The beginning of the End

We have begun the last and final room of this house to remodel. We have had the real estate agents(Shanne Munns, Andy Birchtold) walk through our house and make final suggestions on touch ups and give us seller's tips. Among those tips, was to put shutters on the windows and paint the door the same color. I got on a Sherwin-Williams color visualizer site and uploaded a pic of my house and experimented a little with color. Here is what I found:
ROCKWOOD RED,
or GARDEN SPOT GREEN? That is the question.

We will be officially listing in 2 weeks, and our home will be open to the realitor's parade of homes home show on the following wednesday thereafter! I have never sold a home before, so this is all a grand adventure to me. I have to say that I am very excited to be moving on to the next project, the new house will be full of them I'm sure.
There will be new possibilities to explore, and a lot more space outside to enjoy! We have learned and grown so much in this house. At times this is all a little bittersweet, but Adventure is calling, and I must answer that call! ;)

One Down, and Only One Remaining

Well, now it's just down to the one room. Clearly the kids are happy with their new room. I love their cheesey/posey faces!
Just a look from the doorway to the east side.
Down the hallway from the last remaining old part of the house toward the new part.
This is the view from the kitchen to the hallway leading to the living room and around the corner to the bathroom with bedrooms on either side.

You know, it's such a nice feeling when something is completed and comes together well. Now it's on to the final bedroom (which will be identical to the one we just finished) and then WE'RE OUTTA HERE!!

The Prettiest Room Yet

Just a look from my point of view. :)
Lookin' so fabulous! I'm so excited at this point!
If you are ever in a position to make the decision.... to bead board, or not to bead board... well, here is your answer.... YES! DO IT!!

Kurt is so handy ;) putting on the new closet door. :)


AHHH the smell of new paint, new doors, new hardware, and new windows. Such a nice feeling.
The view into the newly painted hallway from the new bedroom. Hey, did I mention IT'S NEW? :) HAHA
A look at the NEW HALLWAY from the NEW KITCHEN ;) haha I'm getting carried away with myself, but that's what happens when there are an abundance of late night painters dates! It's just so nice to have it all come together, and to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Oh and one more thing, those doors that are a weird off white color will be the same color as the trim (we will be removing the doors yet again just before we bust up the last and final bedroom, and paint them all together)
We expect to pick up the new carpet on Wednesday June 16 and hopefully have it in and layed by THIS WEEEEEEKEND!!! WOW THAT ROOM WAS FAST! (oh and just in case you were wondering the entire project only costed about $400... BA ZINGA!!)

Painting my house is fun to do, to do, to do, to do!

I am now continuing this long long post by attempting to show the color scheme this room, down the hall, and the other bedroom will have. The wood colored casing area has, as of just now, been painted primer white. See, already this post is outdated. I realize that it seems like it is taking forever to gain such little ground, but there are always minor details to consider like: caulking in seems and where the edges of base and casing meet takes about 2 hours to dry, puttying nearly 100 tiny nail holes (and sanding them down so they can't be seen), and you always have to prime completely before you can paint your actual color on the wall. Not to mention that paint takes 4 hours to dry, and 2 days or more to cure (so the painters tape doesn't pull the paint off when you mask off certain areas for a 2 tone look). Not to fear however, the final color has already been sprayed on the chair rail, bead board, base, and casing. The colors are from Brigham City Paint, and are a PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.
product. They are called: 419-1 Pearls and Lace (trim and bead board), and 419-4 Taupe Trivia (walls).I took this picture of the color chip strip against my green couch to show the neuturalness of the shades (and also to prove to myself that the color "Pearls and Lace" is not white, as it may appear. I won't be offended if you call my room white and brown though. Also, here is a little tidbit of advice for anyone wondering if the brand of paint matters: YES IT DOES! Just for future reference, I like KWAL paint, satin finish. So if (or more likely when) I am doing this again, remind me of that so I can make a quicker decision ;). Yes, it is a little more expensive, and no, it's not quite as convenient to get, but man it looks good!
So, anyways, back to minor details......or small details in a major way! ;) Kurt and I somehow managed to paint(and by paint I mean prime) all the base and casing in the hallway, and finish the casing in the kitchen this morning without a single smudging accident from the circus performers! WOW now that is an accomplishment. Immediately after painting we whisked the whole crew to Ogden (R&R Carpet and Flooring) to pick out the CARPET!!! YAY!! I love picking out carpet!! I wish I would have taken my camera with me, but I think I will save that image until it has been laid in the room. Monday June 14th will be the day we will try to spray the wall color in the room. Our wonderful carpet layer (Jeremy Bensemon, in Tremonton) will be stopping by around the 16th to show that carpet who is boss! He really does a wonderful job, and doesn't charge an arm and a leg to come out (which is why we keep him on speed dial).
I am anxiously awaiting our after bedtime painting date when we will be painting the finish color on the base board and trim: down the hallway, around the bathroom door, around the linen closet door, around the new bedroom door, around and inside the living room entry, around the stairway closet door, around and inside the kitchen entry, and finally around the kitchen/back door area. And now you are up to date to the minute. Don't worry, by midnight tonight you will be behind. Check back for more interesting (if you are interested by this sort of thing) updates next week!

Don't Stop, JUST GO!!!

This room has got to be the record breaker for the fastest turn around for any room in our entire house and history of busting up rooms and re doing them. So without further adieu, I give you before paint, and after paint.


Also, I bid this beautiful hardwood goodbye. :'( A bedroom is so much warmer and cozy feeling covered in rich plush soft carpet. So, even though you are a beauty beyond compare....I must say goodbye to you and cover you up, but know that there will always be the option of uncovering you , revealing your amazing beauty once again.... but I will never see you again. Just One last look
SO, back to what we were talking about....after paint, well primer anyway, the paint will come in a couple of hours (it has to dry...teeheehee)

Yeah, I know, it's sideways but if you turn your head waaaayyyyyy to the left you will see that I have taped the door shut. That means that I have trapped Kurt inside the room until he has completely finished spraying primer all over the room. And so he did