Tuesday, March 4, 2014

RENOVATION UPDATE #4.....There is paint.

Before I give you a brief latest update on my renovation, I would like to thank all of you for making my friend Cheryl in Wisconsin feel welcome here on my blog.  You guys are the best! I know she responded to every comment and if you didn't see your response, you should go back and take a look.  She's so funny and she had a blast doing it.  She'll be back for another round of "Cheryl Butts In" tomorrow.
Meanwhile...on Mark Street, paint is finally happening.  Whew..I am so sick of primer...15 gallons of it, that getting some paint on the walls was nirvana.  Of course, now I'm getting tired of painting.
Remember my dream bathroom picture?  This one...
Well, I'm getting there.  I painted my ceiling that beautiful blue, my walls are now white and a light/exhaust fan is installed.  My flush mounted medicine cabinets are in and  the lights above are wired, but not installed.  I also have my light above my shower in.  Grout will be happening this week and then the sinks and toilet will be set.  
I have to tell you, when Sam was painting that ceiling I kept hearing a lot of "Oh gee"...and "Oh I don't know about this".  I finally put down my paint brush and went to look.  When I turned the corner and saw that blue ceiling, I just fell in love!  This is my first time ever painting blue in a room and I loved it so much that I painted my bedroom that color too.
It's kind of freaking Sam out, but yet, he paints on singing cheerfully.  I told him, "If the color makes you sing while you paint, how can it be bad?"  The color appears a little more pale in the bedroom because it's such a big room.  I did leave one accent wall white.  All of the trim and the walk-in closet will be white as well.
Because I loved this color so much, I also added one accent blue wall in my craft room.  I'm kind of excited about this because I was having a terrible time picking a color for it and just went with white. (I'm such a safety girl.)  A little bit of that blue will surely inspire me to be a crafting genius, right?
Okay, I have to stop with the blue.  Even I know that.  It's possible that I was so sick of primer that I got a little too excited with an actual color.  Everything else up to this point has been painted white.  Yeah..painting white after 2 weeks of painting primer is hardly exciting.  I painted my laundry room white, figuring I could choose a clever accent color through accessories.
I did the same thing with the 1/2 bath there behind the laundry room.  I envision myself making all of these wonderful colored accessories in my new craft room.  Oh, and Sam had a pretty good idea for that 1/2 bath.  He wanted to put a utility sink in there instead of a regular sink and vanity.  Since it's off of the garage and we are probably the only ones who will use it,  I thought it was a great idea.  I ordered this one from Amazon before he changed his mind.  I also ordered a faucet with a pull out sprayer.  I know I'll be so glad we did it, even if it's a little unconventional.  Surely I can cute up the front of it with some awesome decal or stencil, don't you think?
The family room also got white paint...because I still can't figure out what color I want in there and I've used enough blue.  I want an accent color on the wall that has the pass through, but at the moment, I'm undecided...so white it is.
Oh and remember this pink room from hell???
Yeah.  Several coats of primer and a couple of coats of paint later and it's also white.  Big surprise. (What is wrong with me?) I kind of want to paint another accent wall, but can you have too many accent walls in a house?  Somebody please answer that question for me.  Jacob wanted the room to be red. I just can't do it.  Not even an accent wall.  I can maybe do a red plaid bedspread and a few red accessories, but I do NOT like red at all. (He's 6 and I think this is the second time I've had to tell him "no".)  Right now, he's just happy that it's not pink and there is no longer a toilet sitting in the middle of his room.
So...we are done painting white...and blue.  Next time, a little update on the living room.  Think Brown Sugar.  The grey and white kitchen will apparently be last as my custom counter is still not in.  I did stop by yesterday to check on it.  They were closed due to icy weather, however, I got excited when I noticed the pallets that counters are packed in sitting in their back lot.  Oh yeah...they are huge.  I have a plan for mine already.  (See?  That blue accent wall in my white craft room has already improved my mojo!)
Well, that's all for now, except I'll remind you again that Cheryl will be back with another fabulous post tomorrow.  Want a sneak peak??

36 comments:

  1. Exciting progress! Thanks for the update! I love the blue you chose! It's lovely. Oh, and NO, you can not have too many accent walls!! You are a total crafty genius already, so I can't wait to see what happens in your new craft room! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  2. Wow! You have done a lot already! I've had two blue ceilings and loved them. A neighbor just dropped off a ton of paint at my house. Would you believe it almost all blue? There are 10 cans….he must really like blue too.

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  3. You are on track, Danni! Everything looks fantastic. I love the color you put on the ceiling. :) Gorgeous!

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  4. No, I don't think you can have too many accent walls Danni, it's your house. Sometimes two adjoining walls look good in one colour with the rest in white. Anyway it's all looking great, I love the idea of a coloured ceiling, and I even like the utility sink, just as it is !

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  5. Good for you going with the blue despite all your reservations about it! It looks wonderful!

    xox

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  6. I am in love with your blue ceiling too!!! I just might have to paint a ceiling in one of my rooms and get away from the boring white I have! Cheryl is awesome!! Looking forward to tomorrow! Keep it up girl, you are getting so close to being done!

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  7. I love the blue ceiling! You know I've recently fell in love with blue... almost all my rooms have blue in them now. Everything is looking so good Danni! I know you are ready to get done and get moved in!

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  8. You guys are really coming along, Danni! Love LOVEEEE paint colors!!! I bet when the sun shines in, it's just so light and airy - fresh and zen!

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  9. Sam singing while he is painting reminded me of Suzan's post where she stated she sang while she painted. I don't think I sing while I paint. I use blue language.

