Thanks for your concern...

The last couple weeks have been a little bit crazy. I have had several "concerned" persons asking if I am ok due to the lack of posts. All those heckling...I mean asking me about posting, I apologize, and succumb to your requests...

Caleb is currently across the country learning apple-y things, so before he left, there were a couple projects that needed completion, therefore packing days full of work and running errands. Before he left, we wanted to paint the bathroom and get the laundry room ready for them to deliver our very own washer and dryer this week! The laundromat days are numbered for us, a bittersweet end to that time in our lives :)

Most of the rooms in our house need a ceiling treatment of some sort, but the bathroom ceiling (due to the contractor's work), was nearly complete and just needed priming and painting. Because of this, we were able to do the "real" paint job in the bathroom. We bought tinted primer and "Luau Green" from Sherwin Williams (I've had a swatch of this color ripped out of a magazine for about a year now).

The primer ended up looking like smashed peas on our walls. We were a little frightened the paint color would have the same, unappetizing color, but painted on. Here is the primer with all the plastic:

And the end result:

This chandelier was installed around 2:30 a.m. the morning Caleb had to leave. Apparently, we needed a little humor in our lives that morning because as soon as Caleb had wired it up, we realized we hadn't put the tiniest piece on to enable the base and ceiling medallion to stay against the ceiling. Silly us. Not funny at 2:30 a.m. But still glamorous:

Ignore the pig-colored trim color in the hallway. Just kidding, it's hard to.

This was another late night project the night before Caleb left for CA. He needed to cut the hole for the dryer vent. We bought the necessary tools and cut the 4 1/2 inch hole in our wall. He did a great job, but cutting through plaster almost guarantees a nasty looking mark. Pieces around the vent crumbled and I did my best to paint around it. While Caleb has been gone, I painted the ceiling and walls in here. I'm tired of painting.

Also, since the last post, we have been able to move our furniture down and have been living like normal people. Sorry I didn't clean my house for the pictures. You'll forgive me, I know.

Here's a peek at part of what our ceiling in the dining/living room looks like since the popcorn removal. This is Caleb's favorite spot on the ceiling because he thinks it looks like cartoon scissors.

Happy Friday eve!

Farewell to Looney Toons

Tuesday was supposed to be our grand day to move all our furniture down so we could have a normal living space again, but last minute, we decided we couldn't take the Looney Toons anymore. We weren't planning on painting until we had the ceilings done (who knows when) because inevitably, the walls will be ruined if we spent money on paint once we worked on the ceiling. However, since we couldn't bear the thought of living with Bugs and Daffy for very long, or the thought of spending a bunch of money on paint, a great idea was suggested to Caleb by our good friends. They suggested heading over to Habitat for Humanity and picking up "oops" paint. Each gallon is $5, so we figured we could spare some cash on that. Since they are "oops" paints, none match each other, so we bought 3 different shades of tan and mixed them in a big bucket. We also bought a dark brown for the dining room, but there wasn't another shade close to this at Habitat, so we ended up matching it at a paint store to finish the second coat.

Needless to say, we did not move our furniture down and have spent the week painting. We have been quite pleased with the results and will be able to wait out the ceiling thing a while with our new wall colors up. Enjoy the death of Looney Toons:

Glamor Shot Chloe

This was the kitchen while the floors were being redone and while they were curing.

Adios!

Ok, before the Looney Toons die, we also thought our shower was going to be done on Tuesday. It almost was. They came to install it only to find out the small glass section on the corner was the wrong size and had to be cut down. They said it'd be a few days.

Caleb's usual cheery self.

Our friend Jenna was excited to help us kill the Looney Toons. Thanks Jenna!

Bye Bugs.

I got to kill off Daffy. Sorry for the strong, murderous language. We were sick of them.

This looks like some creepy Hansel and Gretal setup to me.

We just finished the last coat today on the dining room and are waiting for it to dry. We will FINALLY be able to move furniture down. Almost two months of waiting! We've learned quite a bit of patience. Kind of. :)

And AT LAST...the contractor did return on Friday...much to my surprise and glee, and completed the shower. We waited 24 hours to use it, and it was a joy to shower in our own house and not have to get in the car and drive home from a friend's house after a warm shower.

More to come soon....we're far from finished!