Goodbye Barn Bed

Last weekend Eric disassembled Brady's barn bed and packed it away for keeps.  Eric put so much time into designing and building this bed for Brady....lots of love went into it for sure.  And, although Brady hasn't slept in this bed for months....I was sad to see it go.  It was to me, one of the last "little boy" pieces of evidence left in our home. 

But, we're moving on...and Brady's really excited to change his bedroom.  He's been sleeping in the spare bedroom because he likes the bigger bed.



I'd like to put this bed in his room...although I need to see it with

boy bedding on it so I can determine if it still looks girlie.  I might need to paint it and roughen it up a bit!

Eric and I have been looking at (affordable) comforters...but as with everything else, I think the boy selections are limited.  Right now, this one is topping our list.

Bed Bath and Beyond

We have everything off the walls in his room...Eric just needs to spackle a bit and then I can paint.  Brady gave me the okay to paint  his room tan.  I'd like to add a few tennis accent pieces without the room looking too theme-y.  I have been

collecting wooden tennis raquets...I might try and do something behind the bed.  I saw this on Pinterest....

...although it might not look right on the long wall that

Brady's bed will be on.  I'll figure something out.

Before I paint, we have to figure out what to do about this...

Eric said that he would copy down the exact measurements so

we could redo it on his painted wall.  We can't think of any other way to do it. 

It's been over a week since the bed was taken down and I am

trying to get excited about decorating a new room.  As for the spare room, we are going to look for a couch and turn that room into a Wii and hangout room for Brady.  Our spare room has only been used twice in the last three years...so it will be nice to see this room hopefully get more use.

(This was the first time Brady slept in his bed...before we bought a real mattress!)

And who knows...maybe Brady will use the barn bed one day for his children...or Grandma and Grandpa will have a cool bedroom for when our grandchildren spend the night! even if they are just living next door.

~Kerri

Barn Bed

When Brady was little, he loved tractors.

He loved cutting the grass on the "tractor" with Daddy.

We also lived in an old farmhouse that had a barn.

Eric and Brady loved doing projects out there.

When it came time for Brady to have a big boy bed, I thought a barn bed would be fun.

Eric designed the bed, and then he and Brady got to work on making it.

The roof has real rubber shingles.

The barn door opens.

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We had the crib mattress in the bed for a couple of days before we found a big mattress.

Brady loved his barn bed!

My husband always impresses me with his creations.

This is the same man that didn't even own a tool box when we got married!

I know it won't be long before Brady gets a new bed.  I mean, how old can he be and

still be sleeping in a barn bed?  He doens't seem to care...but I know it's only

 a matter of time before he wants a new bed or

a friend is over and says something about it....it's bound to happen!

I'm not sure what we'll do with this bed when Brady gets a new one.

I can't imagine getting rid of it.  Usually I'm not sentimental about these things...

but there are some things that are harder to let go of than others.  I'm sure I will

cry when we disassemble it.  It's just another sign to add to my growing list

that our little boy is getting older...whether we like it or not.

Our Diningroom Table

Several of you commented the other day about our diningroom table...so I thought I would tell you about it!



When my husband and I were first married, we really wanted a new (but old looking) diningroom table.  We looked all over the county and a couple others, looking for something we liked and could afford.  We were actually on our way home one evening from a furniture store when  we found a table at the side of the road for $40.00.  My husband thought it had potential...I on the otherhand didn't even want it going in the back of the car it was so dirty.  I wish I had a better picture...but I don't.  Here's what the table looked like when we first brought it home:



The bottom and sides were gray and rusty...and the top was rusty and dirty!

There's lots of markings on the top.  An Amish man had used it as a work table.

My husband had never refinished anything before, but for $40.00....he really wanted to try.

Here is our diningroom table today:

Eric cleaned it up, sanded it, added some trim and painted it.

We bought the chairs unfinished and painted them.

They were on sale for $32.00 each!

We have eaten many meals at this table....and it has served us well.

I wish I had a picture of the table right after Eric finished it.

Ten years later and it could definately use another touch up.

When Brady was about 4 yrs. old, he told us that we have the oldest

and ugliest table of anyone he knows!  I guess he doesn't see the charm like we do!



This was the first of many projects that my husband would tackle.

Most of our home is filled with things he has made.

Our area is filled with primitive and country decorating.  We see it everywhere.

After almost 15 years, we are ready for a change in style.

Too bad it cost money to make those changes!

I don't even know what our style would be and I'm not sure how to go about

getting it...but I do know it definately needs updating!

How do you go about finding your style?!