This Lo Life

The time has come for bunk beds for the kids. E is close to outgrowing her toddler bed so we set out on finding a bunk bed for her and Z. We started shopping around for used beds and  Letgo  led us to someone who was selling a solid wood bunk bed for $50! We checked it out and it turned out to be a good deal. It was 15 years old but made out of solid wood versus the cheaply made, less durable stuff you find elsewhere. We'll take it! We decided to sand it and paint it Marshmallow (Sherwin Williams, white). Now we're in the middle of painting it with the paint sprayer. We're debating whether or not we should bother with putting a clear coat on it. It'll definitely make it look nicer and stand up to more abuse that way. However, it'll tack on a few more weeks before it'll be done. Any thoughts on clear coats? Please post in the comments section.

Allison and I finished painting the doors! It took some time because we had to fix some blemishes but we got it done and they look great! We also fixed our cabinet door problems. We think we installed the corner cabinets upside down, which put the doors on the wrong sides. Allison and I dry fitted the door on the right side and they appeared to work with the other doors. Also, we discovered the new side had predrilled holes for the cabinet hinges so all I had to do unscrew them from the left side and screw them into the right side. We made the switch and reinstalled the doors and voila! It all worked! Praise the Lord! I took the pull that was now upside down and on the wrong side and reinstalled it in the proper position. I patched the holes with spackle and so far, you can't tell there were holes there. We also dry fitted the vanity in the bathroom. Next up, I need to paint a used bunk bed we bought for the kids, buy a vanity top for the vanity, figure out how ...