Painted Walls

Last week proved to be a busy one at the homesite. Jeremy did some work and met the two men who did the priming and painting in the main rooms of the house. He said by the time he left the day he was there they looked like ghosts because there was so much primer covering them! But he also said that they told him they were staying until midnight if need be so they could finish the painting! Our builder allows three colors in the home specs, so I did my very best to choose three colors that I thought would be able to go in bathrooms, halls, closets, and then the main areas like the living room and the kitchen-AND coordinate with the carpet, tile, and entryway's hardwood. As it turned out, all three colors I chose were from the same color family, so they blend well together and transition beautifully into the dining area and kitchen from the living room- and they look great with the carpet and tile we chose! If I wanted the builder to go ahead and paint the bedrooms I could have, but we would have had to pay an additional $150 per color over the three in our allowance! Since I wasn't sure what colors I wanted in the bedrooms (at the time), I asked if they could just prime the rooms and I would paint them when the time came. That was not a problem, so I just had to find the right colors for the master bedroom, the guest room, and the kids' bedrooms. Michael chose a VERY light shade of blue called "First Frost"- he actually calls it "Frozen Blue-" isn't that cute?!? Megan actually has pink curtains in her room that will also be hung in her new room, and she kept telling me "purpo" and "pi-" (purple and pink) when I would ask her what color she wanted her room to be. I ended up helping her out and settling on a light shade of purple called "Little Lilac." The next decision was much harder! I had to choose colors for the master bedroom and the guest bedroom- and I knew I wanted to paint one wall one color and the other three a different color, but I didn't know which ones... I ended up settling on shades of blue, and I went with the same color scheme in both the master and guest bedrooms. Here's the kicker... Jeremy had knee surgery last week AND we got a phone call from the builder saying that the floor crew would be in on Monday (11/24) to start laying the tile in the areas with tile. Wow- that meant that I HAD to get four rooms painted over three days- BY MYSELF. Well, luckily my sister had a day off work and offered to help me paint, so we were able to get Megan's room painted and Michael's room started on Friday. Saturday I worked by myself and I finished Michael's room and got the darker shade of blue painted on the one wall in the master and the one wall in the guest bedrooms. Sunday I had to miss church so I could finish the painting, and my sister came and helped me again. We finished painting the guest bedroom and were able to finish one coat of paint in the master bedroom, but it needed a second coat and we ran out of light for the day. We couldn't turn on any lights because none have been put in yet, so we literally were at the mercy of the daylight each day we painted. Now by this time I have put in three days of painting and I STILL have one more coat to do- PLUS touch ups... So, Monday morning I head back up in hopes of arriving before the flooring crew so I can finish the last coat and do my touch-ups. Turns out that I was the only one there! I finished the job and left- utterly exhausted and GLAD that it was done- but not before taking a few pictures. I'm not sure the colors really show up properly, but you'll get the basic idea. It was cloudy and rainy outside so the only light I had to really show the colors on the walls was the flash in the camera. Here are the pictures:

This is the master bedroom, looking from the doorway toward the corner to the right of the large window. I like the colors better in person than in pictures!


This picture is from the entryway of the kitchen facing the dining room and living room. Again it's hard to see the colors, but the living room is "Latte" and the dining room is "Kilim Beige."

Here is another view of the living room. It's a better representation of the color in there, but I still like it better in person!!

Here's Megan's room. It's hard to tell, but her room is a light shade of purple. It'll go well with her pink curtains and bedding that she has already!

This is a view of the guest room. I painted this the same shades as the master bedroom, with one wall being the darker blue and the remaining walls being the lighter shade. As my sister described it, it's "Smurf Blue" and "Baby Blue." Thanks, Michelle...

Here's a picture of Michael's room. It looks white in this picture... but it's really a VERY light shade of blue. I guess you just have to see it in person!

This picture was taken in the study right in front of the window. Here you get a decent view of the kitchen and dining room (on the right) and the living room- but you can't really see the colors- and the color in this room looks lighter in the picture than it really is!

Well, that's it for paint. The next addition should be flooring and possibly the stone work around the fireplace! After that will be cabinets and trim. Not sure when the doors will be put in, but they're coming soon! Until next time... Happy Thanksgiving- and don't forget to check back in a week or so!!