more ugliness uncovered!

The next room on our never-ending list is the playroom. Or at least that's what we're calling it now, because that's where all the boys' toys are. Also there's a couch, chair, table, and tv, so maybe someday we'll use it as a second living room or something. Anyway, it currently has white beadboard across the bottom half of the walls, with bright orange paint on the top. As if the orange paint itself isn't offensive enough, there are flowers painted all over the walls. The wall above the doorway into the kitchen is stenciled with the words, "Wouldn't it be better if the moon was made of mac and cheese?". No, really it is.

Mike is taking off the beadboard today. We knew there was drywall underneath, because that room is part of an addition that was built in 1995, but we had no idea if the drywall was "finished." (Whatever that means, and thanks, Dad, for making me worry about it!) Luckily, it seems to be finished and in good shape, just ... ugly. There's some kind of two-tone green thing going on. This is not a room that I want to leave half-finished for weeks while we're working on it, unlike the dining room.


P.S. If you're eagle-eyed enough to spot the bouncy chair in the corner of the picture, NO, we don't have any "news" to share. I got it out of the basement when baby Gracie was visiting, and I didn't want to put it back until I had something to put it in to protect it from bugs and wet.