I have an excuse, we have been rather busy, after all. So now I'll try to update you on just what we've been doing, and why I've been so busy...
Moving day came and went, followed by unpacking, raking leaves, Christmas shopping, Christmas dinners with family, a cruise in February, and generally tearing the house apart and putting it back together. And we still love it here.
We decorated one room, the office, almost completely, to see how our colour choices for the house looked. We were very pleased with our choices, Sherwin Williams Herbal Wash for the walls and Stucco for the trim. Here are some befores and afters of the office:
This picture illustrates how crooked the ceiling is...or is it the door frame? I can't remember. I think it must have been the ceiling, because if it was the door frame the door probably wouldn't close properly. The darker yellow is a previous colour we found after removing the trim over the door:
The door with the oval window, we're planning on removing and using as our side entrance door. I'm going to strip off the white paint and hopefully the wood underneath will be decent, otherwise we'll have to paint it:
The window sill, also crooked. Previous owners had just cut the drywall to fit around it, rather than fixing the sill!
A diamond-shaped medallion, which Rod removed and replaced with a round one. And, a new light fixture:
Finished! Rod built the radiator cover under the window; isn't he clever?
How do you like the desk? I found it in the garbage and fixed it up:
Here's a 'before' shot of the desk. I painted the legs and stained the top:
The kids are horrified whenever I stop the van to pick something up at the side of the road. I have a couple of dining chairs too, which I painted and reupholstered the seats. My most recent acquisition is a small armchair, which I'll update you on later. Right now it's being kept outside as it smells a bit of cat pee.
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