were painted the wrong color, and I had lost the name of the original paint color. Since I started blogging in August 2012, I have documentation of all the projects we do in the house. That means that I will always know what paint color is where, what we purchase and how much we pay for it. But that does not help us in this case. The bedroom was originally painted in 2010, as it was the first room that I finished.

Puede ser que te di demasiadas ilusiones en cuanto los cambios en el dormitorio. Como probablemente sabes, las partes remendadas de las paredes se habían pintado un color diferente que el que ya estaba y que yo había perdido el nombre de la pintura original. Desde agosto del 2012, he documentado todo lo que hacemos en la casa en este blog. Eso significa que siempre podré encontrar cualquier color, producto y precio de todos los proyectos. Pero eso no me ayudaba en este caso, porque el dormitorio se pintó en el 2010. Fue el primer cuatro terminado de la casa.

Mismatched paint in the bedroom

The solution was not nearly as fun as choosing a new color, though. When I got home from work that that the painter called me to tell me that I had given him the wrong color, I had to do a lot of research. First, I went through all of the gallons of paint that we have stored in the basement. There wasn’t a single one that could have been the bedroom color. Next, I went into my file cabinet and found a folder labeled “projects”. Thank goodness, I used to buy my paint at a place that gave me a receipt that listed the paint color. I am also thankful that I had the foresight to hold on to those receipts. I was able to narrow down the paint colors, but I was not certain that I had the right one because it seemed that I only bought a pint and not a gallon. Back downstairs, I confirmed that I still had that pint, and that it was indeed the color. Moral of the story? Document EVERYTHING!

La solución no fue tan dramática como pintar todo el cuarto en otro color. El día que el pintor me llamó para decirme que le había dado el color equivocado, tuve que hacer una investigación profunda. Empecé en el sótano, sacando todas las latas de galones de pintura. No había ninguna que podría ser la pintura del dormitorio. Después busqué en los archivos. Encontré uno nombrado <<proyectos>> donde había guardado los recibos de la pintura que compré en los primeros años en la casa. Gracias a dios, la tienda donde había comprado la pintura ponía el nombre de la pintura en el recibo. Encontré uno que me parecía que podía ser el color, pero había comprado una pinta en vez de un galón. De vuelta en el sótano, encontré la pinta y confirmé que de verdad era el color. ¿La moraleja del cuento? ¡Siempre documentar TODO!

Mismatched paint in the bedroom

So, the crisis was avoided, and we just had to wait one more day to have all of the painting finished in the bedroom. I have been waiting for a couple of weeks for a good day to photograph the bedroom, but it still has not happened. You will have to settle for this one. It is hard to distinguish the color, but you can at least tell that everything matches.

Así que habíamos evitado la crisis y sólo tuvimos que esperar un día mía para que se terminara la pintura de la habitación. He estado esperando unas semanas por un buen día para sacar fotos del dormitorio, pero el tiempo no colabora conmigo. Tendrás que conformarte con esta foto. Es difícil ver los colores, pero al menos puedes ver que las paredes con de un color.

Newly painted bedroom

 

You can also see my new rug! I bought it from Bed, Bath and Beyond a couple of weeks ago. It was originally priced at $19, but was marked 50% off. As it was my favorite color and made of all-natural materials, cotton and jute, I could not walk away from it. When I got to the register, it rang up for $6, and I had a 20% off coupon on top of that! Can’t beat it! It does not have the discount, but here is the rug from BB&B and here it is a little cheaper from Amazon.

¡También puedes ver mi alfombra nueva! La compré hace unas semanas en Bed, Bath and Beyond. Originalmente, el precio fue 19$, pero había un descuento de 50%. En la caja, me cobraron 6$ y tuvo un cupón de 20% menos que eso. ¡Es imposible superar eso! En internet no hay descuenta, pero aquí está la alfombra en BB&B y aquí a un precio mejor de Amazon.

Newly painted bedroom

Crème approved of it right away. It got two paws up.

Crème aprobó inmediatamente y la dio dos patas hacia arriba.

Cat on the new rug

I am happy to have my bedroom back in order. To be honest, this is more what the bedroom normally looks like, though. Douglas usually has a ton of stuff on this nightstand and his pajama pants on the footboard. I often have cloths piled on the bench.

Estoy feliz de tener orden en el dormitorio otra vez. Honestamente, así es cómo se ve la habitación normalmente. Douglas suele tener un montón de cosas en su mesita de noche y los pijamas en la cama y yo tengo ropa en el banco.

Newly painted bedroom

There are also usually cat toys on the floor because one little trouble maker has learned how to climb up the back of this dresser to pull the toys out of the drawer.

También, típicamente hay juguetes de gatos en el suelo porque un tremendo ha encontrado la manera de subir la cómoda por detrás para sacar los juguetes de la gaveta.

Cat climbing inside dresser

Such a stinker!

¡Qué diablito!

Cat misbehaving

 

P.S. I am hoping to have really exciting news for you next week. Stay tuned!

P.d. Espero tener grandes noticias para ti la semana que viene. ¡Mantente en contacto!

Happy Homemaking!

¡Espero que todos tus sueños caseros se cumplan!

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I am a teacher, traveler, artist, writer, homemaker and a whole lot more. In January 2009, I bought the Cape of Dreams. It was the second house that I had ever owned, but it was the first that I bought by myself. I now live in the house with my husband Douglas, our dog Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, the cat. Because, what life is complete without a little Kahlua and Cream? I love arts and crafts of all kinds, and I refinish furniture as well. We are slowly redoing our entire house. You can read about my projects on my blog www.CapeofDreams.com

11 Comments on “Back in the Bedroom – De vuelta en el dormitorio

  1. What is it about paint colours? My heart sinks whenever I have to match them and I’m afraid I’m not nearly as organised as you are.
    And what a clever kitty to be able to dig toys out of the back of a drawer! The bedroom’s looking lovely, Jessica.

  2. Clever cat! Love the rug and the bargain that went with it – that is such a good score! I’m glad the paint issue got sorted out and that the bedroom is back to normal.

    • I hope you get your room painted soon. You will feel much better when you do. As for the chair, I guess there are worse messes I could worry about. I think that most people have one.

  3. Love the paint color, SO glad you found what it was! Beautiful. And Ponche climbing up the back side of the dresser is HILARIOUS! Great photo! Wonderful new rug, too. I can’t believe what a bargain you got it for! Virtually free!!!

    • I am so glad too. It was going to be a huge pain in the butt to repaint everything. Ponche is a stinker, but he has something else to keep him occupied these days. Details coming soon!

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