We interrupt this redo...

We started painting in the craft/sewing/computer room last weekend, Kenneth hates the paneling, but we can't afford to replace it because that would mean redoing all the window and door trim in the room.  So while Kenneth mudded one "accent" wall,

 I decided to play a paint trick with the paneling by painting it with horizontal stripes. I'm hoping that then instead of seeing the verticle stripes from the panels your eye will follow the stripes across.

 

we also pulled up and burned the old carpet. Kenneth even got all the nail edges pulled up while I was painting. It ended up taking three coats, but are your eyes fooled...

my next day off I was going to start painting the alternate stripe. We had picked a color which we both agreed on! No Yellow, No Blue, Pink, Purple, Black, Gray...

"Behr Paint Honeydew"

but when I put it on the wall...

it came out too yellow (on the right), so we went and had it darkened, 

 It's also got painted over to see the difference.

BUT... the girls came to spend the night and since their room looks like this...

I made them a pallet and a tent over it, (their Dad's idea) made from the silk sheet and dining room chairs.

We'll get back to painting on my next day off...

kitchen ideas...

I love these kitchen ideas from Flea market Trixie, go to see all her ideas here.

The Idea...

the color scheme... buckets for nick-knacks and matching bedding (both 60% off)

2 gallons pale pink paint...

and bright colored ribbon...

look what I found in the back of a closet...

BIG window... still trying to figure out what type of curtains.

Bring in my craft cabinet from the shop, where it's been stored for 10 years, (paint it?)
to store the sewing/craft stuff.

Need to buy: black board paint (I have an idea), under cabinet light,
dowel rods for a thread holder, I already have a piece of peg board.

Let the painting begin...

UPDATE: Sorry, this redo is being put on hold while I am away
baby sitting.
Some jobs just have to wait while you go play.

Before...

ever since Sam moved out his room has become... the exercise room,

an extra closet and storage room,

a pantry,

the beginnings of the girls room...

and my sewing/craft room...

Now it is to become "The Girls Room"

I have an idea! I can hear it now, "OH MY" Mom has an idea.
Stay tuned.

We came...

we painted...

inside and out...

we organized...

and created a new laundry room...

New view...

the new view out the kitchen door window.

Putting in the windows...

T & E of Texarkana put the windows in... for the 3 referrals, so far, I have given them they even threw in new shutters. The old shutters were white...please give me your opinion of the new ones, I'm not sure about the color.

this is what they hauled away...

1st window...the kitchen "before"

out with the old...

in with the new...

next up the dining room...

its gone...

so pretty...

the front bathroom... putting in the screws.

caulking the edges...

Oh yeah!

Once upon a time we built a wall...I painted it a pretty blue...

and then they pocked a whole in it...

and started sawing into my pretty blue wall...

I see daylight...

Oh look... a window... (notice the pretty white ceiling fan, yeah we have a new one, now)

and then Kenneth said "Just tear down the whole thing" and we had three windows.

from the front - outside...

and then there were three new windows...

Kenneth is rebuilding the sheet-rock wall, only this time will keep the pretty window.

the last window... Sam's room.

see how pretty they match the screen and the white picket fence.

then they put up the new shutters...

I just love it when a plan comes together. Even if it took 8 years.