LOL re "pimples"! true! but we don't actually have that many that are strictly "hallway" (since we don't have a lot of walls) - i think only 3 actually - 2 in the hallway connecting the kids' respective bedrooms (just around the corner from the staircase), and one right outside our bedroom (across from the stair landing). In comparison, there will be 9 others that will be "staircase step lights". To have just 3 being different would make them stand out. our hallway walls are supposed to be off-white (staircase wall will be either plastered or tiled to resemble concrete). We thought about buying white ones to "blend in" but didn't like the "plastic" look :-I

Just got in from the land of orange groves and double wide trailers. It was good, actually! I went to get granny first, and I made her cry because I gave her a rotary cutter and self healing mat... she quilts by hand and she's lost her rotary cutter and never had a self healing mat. Her hands shake now and she has trouble cutting in a straight line with fabric scissors, so I thought that would help, and she was really touched... now I just have to get her that Bunn coffee maker she's been talking about. She had a bunch of quilt blocks spread out all over the sofa so she could show me what she has been working on. She's always so happy for me to see her work, and I am so shocked that she insists in quilting by hand at her age... she thinks machine quilting isn't really quilting. I strongly disagree! I brought my Dyson to vacuum for her since her vacuum is so awful. I took the hose off the Dyson to get under her couch where the upright part was too thick to reach and heard a SLURP. The incredible suction of the Dyson pulled in an entire quilt block! And, I was nowhere near it with the wand, I still don't know how it happened. It happened so fast, I didn't even see it, just heard it. I had to open the dust bin up and retrieve it.... I apologized, but she wasn't upset at all... we both got a really good laugh out of it. It didn't even get dusty! Once I realized it didn't bother her, I laughed so hard I cried, and so did she... it took me a while to gain enough composure to retrieve the quilt block from the cleaner. I sucked up enough bobby pins and straight pins to start a factory... not to mention thread a fabric scraps.... I could make a whole quilt with what's in the dust bin. I also brought my new tiffany style lamp to show her and she really liked it. She gave me a card that was really sweet, and apologized that she didn't have any money to buy me a real present... I told her that was silly and love was all I needed (I buy myself enough "stuff")... she said,"Well, that's good because you got plenty of that" (meaning love). It was really sweet. Then we went to my uncle's and the food was ready.. they smoked chicken, grilled chicken, and BBQd chicken. The also had a salad, and baked beans with sausage. It was all REALLY good! My aunt made me a cake (just want I needed!).... it was a boxed yellow cake with store bought icing. I didn't get any salad and they were wondering why... my grandma told them I was dieting and that I love salads (which I have never said because it isn't true), so after eating the other stuff, I had a plate of salad (had to pick the tomatoes out, at least they had ranch dressing). They gave me a card and more mylar balloons (what is up with mylar ballons) and pictures of me as a kid all dressed in halloween costumes and such (remember they were the ones that raised me from 6 to 19). There was another aunt there, another grandma (not the one I was close with... the one I brought was the one I was close with) and my little cousin that I was raised with (she's 19).... we talked a while and ate and then granny stood up, which his her signal that she was ready to go home. I was too at that point.... the aunt was getting annoying (she just doesn't know when to shut up and "picks" on everyone... except me, because I haven't been back in their life long enough yet) and their spoiled black lab was begging for food and trying to lick my face the whole time. So, I took granny home and we talked a while at her place... I looked at her sewing machine and fixed the tension and wrote down the model number so I can download an print a manual for it.... she wants one and it didn't come with one when she bought it. She had trouble letting me go, she didn't want me to leave... she's so bored/lonely living out there, so I promised I'd call and be back soon and started home. It was a good day. The aunt gave me a tupperware cake carrier (turquoise!) to take the cake home in and told me to keep it... it was my little cousin's, exes and he never came to get it after they broke up. That is great because I can keep that one and give Larry my gray and white sterilite one! Oh yeah, and I popped those mylar balloons (my "car scissors" are so handy!) and threw them in the trash at the gas station on the way home. I didn't need them bouncing around in the car during the 50 minute drive home, and they would have just been one more thing to carry home. I tried to find some child to give them to, but there weren't any! I hope they don't go to the gas station later for some chewing tobacco and see them in the garbage (there's only one gas station in that town!). I'm throwing aunt's cake in the trash too because I just don't have room for it. They sent me home with lots of food and I will enjoy it for a few days... I don't have room for 3 cakes, but I'll make room for the chicken and baked beans, even if I have to throw the milk and eggs out! So, yes, a good day, I'm surprised and happy :) Larry is on his way over to try some of the Publix chocolate cake and see his nephew (Jasper the cat) and watch some Lucy :0) I guess I'd better vacuum the cat hair off the sofa (he hates cat hair) and dig a place on the couch for him to sit.... oh yeah, and wash a dish so he can try the cake.... I've been lazy with the housework lately! Thanks again everyone.... by the way, Larry said that isn't the Paula Dean recipe, but one of several he found on Google for the coconut cake. Oh yeah, the Publix cake tastes as great as it looks.... under that dark brown chocolate top layer is a lighter brown layer of mousse like frosting.... man it's good!

