Feels like home!

Our home finally feels like us. After living with army brown/green walls for too long, we finally tackled the biggest painting job yet...the main level. The entire entryway, living room, kitchen dining room, and stairway have a new look. We replaced all the molding and painted all the walls a light taupe and the trim a bright white! We love it!

Living Room

The chair we got for Christmas!

Entryway


Kitchen

Dining Room

Stairs

My kids were completely neglected for two days straight! Thank Goodness for movies and Lego Star Wars! They just hung out in the family room, in pajamas, jumping on all the furniture with no supervision! They loved it!
Painting 20 foot ceilings was not fun. We were on very tall ladders for two days straight. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone! We only had a few minor injuries along the way. Michael gave us all the fright of our lives when he fell off the ladder. He was removing one of the recessed lights when the ladder slipped on wood floor. He came crashing down and luckily only received minor scraps and bruises. The wall wasn't so lucky. We are still patching the mess and hope to have the wall back to new soon!
We could have never got all of this done without help! Thanks to Seth, Melinda and Cliff for risking their lives on ladders and painting with us! Sorry for all the soreness and muscle strains! We owe you a big steak dinner!

House Update #2

I can finally say that I have ONE room in this house DONE! FINALLY! Ian's room is finished!




Some BEFORE shots. Yes, that is a giant bull head and yes, that is ORANGE paint.





Here are the AFTER Pictures



















We had to put two coats of primer and two coats of paint to cover that orange paint! We chose a nice blue and Michael put up beadboard paneling and new moldings, that we painted bright white. We also put in a ceiling fan and new curtains. Ian is so excited to have his airplanes back up on the ceiling and I'm excited to be done with one room! The rest of the house is another story! We'll keep you posted--one room at a time!

House Update #1

We finally have our mold and rot problem solved. Yes, a month later, we no longer have a hole in our wall! The stucco guys came and were able to patch the area instead of ripping off the entire back of the house, which was the initial plan. They were able to replaced the wood, redo the stucco, and put in a kick plate to divert the water from the roof into the gutter (where it's supposed to go) instead of pouring on to the house, like this:

Part of The Rot

The New Wood

The New Stucco

INSIDE

The New Wood

New Insulation

New Drywall

Tape and Mud

Michael has done a fantastic job inside! He only has to texture the wall and we will be ready to paint! FINALLY! Good Bye RED and GOLD Walls! We will finally have a FAMILY ROOM! Yay!