Am I Blue...?

I'm not blue, but we have a LOT of blue rooms in this house. We have ONE more room to paint (which happens tomorrow) and we are DONE with the painting...until we have to touch up around the trim and doors.

The first room is Jennifer's room and the next is our media room. Blue is a tranquil color. Hopefully, it will keep out any bad karma!

Next pic is all the stuff still needing installed in the garage and the last is of a paint spot left on the floor by the painters. After tomorrow, I think I'm going to fire them! :) I will clean up my mess then.

Our first appliance goes in...

How appropriate that the first appliance to go into the kitchen is the wine fridge. What I haven't bothered to ask is where is the wine...?

Next is the tile which has been started in the bathroom, following that are the frosted french doors to the sun porch and finally, is a complete and not so crooked picture of the front of our house. The sidewalk will be poured tomorrow (weather permitting).

Kitchen cabinets are going up!!

Things are really starting to take shape! We have tile on the sunporch, cabinets started in the kitchen and laundry room, and MORE stone on the front porch.

The shingle company came back to assess the multi-colored shingle situation and will hopefully get those replaced this week...weather permitting.

Have you noticed that is has rained just about EVERY day since we started on the exterior of the house? We will likely have about 6+ inches of rain in October...the normal is 2.5.

Another crooked picture of my house. It really does sit level....please note the photographer is part of the wacky paint crew!

Still painting

The first picture is our first sign of "our stuff" in the house. I don't think we're going to move it (unless we have to).

2nd picture is the master bedroom. It will look much better once the crown molding has been installed. The next two are guest bedrooms and the last is the family room.

We could have finished the painting this weekend, but we had to fix the gray. SO, we're not as far along as we wanted to be, but we still made progress. By the way, poor Mike hates every color with the exception of the gold room. He's being a trooper to go along with the plan to see the final product.

Houston, we have a problem!

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We have been very busy with painting. We have purchased so much paint, that our local store ran out, so we bought more on the other side of town. BAD IDEA! It doesn't match. (Yes, we took the can lids so they could match the color numbers...) I think we would fire the painters, but we can't since they are also the owners. (wink-wink)

In any event, we have the dining room painted and the sunporch. It is being prepped for tile.

More fun stuff to come!

Interior doors and trim have started

We are still painting and will likely be at it until Sunday evening. In the meantime, the tile in the master bathroom has been started...AND some of the interior doors and trim has been installed.

Things are really starting to take shape!

We're getting too old for this crap!

We're covered in paint and very tired, but we did start painting today. Thanks to EVERYONE who helped!!! We wouldn't be as far along as we are without it. Mike and I accomplished a big portion of the basement tonight.

They started the stone around the front door today. I'm looking forward to seeing that complete. Hopefully, they will get it done before it starts raining again.

We have tile in our basement bathroom (as well as paint) AND the basement family/pool room has been painted. One pic is before and one is after.

Burying Downspouts and Stomping Ceilings

In the last post I said we would share more photos when the painting started, but there is so much going on today...I had to do another post.

Today, they are burying downspouts and stomping the ceilings. Painting will start Monday. I'm not sure how were going to work this all out, but we will be doing the painting ourselves. Things will look VERY different by this time next week!

Just waitin' for the paintin'

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We have the drywall finished, but with the cold and rainy weather, we have to wait until Monday before painting starts. SO, I will be finalizing the paint colors. If we were ready over the weekend, we would be doing it ourselves. Since the painting can't commence until next week, I think we'll have the regular paint contractor do most of it. I think I would like to try painting in the bedrooms. (Everywhere we have to change colors...)

That's it for tonight. We'll post more pictures next week unless the installing of the stone around the front door starts.

Toodles!

Drywall finishers have started

Okay, so remember about a week ago when I said the siding would be finished?...It really wasn't and still isn't. Instead of being 80% there, we are 95% there (some pieces are on backorder).

The drywall finishers started early and are still there this evening!

Drywall is completely up

We have drywall in the garage and the rest of the house. The finishing crew will HOPEFULLY start tomorrow. Once they are out and the mud is dry, I can get to work with the paint! I thought I had all the colors picked out and now that we're getting close, I'm not so sure. :)

I have a few days to decide. We were also told we could use the paint that doesn't need primer. If that is the case, the painting will go VERY quickly!...once I decide the color....

Dust, Dust and more Dust

Drywallers worked hard all weekend. They ran out of sheet rock, so they will be finishing up tomorrow. Just in time for the drywall finishing crew.

I'll describe the views below each picture.

I am standing in the family room. To the right is the kitchen, to the left is the "dining" room aka music room. Straight ahead is the front door.

This is the music room from the family room. The stairway to the basement is open and will have a rail.

Tray ceiling in the master bedroom.

Lighted art niche in the hallway outside the master bedroom. I already have a piece picked out for that spot!

Beautiful Day - Drywall Started

I made a drive to BEAUTIFUL Southern Indiana today. Before I left, I stopped by to check on the house. The drywallers were there bright and early. Here is the first sheet to go up in the bathroom.

I also added a picture I took out my windshield. It was a lucky point and click shot, but I think it turned out okay.

State Road 37 South - Hoosier National Forest area...

Rain, Rain and more Rain

Messy, Messy, Messy! It has done nothing but rain for two days! The first pic is the view out the front door. Ick!

The good news is the sump pump pit is pretty clear!

The drywall has been delivered and distributed throughout the house. I hear the crew may work this weekend. We might be painting this time next week!!!