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.
Rhoda, it looks fabulous! I’m so excited for you. Glad you have a place to call your own. You sure do have some sweet parents to help you out so much.
Wow Rhoda, it is really shaping up and looking great! I know you are so excited! I really can’t wait to see how you deck it all out with your wonderful decorating touches!
How special to be able to have your parents work with you on this project. This house is really starting to come alive! I love seeing the progress.
Your house is looking fabulous! What a TREASURE you have in your parents! Having them help you turn your diamond in the rough to a sparkler is such a blessing! Keep the pictures coming! So fun to see your progress!
Could you please explain how he painted those tall walls wihout getting paint on the ceilings? I also have some really tall walls and we have no idea how to go about painting them ourselves!
HI,Vicki, I didn’t get any pics of him high on the ladder cutting in at the ceiling line. He’s a pro so has no problem with heights and cutting in.
Awww … So he did use a ladder. I see a cherry picker in my future. I am totally thinking about doing the board and batten thing in my living room to cut down on the painting of my 17 foot walls.
I’m so excited for you! Love those windows with all the light coming in, your mom reminds me of mine:)
Rhonda, your new home is looking simply MAVELOUS!!! I am soooo happy for you. I can’t wait to see the “final” pictures!! But in the mean time keep sending the pictures, I love watching your progress. Blessings to you sweet one and your precious family too!
Rhoda
I am soo excited for you! Your house is going to be stunning!!! I have also picked out that paint “moderate white” that I want to use for my living room area. However, after looking at your fireplace and thinking about the one I have, I am not so sure Moderate White will look that great. I have one of those flat faced fireplace that there is not brick hearth and it is gray marble. YUCK – Definitely builder grade mess. Don’t know where to start with it. Its a corner gas fireplace in an awkward part of the room, more for looks that anything. I must rethink the Moderate White against the gray marble fireplace now after seeing yours. I just love your blog and look forward to the updates.
Your parents are ROCK STARS!
Marilyn C.
Rhoda, Hi. Love everything you and your amazing team have done so far and am on pins and needles for your next Reno Update. Cheering you on from my little corner of Mukilteo, Washington! Thanks for sharing with all of us lurkers. 🙂
It is SO much fun following along with you and your family during this process. It’s look so great!!! Your parents are true gems.
simply beautiful! you parents are rock stars!!
It’s gorgeous!! The paint and the board and batten made such a huge difference! You are moving right along and will be living there before you know it! 🙂 So excited for you!
My gosh, the B&B looks fantastic and so professional; it really makes the space. The paint colour also adds so much and brings out all the lovely undertones in the stone fireplace. I love that view from the DR into the Living room. Just beautiful.
CTD
It is coming alive with the white color as your background as on a canvas…it will give you loads of options to experiment with when you begin your decor. Your ROCKSTAR folks are gems. I look forward to your next progress…Love & Blessings, Lady Delores.
I am looking forward to see how this project turns out (and I am sure it’s going to be awesome)! By the way, that chicken dinner sure looked yummy. 🙂
Wow! You’ve made so much progress it’s amazing! Your parents are BOTH rock stars in blog land! What would we do with our parents? Quite an accomplishment at their ages!
Wow! The progress is amazing! It is looking great!
Rhoda,
Take time to enjoy all your hard work for Haven! With you in spirit! God Bless!
The paint colors make the house look twice as big and I love the fireplace wall with the great windows as well 😉 I’m really excited to see how you will decorate afterwards! Kudos to your wonderful parents!
Love to watch how your home is coming along. Wow – bet you are excited. It looks very very nice. Good for you!!!