Oh, the paint!

July 10, 2007 · 8 comments

The other day I decided that I just CANNOT hang with how my house looks anymore.  CANNOT. DO. IT.

We’ve lived here for almost 5 years and most of the walls are still the original white (Dover White, to be exact) that we moved in to.  Flat, white paint.  Yeah, that was fine before kids, but now it’s just disgusting.  The biggest problem is the ceiling height (yes, problem! lol) so we simply haven’t done much painting because (a) we don’t have a really tall later and (b) we’re lazy.  SO, today, I loaded up the boys and we hit Lowe’s for some paint.  Tonight I painted the walls going down to the mudroom and the basement.  Tomorrow, we (Matt & I – he’s really quite the painter with a roller!!) will paint up to our bedroom and then up the stairs to the hallway.  Phew.  A lot of work, but not much wall; lot’s of doorways and cutting in.  It’s amazing what a nice coat of paint will do.  Heck, it’s amazing what a bad coat of paint will do!  🙂

On Thursday, we’re having our carpets cleaned.  Oh, how I LOVE me some clean carpet!!  My steam cleaner is good for occasional cleanings, but there is nothing like a guy coming with a van full of hoses to make me happy!  😀

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<![CDATA[flutter] July 10, 2007 at 3:22 pm

oooo what colors?!

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July 10, 2007 at 10:22 pm

oooo what colors?!

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<![CDATA[pgoodnes July 11, 2007 at 1:03 am

Oh, boring colors. 😀 Oatlands Subtle Taupe &amp; Asiago (yes, I\'m putting cheese on my walls!)

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July 11, 2007 at 8:03 am

Oh, boring colors. 😀 Oatlands Subtle Taupe & Asiago (yes, I’m putting cheese on my walls!)

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<![CDATA[andruden July 12, 2007 at 2:56 am

Cheese on your walls is better than WHITE!! 🙂 I about spit out my coffee when I read \"Heck, it’s amazing what a bad coat of paint will do!\" cause… I was remembering when my Mom got this \"really great red paint\" and was going to do her office. The first THREE coats made the walls look HOT PINK. After like 15 coats of paint… I kid you not… we had it to a dark maroon color FINALLY. But she must have bought FIVE gallons of that color to get there. Man it was hilarious. (I mean, its funny… NOW.) Painting… carpet steaming… HOW EXCITING!! Hope to see some pictures when you\'re done!

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July 12, 2007 at 9:56 am

Cheese on your walls is better than WHITE!! 🙂

I about spit out my coffee when I read “Heck, it’s amazing what a bad coat of paint will do!” cause…
I was remembering when my Mom got this “really great red paint” and was going to do her office.

The first THREE coats made the walls look HOT PINK. After like 15 coats of paint… I kid you not… we had it to a dark maroon color FINALLY. But she must have bought FIVE gallons of that color to get there. Man it was hilarious. (I mean, its funny… NOW.)

Painting… carpet steaming… HOW EXCITING!! Hope to see some pictures when you’re done!

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<![CDATA[amanda]] July 13, 2007 at 4:32 am

Oooh, cheese on the walls! I think half the allure of paint is in the name. We have \"chowder\" in one room and \"mountan pass\" in another. I suspect chowder isn\'t too far removed fram asiago. Mountain pass is a luscious charcoal with traces of purple.

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July 13, 2007 at 11:32 am

Oooh, cheese on the walls! I think half the allure of paint is in the name. We have “chowder” in one room and “mountan pass” in another. I suspect chowder isn’t too far removed fram asiago. Mountain pass is a luscious charcoal with traces of purple.

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