We had a leaky roof in the nursery before the girls were born. We fixed the roof but we never fixed the ceiling in their room- partly because of cash but mostly because of the dust situation that ensues when fixing sheet rock.
The ladies had been in cribs up to this point because we kept saying that either we would just wait until we moved to 'move' them into big beds or we would at least have to fix the ceiling during the shift from crib to the twin bed. So, considering our great procrastination in moving out of this house, we decided it was time to fix that darn ceiling and surprise the girls with new BIG beds! (This happened in January, I delayed posting so we could 'surprise' Grandma and Opa when they visited...obviously the delay kept going for while after that as well)
We moved the girls' mattresses up to the "Cheetah Lounge" on the third floor and they slept there for several days as Dave battled the ceiling with plaster, scraping tools, and a few choice words. But at the end it looked pretty good.
The ladies had been in cribs up to this point because we kept saying that either we would just wait until we moved to 'move' them into big beds or we would at least have to fix the ceiling during the shift from crib to the twin bed. So, considering our great procrastination in moving out of this house, we decided it was time to fix that darn ceiling and surprise the girls with new BIG beds! (This happened in January, I delayed posting so we could 'surprise' Grandma and Opa when they visited...obviously the delay kept going for while after that as well)
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| Room with cribs (we had already taken out the dresser) |
Before and After of one of the two monstrosities on the ceiling.
Then came the multi-day set up of the beds. I had done a lot research on beds and had decided on a junior loft so that the space on the floor could be utilized (especially nice considering the already minute size of their Baltimore rowhouse room). We ended up going with our first pick, the IKEA KURA reversible bed. I loved the idea of a tent on top and for the price we couldn't go wrong. In addition, if for some reason the loft bed didn't work, we could flip it around. The only drawback of course if that it was an IKEA product, which meant it took FOREVER to set them up. After taking turns with the instructions, screwdrivers, allen wrenches, and some more choice words, this time for the Swedes, we got them all set up and let the girls check out their new sleeping (and playing) quarters with tents, twinkle lights, and more! They were pretty excited:)