Those tiles have a slight back cut to them. The real secret was the drywall bead I used next! These are plastic drywall beads with a tear away strip. I tore the strip away and just used the finished product from the start. These beads common at speciality drywall shops but not at your everyday home cheapo I kept the bead off the tile edge 1/16" and then later grouted that. The hot glue gun I used to spot set the bead. Later joint compound was forced into the holes and then the ouuze out raked away from where grout ended up. The slight back cut can easily be done with a grinder and diamond blade. No wet saw needed... No tile edging strips where used in this entire bathroom build. Those strips and bull nose tile seam to be used by those setters not wanting to do mitered corners. I hate the look of both really so maybe it is just my taste that ends up winning in the end. Most clients don't care one way or the other. As long as it looks nice. My way takes longer. Requires more skill. And cost more. What do you think? Worth it???

Girl or boy or .... and any specific look that you're going for? I just did this a couple of years ago, so here's what I learned ... avoid placing the crib on a window wall if at all possible due to curtains and cords (I'll spare you the gory Google details - cords can be super dangerous as your bub gets more curious and starts pulling on EVERYTHING around - they can actually strangle/hang themselves on drapery cords - I read that it happens around once a month on average actually - scary). Invest in black out shades or curtains ASAP. Everyone is different, but our daughter slept in her Snoo in our room for six months - after that, I was really ready for her to be in her own space! Decorating above/behind the crib - we used vinyl decals we got from Etsy (that looked like a giant Tetris game - super colorful) - there are tons of options to choose from, and although they can be removed, I've found dexterity limitations for the average toddler prevent this from being a significant issue (I have a master explorer/mischief maker, and she's removed zero decals so far - fingers crossed). This allowed us to avoid hanging anything near her crib (both to avoid the aforementioned pulling issue and because we're in earthquake country). I got a felt ball mobile, so in the off-chance that it does fall into her crib, the damage is hopefully minimal. Our rocker is right beside the crib - you want it pretty close so that you can quickly transition that sleepy kid into the crib. About a year into this thing that will be crucial to your sanity. And as much as I agree with @anj_p on the rug issue (cleanliness/maintenance), you'll need something under the rocker so that it's not loud on your floors. The table and chairs are super cute, but honestly, you won't really need them for at least a year (maybe longer). As ugly as those foam playmats are, you'll get way more mileage out of something like that so that you can do tummy time and play time. One safe option for infusing something cool in the minefield of safety hazards that is a baby's room ... lighting. It looks like you only have can lights from the picture. Are you able to add a cool light fixture? Not directly above the crib - just to add a little something to the center of the room? Those closets are going to be awesome for gear, toy and clothing storage. Good luck and congratulations!