Today was much less “busy” than the last few have been, but we got a lot done. Hubby finished dealing with the new mailbox, and we finally got done with shelf paper in the kitchen. It’s a small kitchen – you wouldn’t think a simple thing like lining shelves and drawers would take so long, but it does!
Hubby cleaned the oven, and we decided to get new drip pans for the stove. We are not thrilled with the stove as we would prefer a glass top, but we are going to live with this for awhile, especially since we really don’t plan on doing much cooking over there for quite some time. We do plan to get a microwave tho.
I did more cleaning on the porch – I vacuumed all around the bottoms of the walls. The boards are rough and sort of catch little webbies, and then Hubby vacuumed up higher where I couldn’t reach. So that room is ready for the carpet cleaners tomorrow. There are some unidentifiable brown spots on the carpet (Maggie? Did you do that?), so hopefully those will come off, but mainly I’m getting it cleaned because of dog dander. We’ve ordered wicker furniture from Home Depot, and that should be delivered later this week.
Today’s visitor was the paint guy from Columbus Handyman. He estimates the paint job for them, and then they add it to what yesterday’s guy provides. We are still waiting for the total estimate which we should get tomorrow. Hubs and I have made our guesses; we’ll see who comes closest.
We had been seriously considering a textured paint with sand in it for the entry way. Today’s paint guy really discouraged that. He said it is very hard to make it look right around the edges. He also said that it is virtually impossible to ever change it. It doesn’t come off, and you can’t really paint over it enough to get rid of the sandy feel. He also said it is like sandpaper and if you rub against it, it hurts! He recommended a textured effect that comes from using dry-wall mud. He called it a “knock-down” effect. I guess it is what we’ve seen in Tuscan restaurants. We will go with that – just need to pick the color now.
Today, for your viewing pleasure, we have carpet and paint samples. I have no idea what these colors will look like on your computer, so if you don't like them, please blame the computer or the camera and not us!
Our first pic tonight is of the carpet samples that we got from Lowe's. (Yes, I know - let's not go there.) We will be working with a man named Jerome who has PROMISED me that he will give us his undivided attention tomorrow and that we will be very happy with his customer service! ( I think I terrorized him!) Anyway, here's the sample card:
I laid it in a sun-beam just for you! Do you like that??? Anyway, we are looking at the middle row, and are sort of going back and forth between the 2 middle ones: Tranquility and Admiring. (Where do they get these names?) The thing I like best about Tranquility is you can see more of the color variations in it. However, Admiring is darker and so will not show the wear pattern in the high traffic areas quite as quickly or as much. The more I think about it, the more I lean towards Admiring. Hubby says he likes both and doesn’t really care.
Next, let's talk wall color. Here are our choices for the living room and hallway:
Here we have Sherwin Williams colors: Dromedary Camel and Crème. The lighter will go on the bead board wainscoting and chair rail, and all the trim (baseboard, crown, doors, door frames) and the Camel will go on the non-bead board walls. We will also use the Crème for trim and highlights in the bedrooms.
Bedroom colors:
Classic Yellow is for my craft room – 2 walls will be bead board wainscoting. Red Bay is for Hub’s Man Cave – 3 walls will be bead board wainscoting. And Blue Cruise will be an accent wall in the master. We don’t know yet if we will go with Crème in there or just keep the white since it is in such good shape and goes into the master bath as well.
For the entry way, we have picked out Sedona Slate Porcelain tile:
But we have not selected the tile for the bathrooms yet. It will be something simple, I think.
We have not really talked window-treatments too much yet. We are sort of waiting to see how the paint turns out before we worry about that. The drapes in the living room might actually go with the carpet and walls. They are probably not what I would have chosen, but they are ok - we'll just have to see what they look like when the rest of the room is done. The curtains for all 3 bedrooms will need to be replaced, so that is a job for later.
I have one final picture to share tonight. It is a pic of a "neighbor". We are thrilled to have him living nearby and look forward to lots of visits by him:
No comments:
Post a Comment