Being Sneaky

We have this hideous paneling in our den that I've been wanting to paint for some time now, but with my arthritis giving me problems I've put it off. My friend L decided that we were going to tackle it this week while J was in NYC and surprise him with a complete makeover when he comes home Sunday night. L doesn't pay full price for anything, so we went to Ben.jami.n Mo.or.e today, bought 4 gallons of "oops" paint for $6 a can, mixed them all together and came out with this gorgeous sagey mossy green. We came home, got the walls and fireplace primed, and started painting...It looks AMAZING!!! I'm so excited!!

But the sneakiness doesn't stop there. I went with L and her mom to a furniture liquidator and found a 5x8 rug for $88!! And we found a TV stand for $75!! So, we moved the entertainment center to the curb, we're putting the TV console table from the living room in the den, and we're putting the new TV stand in the living room. The only thing left to do is find new curtains, a few throw pillows and a couple things to hang on the walls. It would be SO exciting to be able to do this makeover for under $500!!! With L in charge I know that can be done! Hopefully we can have all this finished by Sunday night when J comes home!! He'll be SO surprised!!!!

We had hail damage from a storm a few months back. The roofers came today...can't wait to see it all complete!! J may think he's in the wrong house with all the changes that are taking place!!