Painting in Progress

Finally...progress! 

 

It's been a while since my last update, but there really wasn't a whole lot going on!  Two weekends ago, Eric and I had our minds set on demolishing the half-bath and installing our (free!) pedestal sink, but that didn't exactly happen.  We ended up getting sucked into yard work and cleaning-- I forget that just because you're spending all your time and energy updating a house doesn't mean you don't have to mop the floors and scrub the toilets in the meantime...bummer!  And then last weekend we had our annual Halloween weekend in Boone with my family, it was so much fun! We look forward to this weekend almost as much as Christmas!  Our traditions include the Ghost Train at Tweetsie Railroad, an Appalachian State football game, and lots of food. 

So that brings me back to the progress we've been making!  After a painstaking paint-choosing process we ended up going with the very first paint sample we tried-- Sherwin William's "Sea Salt."  Remember this picture below?  I actually have no idea which color blob is "Sea Salt" but if you're looking at the color collection behind the TV, I think it may be the third one from the right.

It hasn't been an easy process...before we even started painting we had to repair some of the messes the previous owners left for us, which included massive paint drips, spackle diasters, and how they painted right over the light switches, which made getting the outlet covers off the walls almost impossible and left some of the outlets completely non-functional! 

Seriously, who does that?!?  I hate to be ugly, but I just have to say that every bit of work that the previous owners put into this house has been cheap, messy and lazy!  There...I said it!  So, one of our major goals for this weekend is to replace all of the covers, outlets, and light switches.  I'm excited!!  Here are some before and after pictures to show you the paint color:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now if I could get my act together and straighten up before I take pictures and broadcast them to the world!  Oh well, you can't have it all.  Unfortunately, it is always very dark in our house...that is one of the things we're looking most forward to changing about it.  Because of that, all of these pictures were taken with the flash, so the color looks very blue, when in actuality it's a tie between blue and gray.  Here is a picture I snapped on my phone right when I got home from work and the natural light was hitting a wall:

 

 

And if you haven't noticed, we got new curtains!

 

 

 In other exciting news, we've ordered four new windows!  We'll be ordering them three or four at a time, and Eric and his dad will be installing them.  I think that will make a huge difference.  Hooray for progress!

Sal