We’re home… ish. I’m actually happy to be here despite the fact that my bedroom has two couches in it
and our kitchen is still minus a stove and refrigerator
We thought we’d be a bit better off by now. But fate had other plans for us. The paint on our walls had faded and our attic stock no longer matches. So now we don’t just have to touch up. We have to paint all rooms except the kitchen on our main floor.
That’s a living room, family room and dining room … plus corridors. The living room and family room are both an off-white which is fine by me and they are staying that way. But let me tell you, friends … there is NOTHING more tedious than painting a faded wall the same color it was previously. You cannot tell whatsoever if you have missed a spot or not until it dries like 30 minutes later.
The dining room was always a different color. A nice beige. We have decided that we will keep it mostly beige but do a plum accent wall. We really like the paint testers. I hope we like the final product!!
The powder room (not a victim of paint fade) has to be stripped of its wallpaper, drywall textured and painted (we’re in step 2 of 3 right now) … the floor is a different height than the carpet and there was a wall-paper void behind the sink that we couldn’t fix. Of all the wallpaper in the house, this was the stuff I liked the best, so it’s kind of a bummer it had to go … and even more of a bummer that we have to do something about it. And believe me when I say Matt gets the shorter end of that stick.
On the bright side, the floors look great!
And it will be so worth it when it’s done!!
Don't you wish you had a magic wand sometimes. Yes it will all be worth it.