A Project (6 years!?) in the Making

I decided this weekend to finally finish something I started 6 years ago!

Sadly, it's the first thing people see when they enter my home.

Do any of you have problems finishing things?

Six years ago, this cubby had no shelf,  just drywall. I begged  my sis-in-law's carpenter- building her home, to router a piece of mdf for me in return for cinnamon rolls. I glued and nailed it into place unpainted and unprimed.

2 1/2 years ago, Nicole helped me paint my house (my poor sister!) and we painted the back wall of the nook a darker shade of paint.

One year ago, I glued and nailed on a piece of trim underneath the shelf....still unpainted,

just primed.

This weekend, I was determined to finish it until the end...even if it didn't look exactly as I imagined. 

I painted the entire wall and the nook,

Then  I FINALLY painted the shelf!

Using this awesome Purdy brush I won from Gail at My Repurposed  Life.  I have been saving it for some real painting and it worked wonderfully.  I believe Gail is one of the nicest diy bloggers out there.

  Look...she even left a note! :)

BTW...Gail, I cleaned the brush properly and put it back in the original package for safe keeping! 

But...the weekend of painting did not go so smoothly. My little monkeys are what keep me from tackling the painting projects.  Half way into Saturday, my husband was with one son at football,  my younger boys were running around playing guns while I was distracted painting.  One knocked the little one over into a corner of a baseboard and one hour later we were in the Quick Care getting his head "super glued" or Dermabonded back.  That stuff is really cool...I think all mothers should have a bottle of Dermabond in their first-aid supply.  Although, there's always the risk of it being used IMPROPERLY..... he,he :)

The last step was hanging the mirror. That always puts the fear into me! 

 I found the studs and one anchor and I think it's solid.

I added a few decorations...and I'm done! 

Yay....Hooray!