Week 9 was a highlight for sure! I’ve been waiting for this day ever since we closed on the house. There’s nothing wrong with blue paint in and of itself, it’s just not what I wanted all through the house. I want lighter, brighter and airier and those tired blue patched walls were not it.
So it was with much rejoicing that I watched the painter cover up those blue walls and my beautiful creamy warm white walls took over.
We called in our friend, Jimmy, a retired friend of the family painter who sprayed the ceilings a few weeks ago. He knows how to paint those tall walls much faster than we do, so it was worth it to get some outside help for this room. My dad helped a lot too by cutting in next to the lower ceiling and windows and doors.
I kept working on painting more of the board and batten. Inside the boxes took several coats of trim paint to cover the old blue, but it’s looking good here.
New Wall Color: Sherwin Williams Moderate White
Trim Color: Sherwin Williams Pure White
Wall color in dining room, above board and batten: Rockport Gray, Ben Moore
Looking down to the den.
The windows coming in the small foyer are really pretty now with the new trim and bright white paint. You can see how we joined the board and batten to the windows and I just love how the detail of the board and batten adds so much to this space. So glad we took the time to do that, it was only an additional 3 or 4 days of work and not much money at all.
Top of the stairs trim added.
We used some left over trim pieces and made them work here.
Light switch trimmed out and painted.
Close up of the joints.
A lunch break on the porch with a fried chicken lunch was a much needed rest for all of us.
Fried chicken dinner from Publix, our fave place for chicken when we buy it out.
My sister stopped by to check on the progress.
After lunch, coat #2 went up and then it really came alive.
After…..beautiful. Just what I had imagined in my head.
Love the way the new creamy paint looks with the stone fireplace now. Do you see why I love this wall of windows so much?? All this light coming in makes me so happy.
The stairs.
Love this shot from the dining room to the fireplace. The gray of the paint really pulls out the stone colors now.
Living room looking into dining room.
Board and batten up the stairs.
Looking to the front door.
Looking down the stairs to living room.
Stairway and hall up stairs.
From master bedroom door looking down hallway to living room.
I got the grass cut again last week and it was looking nice outside. That big pile of rubble is the old flooring. We’ll get a dumpster in here soon to take it all away.
One more demolition project that we got done last week was getting out this old tile floor in my vanity area. I hired Debbie’s son, Andrew to come over and give me some help. Glad to get it out of here and it will be ready for some hardwoods now.
Mom’s been working hard too. As we painted, she got in the hall bath and cleaned out the rotten bottom to it. It had completely disintegrated into sawdust after an apparent leak. For now, we’ll build another plywood bottom in here and I’ll paint it out and use this vanity and countertop for awhile until I can afford to gut it and start over.
These pics are on the fly and not the best, but wanted to document everything. My mama is such a hard working woman, she can outdo me any day when it comes to cleaning things up. She has really helped keep the place clean and swept up and I appreciate her so much too.
That’s the big progress for last week. Getting all those walls painted was a huge milestone. We got one of the bedrooms and master bedroom painted too (same color) and I forgot to take pics of those. I’m working on my office too and I’ll show you that soon. It’s going to be a brighter color, wait til you see!
Thanks for being excited with me on this house reno. I love to read all the comments that y’all leave me! I’ve told my dad what a rockstar he is in blogland, but he just laughs. That is totally not in his world at all.
It’s fun to watch the amazing progress you all have made. Everything looks so good..love your colors and all the woodwork details.
For the dumpster items you might want to consider a bagster from Home Depot. They are huge heavy duty bags that
you buy there for about $30.00 and once you have filled them
Waste Management comes out and with a kind of crane thing
loads the bagster on to a truck to haul off. It doesn’t look like you have enough for even a regular size dumpster. These are really big
and hold a lot. They charge $99.oo for the pick up. Still less than a dumpster. You may already know about these, if not they are
very convenient.
Debby, I do know about the Bagster & it’s definitely a possibility. I’m gonna check it out! We still have some other kitchen & bath cabs to tear out, so it is quite a bit more than just that pile of rubble. There’s lots under the deck too.
It really is beginning to look great! I was just waiting for a paint/construction company to feature you with stuff. Yay!
Wow! What a transformation. You and your family have outdone yourselves, Rhoda. It’s really beautiful!
your house is looking FANTASTIC! it’s so bright in that living room now. i love your house renovation posts. :o)
Rhoda, Everything is looking great. Can’t believe all the improvments and how pretty everything is. Your Dad and Mom ROCK. When you get ready to work on the yard you should start a plant swap. That would be fun. That is way in the future. Can’t wait to see what happens in week 10
I’ve really been enjoying your posts – inspiration of how you can turn a house into a beautiful home. Can’t wait to see the finished product. You are so blessed to have a Mama and Daddy who are so talented and willing to help you with the transformation.
It is looking so great!
Rhoda,
wow its all coming together so well. Looks great. What a great blessing to have all that wonderful help from your parents and friends.
Hi Rhoda, the progress is really good . God bless your precious parents.This house will always be a blessing to you because of the wonderful memory of all there help and hard work.Everyday you work more transformations take place , and before you know it you will be bringing in all your boxes to unload. I am really happy for you , I hope this has been a pleasurable experience for you.Carole
That is such a cool layout your house has! I can see why you are so excited about your redo. Looks like fun and you are making memories with all those wonderful people who are chipping in to make it happen. love that! Stop and see me at Quirky Vistas sometime.
Liz
Your house is looking great! I’m so excited for you!
I love watching your house transformation. It is awesome. Your Mom and Dad are wonderful. You really know how to bring a room to life. I would love for you to work your magic in my home. I will be anxiously watching for your next house update. I am so happy for you.
Love your renovations. Haven’t seen one thing I don’t like! Your Dad is a real pro! Can’t wait to see the next update!
So excited for you! It looks so good! I love the shot from the dining room into the LR of the fireplace – it looks great 🙂 I showed my hubby the board and batten that y’all did and told him we could do it, too! I think I’m wearing him down!
Hugs to your mom and dad, I think we are all fans of them both. Agree with you on how well the new paint color brings out the stone fireplace surround. Love watching all the progress…!
I get so excited every time I stop by here and see more of the progress you’re making on your house. It’s looking great! And I like that it’s such a family project. All the love that’s going into it will no doubt make it feel like home. 🙂
Can’t wait for the next installment of House Renovation!
I love the updates to your renovation! As you walked us through today I started to feel excited to see you moved in an decorated. It’s a stunner and your parents are amazing! I could use your Mama here!!!!!
I love seeing your diamond in the rough become more polished each week! Your color choices are stunning, and the board and batten adds such character. What a wonderful home you are creating with the help of your precious parents! So happy for you!
Looking fab Rhoda!
xx