Hall paint

The paint in the hall is pretty much done. Just a few touch- ups left here and there. What a long tedious project. I have to take long breaks in between painting rooms. Everything is a mess until it's finished. Here's what the hall looks like now.
Sorry- these photos were taken at night time. It's a wee bit dark.

This is where the closet was ripped out:

The color is a continuation from the living room/ hall. I could have picked something sooo much cooler but I really have a tough time with picking colors. I think it looks pretty good. The floors are just driving me nuts now. We have these great finished walls and these ugly paint splatted, worn floors. November or early December they WILL be done. That means we start sanding the stairs next week. Yay- Can't wait (a little sarcastic).

We stripped paint off the porch windows this weekend. I've come to find that citrus stripper works so much better and faster than a heat gun. It's alot safer on or around glass as well. We'll hopefully sand that area while we work on the stairs. Who know- maybe not.

A temporary solution

The bathroom is complete, for now. I figure if we really do the bathroom the way we would like to it will probably cost around 10-15K. I can't wait to show you photos though. We put up a new light fixture, new pictures, paint, rugs. It's hardly recognizable to us. It feels really clean, which is exactly what we were going for. I'm not 100% in love with the color but hey, it could be worse. It could be purple.

We also added about 12 new plants to our landscaping this weekend. We put in some Salvia, blanket flower, Fiesta Forsythia, and Red magic Flox. We also put down some more mulch. It's looking so good!

I had a very productive weekend- Finally.

I hope everyone is having a great summer so far!