It's beginning to look a lot like the 21st century

We have been very busy lately!

We got four new windows for the front of the house! So last Saturday Eric and his dad installed them while I painted the bedroom...

 

The color is Valspar "Homestead Resort Spa Aqua."  I decided this time around that I would not belabor the paint-selecting process, but rather just choose from Lowes' Valspar selection.  Our experience with selecting our living room color was not in vain, however...it allowed me to feel comfortable just going with the lightest shade of whatever color struck my fancy.  But back to the windows...

 Here are the before shots:

 

And here's after!

 

 

 

As you can see, I also painted the trim.  All of the trim in this house is yellow/brown and once we put those new window it looked even worse!  The windows are wonderful and once I got the trim painted....well, it just totally transformed the living room!  Looking at those windows, I can actually visualize this house looking fresh, clean and modern.

 

Here are some before shots of our bedroom:

 

 

After:

 

 

Notice anything funny about the "after" photos?  Other than the horrible ceiling fan and the yellow trim, I mean?  The ceiling is PINK!  So one of our next tasks will be to paint the ceiling white in our master bedroom and the second bedroom, where the ceiling is also, unfortunately, pink. 

 

Still to be done in the master bedroom:

• Paint the ceiling white
• Paint the trim (in process!)
• Replace blinds with plantation blinds (in process!)
• Install new windows
• Crown molding
• Curtains to line the wall behind the bed
• Replace ceiling fan with new light fixture
• Hang pictures/artwork
• Create reading nook on wall opposite the bed
• New accent pillows/throw blanket

Hopefully it won't take me as long to post next time! Until then!

 

Sal