Locker Unveiling ... on the floor ...

Well, the lockers aren't done.

But they're beautiful to me.

Lying there, so pretty, on the garage floor.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. You need the whole story, right?

So way back in April I saw these at the church yard sale. Propped against a church wall, surrounded by other people's junk, in all their coral-orange glory.

And I wanted them.

For my dining room.

To go here:

because that shoe area never looks as nice as in the picture above. The coats are barfing off the hooks, shoes spewing under the table ... lockers would contain the mess and give each child their own spot!

Of course, knowing me and orange, you know I couldn't leave them orange.

And so, after several rough drafts in PhotoShop, I came up with this:

And so I tried (badly) to paint the insides yellow, after sanding and wiping and spraying the rusty spots.

Here they are on my garage floor, with the insides (badly) painted and the handles painted green then taped off.

And then, a while later, with the doors painted and then taped over and the green edges painted:

And then, today, for the grand unveiling, which was very exciting for me.

They're not perfect, but I like them.

Now to find some big strong men to help The Grand Lunar move them in and install them.

I'll need to plan when so that, that day, I can remove the old coat hooks, coats, and shoe cubbies to make room.

I'm so excited!