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, your home is coming along beautifully! Your Mom and Dad are indeed blessings!
I’m SO enjoying seeing your remodel progress. It’s really starting to look beautiful…can’t wait to see the finished product!
Looking good!!! Seeing your hard working mom and dad makes me miss mine even more.
It’s looking really great, Rhoda! I am loving the color in your dining room!
See you at Haven!
xo-Lisa
Looking soooo beautiful! Your family is precious.
Rhoda,
So happy for you! I love watching you transform you home! My home was very similar to yours when we first moved in with dark walls and trim and beautiful stone fireplaces. I had the same exact vision you had, and it was so rewarding to slowly achieve what I had envisioned in my head for so long. Can’t wait to see more progress as you go along! How sweet that your parents are there to help you so much along the way! You are so truly blessed! Hope you have a wonderful time at Haven! Looks like such an AMAZING even ya’ll put together!!!!
Hugs
Virginia @livelovediy
Rhoda, you are a true visionary! You’re an inspiration to people looking to take an older home and turn into a work of art on a budget (like the real world lives). Blessings. ~ Buffie
Oh, honey, things are looking good! Your house renovations posts are fast becoming my favorite “reality program!” LOL I just love it and I know you are just itching to get in there and decorate. It will be beautiful. I can’t wait to see the finished project, but in the meantime, I am enjoying the show!
Rhoda, watching you and your parents transform your house has been an inspiration to me. I look forward to your renovation posts each week.
I love the paint colors you have chosen for your great room and dining room. They look beautiful!
this is better than watching a favorite t.v. show! I look sooooooo forward to each episode! Thank you for sharing all of your secrets as you renovate this darling home!
This house has so much potential, and it’s so nice to see how you are bringing that out! The rooms now, with the new paint look so refreshed and light, what wonderful colors you chose. And I have to say, you have the best parents in the world.
I have really enjoyed watching your reno. It is going to look SO different from when you bought it!
Your dad so ROCK! That paints has made such a great difference. Things are coming together. I know you are excited and I’m excited for you.
This house looks totally different already. What a terrific job so far. Loving the board and batten – it makes such a difference to a room or hallway.
Jeannette
This is turning out to be such an awesome renovation! I love the stone fireplace, the light and bright paint, and especially the board and batten. We used it in our powder room and it came out great; after seeing these pictures, I think we may need to do it in the hallway, too. And I’m sure you know this, but your parents are total warriors. I love the way your mom went ALL IN on that bathroom cleanup. 😉
Rhoda,
I’m as excited for you as I would be for myself! You’ve gone through some rough times and now the Lord is blessing you for your faithfulness to him with this home. What a great job you are doing and how wonderful to have parents who support you some completely!
I had tears of joy streaming down my cheeks as I enjoyed this wonderful post. It is delightful to witness God in His mercy redeeming the ashes of our lives on this earth. I’m rejoicing with you and for you, dear Rhoda!
Gosh its really coming along wonderfully, you have done so much already. I love the sloping ceiling in the “Great Room”, I think that’s what you call them in the USA.
Eagerly looking forward to the updates.
Lee
Had to do a ‘lurker’ shout-out to your parents….they are the bomb!!!!! Not many things make me comment, but they are SO adorable, I am compelled to do so! 🙂
Rhoda, 1st Have a Wonderful Time at Haven, I know it’s going to be a huge success!!!
I just love your pictures of you and your dear parents working together. I can see where you get your youthful looks and energy from!!
Your vision is coming together….I love, love how the color in the DR picks up on the fireplace, brilliant choice.
What a light and airy home you are creating….all on a budget with DIY labor….I’ve enjoyed this adventure of yours so much….best of blogland for sure!