Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Gray, purple, and gold
At the risk of channeling Lakers... I'd like to accent the gray bedroom with yellows and purples... wouldn't a cute yellow end table like this one look cute in my reading corner? 
Would need some functional lighting...like a reading lamp on the yellow table, but one that wouldn't clash with the decals I plan on having on the wall.
To add to the "reading corner" a couple chairs... I'd like to try reupholstering the chair in the garage (which I think may be similar to a parsons chair...except there is a box under the seat instead of legs). And maybe I could incorporate the "texture" that I've been reading about as giving the room depth/dimension/pop.
Maybe something like:
To add to the "reading corner" a couple chairs... I'd like to try reupholstering the chair in the garage (which I think may be similar to a parsons chair...except there is a box under the seat instead of legs). And maybe I could incorporate the "texture" that I've been reading about as giving the room depth/dimension/pop.
Maybe something like:
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
A Study...in Study Design...
So... not sure what kind of room the gray room will be. If Eddie's using the green room as a bedroom, I think we should have a study of sorts in the gray room. I'd like to keep all my arts/crafts/etc stuff in that room, have a space to work, and maybe a space to relax (i.e. a few comfy chairs in a corner).
The only space that I'm envisioning at this moment is the corner by the window...what you see from the doorway across the room. This is where I would like to have the chandelier decals. Originally I was thinking that they would hang above a bed...however if we're not buying a bed for this room, I could see it hanging over a couple of chairs and small side table to act as a reading corner.
Now if I had a reading corner, would I need bookcases? I would like to avoid the thousands and thousands of towering bookcases that we have in the Moreno Valley house, but I would like to experiment with dressing up some bookshelves...
I also don't know what to put along the wall since the door is situated on the left side of the room, almost in line with the wall... I'm worried if we put things there, the view and the room may seem blocked or cut off or hindered in some way.
The only space that I'm envisioning at this moment is the corner by the window...what you see from the doorway across the room. This is where I would like to have the chandelier decals. Originally I was thinking that they would hang above a bed...however if we're not buying a bed for this room, I could see it hanging over a couple of chairs and small side table to act as a reading corner.
Now if I had a reading corner, would I need bookcases? I would like to avoid the thousands and thousands of towering bookcases that we have in the Moreno Valley house, but I would like to experiment with dressing up some bookshelves...
I also don't know what to put along the wall since the door is situated on the left side of the room, almost in line with the wall... I'm worried if we put things there, the view and the room may seem blocked or cut off or hindered in some way.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tropical Green Room
So Eddie's looking for a bed to sleep on while he lives in the green room before I move in.
Here are some possibilities we saw:
Here are some possibilities we saw:
Another catch up
Friday night we had a little date night to Lowes where we checked out some carpet.
Saturday morning I went to the house to wait for the refrigerator repair man to repair our refrigerator, unfortunately they sent out a set up technician and not someone who could actually work on the refrigerator, so I had to get that rescheduled. I mopped the walls for the brown paint and touched up some cabinets before going to my hs reunion (10 years!)
Sunday Mum, Dad, and Andrew came to the house to help paint. We knocked out the rolling of the brown (Dad did at least), Mum and I started some trim. Andrew rolled the doors and swept the pool. Everyone was suitably impressed by my water fountains over the pool. Eddie has taken to calling them my show stoppers. :)
On Monday, Eddie's Grandpa Mario, Grandma Esther, and Dru came over to finish all the painting. Dru rolled the closets. Grandpa Mario did touch ups in all the rooms and cutting of the brown. Grandma Esther, Dru and I did baseboards. The carpet guy came to measure and said that all the facts and figures would be in by this evening. The refrigerator repairman came, fixed the refrigerator (woot), and chatted for a bit.
Jeff and his mom Pam came to check the house out. Eddie's eliciting Pam's decorating advice. I want to elicit Jeff's crazy bargaining skills! Pam also offered to come over and weed on her off days, an offer I am more than willing to take her up on.
Today was a non house day. Tomorrow starts with a trip to the dealership and then cleaning: dusting the fans, scrubbing the bathroom, sweeping/mopping the floors. Minor painting: white touch up the cabinets, brown on the trim in the door jambs, spackle then paint the new wooden piece to the linen cabinet, MAYBE some ceiling paint if it's not too high up... Then furniture shopping with Eduardo.
Saturday morning I went to the house to wait for the refrigerator repair man to repair our refrigerator, unfortunately they sent out a set up technician and not someone who could actually work on the refrigerator, so I had to get that rescheduled. I mopped the walls for the brown paint and touched up some cabinets before going to my hs reunion (10 years!)
Sunday Mum, Dad, and Andrew came to the house to help paint. We knocked out the rolling of the brown (Dad did at least), Mum and I started some trim. Andrew rolled the doors and swept the pool. Everyone was suitably impressed by my water fountains over the pool. Eddie has taken to calling them my show stoppers. :)
On Monday, Eddie's Grandpa Mario, Grandma Esther, and Dru came over to finish all the painting. Dru rolled the closets. Grandpa Mario did touch ups in all the rooms and cutting of the brown. Grandma Esther, Dru and I did baseboards. The carpet guy came to measure and said that all the facts and figures would be in by this evening. The refrigerator repairman came, fixed the refrigerator (woot), and chatted for a bit.
Jeff and his mom Pam came to check the house out. Eddie's eliciting Pam's decorating advice. I want to elicit Jeff's crazy bargaining skills! Pam also offered to come over and weed on her off days, an offer I am more than willing to take her up on.
Today was a non house day. Tomorrow starts with a trip to the dealership and then cleaning: dusting the fans, scrubbing the bathroom, sweeping/mopping the floors. Minor painting: white touch up the cabinets, brown on the trim in the door jambs, spackle then paint the new wooden piece to the linen cabinet, MAYBE some ceiling paint if it's not too high up... Then furniture shopping with Eduardo.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
DIY of the Day (Yesterday)
Went yesterday to Lowe's (my new favorite store!...) to find caulk and a gun to caulk the baseboards and walls. One girl came to help me choose the right caulk and a gun to use. After she left, I found myself trying to figure out how to load the gun. Luckily two other guys happened by and I was able to ask them. I felt really silly not knowing how to load the gun...but then neither did one of the workers...so I felt a little better. My caulk lines were pretty straight and looked clean, it wasn't until I smoothed the caulk with my finger that it got onto the wall, and then stuck in funny patterns because of the surface of the wall. I learned that if I didn't release the tension, caulk would continue to shoot out of the gun with reckless abandon for any floor surface nearby! I also learned that I didn't have to pull on the trigger the whole time, but could pull the trigger, move the gun, and then release the trigger and tension and continue moving the gun until it stopped which would make it a little (lot) cleaner.
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