Last week wasn’t too eventful, although every little bit helps. We are still trimming out windows and starting to paint the trim. After our whirlwind priming party, we are officially on the first coat of trim paint and it will take 2 to get that job done.
We had a great painting party earlier, so if any of you would like to come out this Friday for more painting, we’d be glad to have you. Let me know if you can make it, seems that Friday will work best for the girls who are coming. I know everyone has busy schedules!
I added one more little detail to the board and batten in the dining room. A little ledge to go around the top just finishes it all off. And paint of course. I love this little detail and we hunted down a small trim piece that would work on top.
Here is the mitered corner and how it comes together.
The fine folks at Frogtape sent me rolls and rolls of this wonderful green tape to keep our painting projects neat and tidy. It works great to keep paint from seeping where you don’t want it.
I taped off my gray walls that had already been painted and we worked on getting one coat of trim paint on the board and batten.
Sheila came back one day and we got that done in a few hours. I like to use a small roller for this kind of job.
A small roller and trim brush (yes, I need a new one, I know!) will get the job done.
And this is with one coat of semi-gloss trim paint in Sherwin Williams Pure White. I painted the rest of the walls above in Rockport Gray by Benjamin Moore. I really like the high contrast of the 2 colors together and this is going to be a fun room to decorate. Can you see my big honkin’ square Ballard’s lantern hanging here? Oh yeah, I can too!
From another angle, looking out to the porch. It’s gonna be beautiful!
Got one coat of trim paint on the kitchen windows too. This is one bright room. In fact, one thing I love about this house is all the light that comes in. I can’t stand a dark house. I thrive on light coming in and a dark and gloomy house depresses me. Some houses let in more light than others. I feel so blessed that this house is so light and airy and lets in plenty of light from all rooms. That makes me incredibly happy!
Next, we moved on to the windows in the den. They are pretty sad and pathetic. Evidently when new windows were put in this house, they never got properly trimmed out. Our way might not be proper either, but they look a whole lot better now than they did then.
There were big gaps that had to be filled in so that we could nail up the trim boards, so dad filled them in with some smaller pieces of wood.
He evened it all out so that the trim would sit flush on the windows once we got it nailed up.
Sad, huh? All it needs is a pretty surround to make it look so much better and that’s what we did. Me and my trusty nail gun at the ready! My dad is funny with the nail gun. He likes it now, but wants me to shoot it. If it is laying there and I’m not around he has used it a time or 2, but wants me to use it most of the time. Fine with me! That thing rocks my world. He claims now that he does like it and it does save us a lot of nailing time.
He got out his hand saw to make a window sill. He measured and measured this step for about 10 minutes, complaining to me that things that used to come to him so naturally, now he has to really think about them. Math stuff. I know how it is. I’m already feeling that too.
He’s so cute and after all that figuring, even though the cuts weren’t perfect, they were fine once I added some wood putty. He was aggravated with himself for not getting it perfect, but we are not aiming for perfection around here. Done will work for now. 
The window sill goes into place.
Covering up some of those gaps. That’s the idea, hide the ugly.
Then a bottom board is nailed in underneath. We are going for a Craftsman style on these windows.
And here it is all done. I went back and caulked it all and it is ready to paint now.
It will look great painted white and the walls will be Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray.
Next, we moved up to the little foyer where these tiny windows are located. They are SO rustic and rough and falling apart, so we decided to replace them with at least smoother 1×4’s that will look better primed and painted. These old cedar boards are just ugly.
Nothing pretty about this at all.
See how rough they are?
So, that’s the next job. Taking down the old and cutting new boards on the miter saw and adding a trim piece to the inside. Then I’ll caulk and paint these windows.
Step by step, bit by bit, things are coming along. I know we have accomplished a lot already, but it sure looks like there is SO much more to do. After we finish painting all the trim, we’ll start on the walls. I’ve already picked my paint colors for the most part. Since I’m not getting all new furniture and everything, I can figure out what colors I will need. I’m going with green in my office again, cause I just love it so much. And the main color will be that Sherwin Williams Moderate White, a nice warm white that I think will show off my furniture to perfection.
