Paint makes things pretty.

We had ourselves one very productive weekend, even with a very active 5 1/2 month old around.

We decided to switch the guest room to the office and the office to the guest room. Originally this was our plan as we were going to have 2 desk spaces in the office and it would have fit perfectly in the room overlooking the courtyard. We last minute changed it to give our guests a nicer room/view. We painted the guest room a dark 'sedona red' color thinking it would make them feel full of Arizona. The room was just crazy dark. We never did anything with the office and there was no room to fit the extra desk space.

Recently, we decided to do a switcharama. Reason 1: I really do need office space as I am starting to get my little business off the ground. Reason 2: An excuse to repaint everything. Reason 3: Since our guests don't pay the mortgage, they get what they get.

This weekend we repainted the dark room and it looks lovely! We ordered me a desk like Mr. Cookie's and it will be here on Wednesday. I ordered a supercool chair that I've had my eyes on for months. I don't want to post pics until it is done though so stay tuned.

We also shoveled a boat load of gravel. Well, Mr. Cookie technically shoveled and I raked. This is the drawback of being tightwads. We do a lot of crap ourselves. Always half way through do I think it would have been better to just pay someone.

The guest room will get underway soon, paint is purchased. Painting sucks, but paint on a wall makes an entire room feel totally different for next to nothing.