Monday, September 1, 2008

Labor Day. Literally.

Today we labored. We did a whole lot of work and got almost nothing accomplished!

We finished painting the front bedroom and the ceiling of the master.

The front bedroom:


I don't have a picture of the ceiling in the master. It is basically the color above (Lotus Flower) above the color First Sun by Valspar.

We also got to work on the outside of the house, ripping down the awnings. FINALLY!

Gone is the back awning! (before and after)



The front (before and after):



The aftermath:


We also broke out Erin and Mark's chainsaw and decided to massacre the huge hedges and bushes in front of the house:

The hedges (we caled them soldiers):


Chopping away!




We cut back the hydrangea too:



Our newest pile of trash:

We were unable to dig out the stumps and we did not even want to tackle the multiple birds of paradise plants. Yuck! Our neighbor gave us the recommendation of a tree trimmer and I believe we will be calling them ASAP.

We also met with a painter and discussed some options with him. We are probably going to sand down and paint the windows as opposed to replacing them completely. This is our exterior paint inspiration house (a neighbor's the next street over):

The house is grayish green with white trim, navy shutters, and a red door. Exactly what we want!


Oh, and here is a picture of the finished tile in the laundry room area.


I also moved in some coats and linens into the linen closet. I can't believe we are actually starting to move some things in!

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