That’s week 6! We are still working hard and hopefully next week, there will be even more progress. Thanks for following along our journey, it’s fun to share with all of you!
Everything is coming together and you will have a beautiful home when you are done. I love the Moderate White and the Gray you are using. Your beautiful furniture will look great. I am with your Dad, I have to think about things awhile sometimes. Glad he likes the new nail gun.
I love, love that dining room. It is all going to be beautiful!
I find your posts about the transformation of the house totally fasinating. Best ever in fact.
Also….I love your parents. They are just incrediable.
Rhoda,
Progress! Love what you have gotten done. If I lived close, I would be there to help! I wanted to share a tip I saw on tv once about adding molding to doors and windows. My husband had done our front door and I’m sorry he didn’t do this: Instead of putting the molding up covering all of the window or door casing, they say to leave a half inch “reveal” (or step) which adds a tiny detail that makes a difference. Every time I look at my front door I see where we missed an easy opportunity to add that detail and it bothers me. So, instead of lining up the molding to the casing, just push it back a half inch or less all around if you would like. Your sill would have to be an inch longer to accommodate the added one inch (half in on each side). If you look at the pic with the old cedar fame you can see a small reveal detail between the old trim and casing. Just thought I’d share since you have taught me so much. 😉
–gina
Congrats on all the great progress on your new home! How exciting to see everything coming together! It looks awesome! I love the paint colors for your dining room too! and if I lived closer, I would certainly come over, pick up a paint brush and help out:)
Well Rhoda,
As you can see, we all want to adopt your parents. Especially those of us who don’t have parents in this world any longer. Who could ask for more support?
Since Haven is 3 weeks away, I just want to make sure the shows still in! Traveling across country and haven’t heard a thing!
Barbara
Looks like its coming along beautifully! Loving the walls in the dining room! I am back in town now starting next week for a few weeks, so I’ll continue to check back to see if you still need help!
Love your dad! What a treasure of memories you are creating together. Just think how much more special your house will be to you with your dad’s touch where ever you look.
I love seeing all that you are doing…it’s inspiring me to new projects too!
Wishing you an extraordinary day!
Oh my—what great & beautiful progress you all are making!! There are no words to describe just how priceless to have your dear parents there helping each step of the way….the memories you are making!! I love reading your progress reports & can’t hardly wait to see it all come together! Blessings to you & your sweet parents!!
Bummed that I’m not going to be in town Friday! Going to “LA” to help give a wedding shower. Would love to help you anytime!!! I’m in Canton, GA, so if you need a hand, give me a shout out! I got a nail gun and air compressor for Christmas and I’d love to use it.
Dear Rhoda…you hit the jackpot in life when you got your Mama & Daddy.
Question – in the den, are you going to just paint over the paneling? or cover it with sheetrock up first, then paint? I have a room that is paneled but not sure the best way to cover it to update the room.
Can’t wait to see how this turns out for you.
…simply wonderful…you and your family…the house is too…blessings laney
Wow! your really getting on with it, I’m very impressed. I’ve been in my cottage for a year now and still haven’t done the main bathroom which is a simple paint job. Watching the progress on your house has made me decide to get the paint brush out tomorrow and paint the pale pink bathroom windows with a fresh coat of white.. they’ve been bugging me for a year!
Lee ☺
Rhoda, What a great difference you and your parents have already made, Your new home is looking so beautiful and nothing is in it yet, I can’t wait to see the end result when everything is in. It will be stunning.
Everything is looking so pretty. I’m amazed at the transformation of the window framing and I really like the craftsman look. You must be feeling so proud!
Sharon @ mrs. hines class
I am loving this family house reno! You guys are doing such an awesome job! I have one question, how do I find the other weeks? Is there a page where they are all in order? Ya’ll make me want to go out, buy a house and renovate it!
I can’t wait to see the end result 🙂
Hi, Tracye, I’ve got the whole house renovation under the Category: House Renovation and there is a small pic of the house on my sidebar that says “Follow my House Renovation”. If you click that house pic, it will take you to all the posts under House Renovation. You can start at the beginning and click all the way through Week 11. Thanks for stopping by!