Long title, right? Ha!
So, it’s the fifth day of the new year and I’m already knocking out one of those goals I set for my home this year: Goal Numero Uno - Painting my living area and hallways.
I headed to Home Depot on Monday and picked up two gallons of Glidden Paint in Natural Linen, a lighter alternative to the harvest gold color that graced my walls from the prior owners. (Please excuse the pillow fort mess and the lovely futon – which, btw, can be yours if interested. Anyone?)
Ahem. Back to the natural linen.
A couple of days, a little painter’s tape, and nearly a gallon of paint later… I’ve already tackled the back wall of my living room and half of the hallway leading to the Master Bedroom. Holla!
I must admit… I don’t know that there’s a more gratifying experience than peeling up that painter’s tape and seeing the clean, crisp line of a fresh paint job. It’s glorious, I tell ya. Already, I can tell a big difference with the way the new wall color reflects light. I can’t wait to see how much brighter my living room is when I’m done!
(And I’m hoping that will motivate me to complete the rest of my living room to-dos.)
Now, the other paint project calling my name is my kitchen cabinets, and I’m about to show you why.
See the interior of the cabinet door? That is Martha Stewart Sweet Cream, the color my cabinets are supposed to be with an antiqued glaze for patina. Now look above door. See the yellow, drippy looking finish?
That, my friends, is what happens when your painter decides to take a short cut and coat your beautiful sweet cream cabinets with an oil-based gloss rather than repaint with a semi-gloss like we requested. It wasn’t that bad when we moved in, but over time, the yellowing has worsened so much so that the once-undetectable drips are now very noticeable.
Ew.
And one more to demonstrate the difference again. Sickening, right? It’s even worse on my laundry room cabinets, which I somehow forgot during that whole Home Goals process. You can bet I’m gonna paint those puppies too!
BTW – if anyone would like to have me review their paint in the process *cough – Home Depot – cough*, I’d be more than happy to help you out. Just sayin’.
So there you have it folks, the 411 on the latest home happenings and hopefully some information that will help you avoid the yellow aftermath that is oil-based gloss.
***Still waiting to hear if I’m moving on to the next round of One Month to Win It. I’ve got my next project ready just in case and will be posting the tutorial for the first round project this weekend.
We moved into our home a little over a year ago. The few months leading up to that were quite a whirlwind… it took over two months to close on the sale of our previous home (after we had already moved out and leased another place), my oldest started kindergarten, then we decided to back out on building a home (losing earnest money in the process) and bought this one instead. To top it off, we were able to sublet the place we were renting (thank you God!) but that meant moving out on a Friday and having the place cleaned and move-in ready for the next morning.
It felt like we were just getting settled when my youngest fell and broke her jaw and our world was rocked again. By the grace of God, she avoided having her jaw wired shut but we still endured six weeks of a blended diet with a three year old (not to mention the corneal abrasion she suffered post-operatively).
Several weeks later, the flu got the best of all of us but my husband.
To say we were exhausted is an understatement.
I had such great plans for our new place, but had no energy to get the long list of to-do’s accomplished.
Along with many other bloggers, I’ve got a long list of things to do in my humble little abode this year, and I am bound and determined to get these all crossed off by this time next year! Here are my:
Home Goals for 2012
So that’s it. Whaddya think? Can I do it?
As things are winding down for the holiday season, I thought I’d share a few snippets of our Christmas…
My daughter’s first letter to Santa… (she got most of what she asked for thanks to St. Nick!) And no, Santa does not have a hook arm – that’s a candy cane ;. Gotta love first grader art, right?
Aforementioned first grader in the giant coloring castle that has taken over my office!
Homemade Marshmallows for the neighbors, made with this recipe from the Brownie Points Blog.
Christmas morning breakfast of homemade waffles and fresh fruit (and hot cocoa with colored marshmallows, of course).
And the girls in the Christmas outfits they wore for about, oh, five minutes. Grrrr. (I made them Santa shirts and red satin circle skirts with Dana’s tutorial, btw.)
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas – can you believe it’s almost 2012??!!