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  10. Oh, I love reading your posts on the progress, Danni ! It's almost as if I live it ... I'm sure it's due to a real "need" for any kind of change on my side :-) Blue is my favorite color, but I also realized one can not have the same blue in each and every room, so I have some grey here and there {speaking of paint only} which works quite well with the blue. Can't wait for Cheryl's post - I see some herbs and I am starting a small herb garden soon, as we are heading towards Winter.

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  11. I love blue as well, I find it comforting. Blue walls with white trim makes me feel good. But I never thought of doing a ceiling blue, it looks so nice in your bathroom.

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  12. I love the blue--all of it., especially that blue ceiling. I may get brave and use blue on the ceiling when I do the last upstairs bedroom. My husband will just have to find out after the fact.

    I think your use white is a good choice, too. You are so right about using "things" to add the color. So much easier to change things up when you feel like it. Also, white will be an easy cover if you find you happen to find a paint color you love later.

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  13. The blues are wonderful - wow, you have been rocketing through this project in hyperspeed. Can't believe how amazing the bathroom looks!!!

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  14. I couldn't do red paint, either. You'll be able to do red in other things...red plaid sounds perfect for Jacob. I'm so happy that you are loving your blue color choice. I can't believe the progress you have made! You guys are on the ball. You'll be in your bubblebath before you know it. ;)

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  15. Looking good! That was seriously pink, the white is much better! I love the blue too!

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  16. We have lots of blue ceilings here in the south. I have one in the loft room. Of course, we don't use that room, but the ceiling is blue there. And I love Cheryl's guest posts!

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  17. It's really coming up well Danni I love white walls and I love your accent colour and that it made Sam sing.

    Red walls nope but I love a white room with red accessories :)

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  18. Wow you are doing great!! Our new house had nothing but primer on the walls, except for the living room that was a hideous salmon color. I painted our MB blue. My hubby still thinks I am nuts for doing it, but I love it! Keep those pictures coming!

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  19. I think the blue paint looks fabulous! At least you're taking a chance with color. Despite the fact that I'm the "purple" lady all of my walls are white and my cabinets in the kitchen are white too! So much for white!

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  20. Oh the primer and paint. Hey...I had to do every square inch of priming AND painting! How did you get Sam to take over?? I want a refund. I'm loving the blue and white. :) I'm totally jealous of your utility sink. I want one, and the only place for one is in the basement. :/

    -andi

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  21. Did I read that right?? Fifteen gallons of primer? *bowing down in reverence*

    I think when you're finished with this you're never going to want to see another can of paint again...at least until the next project ;).

    Blue ceilings are always lovely! They're very popular in the south on porches to keep the bugs away, but why not indoors also?? I had a blue ceiling in our prior home in the master bedroom and I never tired of it.

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  22. That blue ceiling is fabulous! I can't wait to see more progress, Danni!

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  23. looks like everything is coming along nicely. It's looking good and I really don't think that a person can have enough accent walls.

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  24. I'm going to get booed here, but you CAN have too many accent walls. Instead, you can take a neutral coloured room and add 3 accents in a colour and everyone will say the room is the accent colour. A neighbour argued that my sisters kitchen was green until we took her in there and showed her the walls were white and only the accents were green. That said, I love your blue!

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  25. Looking good!! I love the blue, I, too, want to paint a ceiling blue!

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  26. Woo hoo, it's getting there!! I LOVE the blue, Danni :) I think it would make me sing too. Hugs!

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  27. Oh, I love your updates. I didn't even realize in your dream bathroom pictures that the ceiling was blue. What a lovely, unexpected subtle element. Love it. Glad you went for it. Also, it made me smile to think of your sweet husband singing as he painted with the blue paint. When Dave and I do home improvement projects, it's rarely that happy :). Looking forward to seeing more.

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  28. Coming along nicely isn't it........................

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  29. I absolutely love the blue ceiling!! I wonder if I can convince Larry to do that in our master bath...hmmm.
    You must be pleased you are seeing progress...hopefully it won't be long now!
    Debbie :)

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  30. It's looking great! I love the blue! I've been wanting to paint my bedroom ceiling blue.....now you've really inspired me!~~Angela

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  31. Danni!!! Your blue ceiling is fabulous...... as is your blue bedoire and craft room accent wall !!! (Don't know why I started using french terms??) Anywho it's a beautiful color, I can see why it makes Sam sing happy tunes. It must feel great to be onto the next phase of painting and past the priming. That utility sink next to the craft room is very clever and really going to be NICE, and even more clever to order it before he changes his mind!

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  32. Oh my gosh!!! Love Love Love it all! I can't wait to see what it looks like when you get unpacked at the home. Sam cracks me up, Hi Sam! And that blue, is a great shade.
    Great talking to you yesterday, miss you.

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  33. I see all is going well. I find it hard to pick colors for a room until I am living in the room. Very inconvenient. That blue looks really pretty. You can still use your black and white stuff in your bedroom. I know this because my bedroom is blue walls with black and white stuff. And if I do it, it's got to be alright.

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  34. Oh and I think Sam is a genius for suggesting the utility sink for the back door bathroom. You should just make a little skirt to go around the edges.

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  35. Danni, yay!! Progress!! I know you can't wait to finish because I can hardly wait and I don't even live there, ha!
    Please please please give Jacob his red accent wall. It won't be bad as an accent wall I promise. There will be the red paint yes, but then you can accent the accent wall with pictures, art, trim, etc and it won't be bad I promise. My sis did her whole bedroom in red and I thought I would hate it but with all the furniture and stuff it really isn't bad:) Though a whole room is a little much, haha!!

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