Aegean Teal

It's the color of our new (old) coffee table!  My living room is entirely too brown and beige.  So, I figured one project that I could tackle (and cheaply!) was to paint our coffee table.  My sweet and crafty friend, Lori, suggested the color Aegean Teal from Benjamin Moore.  I looked it up, and, low and behold, the colors that they said that agean teal coordinates with are the exact colors of my walls and drapes!  It was meant to be. 

So, I went to work (and it took me a while b/c trying to find time to sand, paint and then distress takes a while when you have a baby who only likes to cat-nap during the day and three other children who all like to "help").  Finally, this past weekend though, I finished up as best I could and Cubby brought it back upstairs.  It has made such a difference in our living room!  I love the pop of color it gives to the room.  Now, I need to find a replacement rug for underneath!  (Our old rug fell victim to three little busy-bodies who shall remain nameless....)

FOUND!

Okay, so I just posted about needing a dresser....I think it was good luck because today I found one on Craigslist! (Yes, it's Sunday, but we're not picking it up/paying for it until Monday.) It's terrific and I even got $20 dropped from it b/c we didn't need the mirror that comes with it. I am planning on repainting it and putting new pulls on the drawers. I'm really looking forward to the project and starting to put the kids' room together! Hurray!

Dressers--Argh!

Lately I've been searching for a dresser that will work for the kids when they share a room. It's not that easy! Here are my requirements: at least 6 drawers, preferably side by side (a longer dresser) so that the kids can reach their clothes easily w/any danger of them pulling the dresser on top of them, and lastly, affordable. Not too much to ask? Hmmm...


This is my ideal dresser. It is from Pottery Barn Kids. Even on "sale" it is just waaaaayyy too much. However, I mainly just like the idea of the dresser, with the colored drawers. So, if I could find an old one and refinish it in a similar fashion, that would be fine too. Again, not too much to ask, right?


The other two I like are from Ikea. (Sorry for the small images.) The first has 8 drawers and is much more affordable than the PB Kids one. The second is cheaper than the first, w/6 drawers. However, the shipping alone on getting it here outweighs its affordability. We've checked The Mart, but I didn't see any that would work and that we could afford.

I've also been scouring the craigslist postings. Dressers seem to be in high demand! I've emailed a couple people on either decent ones, or ones that I can refinish. But, I never seem to catch them quickly enough! I've also checked out the local Thrift America and Goodwill, but, yikes, the ones there are hideous.

So, what I'm asking is this: if you, or anyone you know of, has or knows of a dresser that would "fit the bill" for me, please let me know! Also, if you have any other suggestions on where to look, I'd love them!