Our plan was to paint the entire house after the hardwood floors were installed in August 2012. We got one room painted. We under-estimated how long it would take to paint & install new trim. We over-estimated our physical endurance. There was some urgency in getting this done--I had very rashly painted blocks of color on several of the walls to see which color I liked! Can you believe it--I chose none of them! I know...the men out there are saying how much this is like a woman. And the women out there are saying how much they get that. Let's just say that when I saw Revere Pewter on Pinterest, I knew it would be perfect. It's a neutral gray that goes with everything. We also choose Silver Gray for the fireplace wall. Jim says it's not silver & it's not gray. It looks fine though so we're good with it.
Fast forward 19 months. My youngest son Ty & his wife Nicole had volunteered to help us paint. Jim had spent days--no, weeks--painting about 60% of the living area. What remained were all the high walls that come with having a home with clerestory windows. The highest walls were 16' tall!
Ty & Nicole let us know they had a free weekend. We bought paint. I made sure we had ample beer & food. The ladders were in place, the kids arrived & we spent the next 8 hours painting! We had a blast & we finished all but the final coat on 2 walls. Jim finished those over the next 2 days.
Here's Jim finishing up one of the shorter walls
This gives you an idea of just how tall the highest wall is
We're so grateful the kids helped us--we couldn't have accomplished this without their help! This is definitely the last time we're going to paint the interior of this house!
This is a photo of our next project--stay tuned!
Thanks for stopping by! Take good care. I hope spring has sprung where you are!
Dawn
Nope. No chance. Spring has moved to a different country or has taken a vacation. :))
ReplyDeleteNice job, it looks very tasteful. I would have been afraid to use grey. But i really turned out well. Congratulations to all of the "workers" too.
I hope your island shows some signs of spring by the time you get home. Thank you--we're fortunate we have young spry children who live within assistance range! Safe travels!
DeleteOne of the perks of all those years spent raising kids! They do come in handy. :) Looks very nice.
ReplyDeleteTy & Nicole tried to convince us that they were helping us because we helped them move in November. Our efforts were small compared to theirs. You should've seen it before we painted!
DeleteBoy we can sure relate to those projects taking longer to do than they used to. And thank goodness for kids who are young and spry. The results are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandie! Young, spry & willing kids are a true gift! It's pretty amazing how much more time we have to give ourselves. Fortunately, Jim's retired so as he says, he's got nothing but time!
DeleteYou are so right!!! I just blogged about the same issue.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim! Glad to find out we're not the only ones feeling our age! I'll go over right now & read your post!
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