Painting Day 2

Before: The doorframe was a really dark wood. After: Cool Gray!

Master Bedroom

More dark wood transformed into Cool Gray

The Master Bedroom: Thunder Gray, coat 1

The M family painting adventure!

Let the fun begin! We were up at 6:30 Saturday morning, drank our coffee, finished taping, then headed off to Lowes with our paint list. We decided on Seaside Villa and Dockside Harbor for the living room and dining room and Cool Gray for the baseboards and trim. We'll eventually paint the hallway doors with the Cool Gray also. Whoever said that painting is 90% prep and 10% painting was correct! We spent Friday night washing down the walls with TSP, spackling, sanding, and taping.

The super dark wood we desided to paint. We liked the wood but it was in terrible shape so we're hoping the white will bring it back to life.

Back stateside and back online!

Finally! I missed my blog. I have close to 1000 photos uploading even as we speak. T and I have been globe trotting and eating, choosing paint colors and unpacking. T was home today entertaining window people and floor refinishers. He was also here waiting for the cable people to reconnect us to the outside world. And here we are! I will be updating a lot the next few days because if I tried to upload all of the gorgeous Italy photos, I might crash our new hookup. Suffice it to say, Italy was Bellisimo! We ate the most delicious food I've ever tasted and saw incredible sights. We were up early every day, running off to museums and churches. I managed to stop at quite Gelaterias along the way! More details to follow, but we are back and starting to get settled in the new homestead. Love to all!