FAIL.

So I tried.

And, to be honest, the vision in my head just didn't match the end result.   Hmmmm.

If you're wondering what the heck I'm talking about, I'm talking about the project I spent ALL day on yesterday.  I mean, not an hour.  All. Day. Long. 

This is what I'm working with.

Let the photo sink in for a second and then I'll explain my thought process.  :)

So we've got a really tiny space for an entry way.  I envisioned two rows of hooks on that little wall where the white shelf was.   The photos: hahahah!  I hung up the frames on the big wall to get an idea of arrangement, with the plan of painting the frames to match and then putting new photos in them.   Notice right now some of the frames are empty, some are sideways, and some are upside down.  You should have seen my husband's face when I hung up the last photo and asked his opinion.  "You do know some of the photos are upside down, right?"  "Yes hunny, I might have pregnant lady fog brain, but I'm not THAT bad."

They've been like that for about 2 weeks now.  Ugh. 

I had this in the garage:

I bought this THING off of craigslist about 4 years ago and never did anything with it.  It has moved with us twice.  Hmm.  See that little leg behind it on the left side of the photo??  I was under the impression that those legs went to this THING.  However, after spending most of the day painting and distressing the thing, it turns out these legs DON'T go to the thing.   So a trip to Lowes or Home Depot will be in order, to find legs that will work.  In a way this is a blessing because this little thing is short, and I want it to be bench height to go on that wall with the photos.  So instead of living with the little short legs, I can validate buying new taller ones.

Anyway, I ended the day with this progress:

The thing is now a grayish-blue (the color is showing an awful green in this photo for some reason), with the undercoats of white and yellow showing through in places.  I plan on making a cushion for the top, to make it into a real sit-able bench.

And then I did this to the wall, which I now hate.

I think I mainly hate the blue stripe around the white.  In my head I thought it would look charming, but it really just looks like it should belong in an 8 year old's room.   I really love the gray-blue that everyone else loves in much of blogworld, but I just can NOT seem to make it work in my house.   The good news is, I have a PLAN.  It will involve deconstructing much of what I did yesterday, but I think the final product will be worth it.   Hopefully.  I know it!  :)