Say Geez!

We just took family pictures yesterday for our Christmas cards because I am always a step behind, and it was SO FUN. (It was not at all fun).  You probably sent your cards in October and have all your shopping done and are spending the entire month peacefully humming carols and sipping eggnog and roasting chestnuts and whatever else it is you ‘organized’ people do in December.

Your family pictures probably don’t feature your baby picking his nose, and somehow also picking his brother’s nose.  Your baby would never pull out a clump of your hair when you tell him to smile at the camera.  Your nine-year-old son is SURELY mature enough to realize that wearing a button down shirt for 30 minutes is not worthy of a 90-minute temper tantrum. Your family was probably perfectly color-coordinated in trendy outfits. You probably wore a cool scarf.  You probably know how to tie a scarf. Well GOOD FOR YOU.

I wore a gray shirt that I found on a desperate Target run the day before. I have a scarf, but things didn’t work out between us.  There were no festive colors to be seen in our outfits, just basically a lot of gray.  I have a problem.

But I also have a point. Kind of. I was going somewhere with this, I swear …

Oh yes.  Gray. It’s still in (if the clothing selection at Target is any indication), it still looks good, and here are some gray makeovers that prove just that:

Hard to believe that those dressers are one and the same! From Sarah at Funcycled, who has turned it into a bathroom vanity. That’s one lucky bathroom.

Erin and Dan rescued this shoddy dresser suffering from the dreaded double-knob syndrome with a streamlined look.  

They removed the chunky pieces on the drawers, which they also covered in paintable wallpaper for added texture, and dressed it up with some fun animal pulls.  Can you see what the animal is?  I’ll give you a hint … it would totally fit in with my family pictures and be more well behaved. (Better hint: it’s also gray).

See more at DIY Passion.