Well, Hello Dolly

Some of my friends have been using the term "OPAM" in the blogging world and for those who haven't been properly introduced to this term, it means One Project A Month! I guess you could say that our OPAM for November is to finish Merrin's big girl room!!! Ever since we found out our family was expanding we knew we would have to get creative on storage in our small three bedroom house! What once was our lovely "UNC blue room", which sufficed as an office/guest bedroom, is now going to be Merrin's big girl room (the nursery will remain very much the same as it was gender neutral for the most part). Our biggest challenge was what to do with our computer desk/mini home office which ultimately we moved into our master bedroom. This was a mini OPAM in itself as I had to sell our old computer desk which was white and purchase a dark cherry colored desk so that it would match our bedroom furniture. All I can say is thank goodness for Craig's List! I listed the white computer desk in the AM and by late that evening it was sold and already picked up by it's new owner. We also had to massively reorganize our closets as we were using the office/guest bedroom closet for storage so after one yard sale and a few trips to Goodwill we now have an empty closet for Miss Merrin. After clearing out the room it was ready to be painted which is where the "Hello Dolly" comes in as this is the color we picked at Lowe's. The picture does not do it justice as its much "pinker" in person but I'm not an experienced painter and had no clue it would come out as bright as it did but thank goodness it really turned out nice and matches the bedding perfect. Our next step is to paint an old dresser white, hang curtains and add a few decorative touches so this will be our November OPAM and I'll try to keep you updated on our progress. Our goal is to have Merrin sleeping in her big girl bed by mid December so she'll have plenty of time to get used to it before baby boy arrives! Here are some pics of our office before and after.