Once marching band
season began my home improvement projects seemed to come to a screeching
halt. I told my oldest that once it was
over she owed me a paint date. Well
marching band season is done and we had our paint date.
With two fresh coats
of Pure White by Behr on the ceiling and walls of the hallway it now looks
clean and bright again. I took down the light fixture and rolled the
ceiling and the walls and oldest did the trim and baseboards. The door to the hall closet got a fresh coat
of paint too and I even removed the doorknob and gave it a couple coats of
Metallic by Rustoleum along with the hinges to make it look chrome instead of the dated
brass.
My youngest finished
painting the risers and trim I had installed late last summer while we worked
on the hallway bringing the stairway project much closer to completion. We still have a few pieces of base trim
missing along the floor and I have yet to trim along the steps in the
hallway. Next spring, once the weather
warms back up I plan to tackle that.
Once the painting was completed I added deck screws to the sub floor in the hallway just as I had
done in the living room and that eliminated a few squeaks. Then I gave the subfloor two coats of the
lavender Ooops! paint I had purchased to seal the old stained and worn out wood. I let that dry overnight. So much cleaner and nicer.
Sunday the youngest
and I got busy and finished up the carpet.
Yaaaay! I am so, so, so very
happy to have the carpeting completed.
It has made an amazing difference!
I will admit, it has been hard to be this close to completing this
project and having to wait, but it is done and I am super excited about it.
After cleaning up
tools and supplies and giving the carpet a good vacuum it was time to hang my
artwork back up on the walls. Then I
just stood back and enjoyed it. It feels
wonderful to have come this far and see how much we have improved our living
spaces. Our house is so much more now and
has truly become a home.
All the work you and your girls did looks amazing! It looks like a new house, bright and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt is like having a brand new home. We love it!
DeleteThis looks beautiful! You do such a great job with everything you do. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your encouragement Stephanie. I really appreciate it.
DeleteIt all looks great! I'm constantly amazed by how much you get done and the transformations in your spaces!
ReplyDeleteThank you Brooke. I am blessed to have really great helpers! :)
DeleteLooks so nice. You make a nice team.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy, Janie
Thank you Janie. We are really enjoying it. :)
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