Behold, here is decor previously painted, sanded, and stored for months around the house, with (on top) the little shelf from the antique shop in Sumner for inspiration.
And here is what we're doing with the paint we bought yesterday:
This is my first time painting anything and I was nervous. Next time I'll do some things differently, but I'm excited to see them all finished and hanging up, full of cute little crip-crap. Life is nothing without cute little crip-crap (thanks, Mary Ann A., for always using this term).