So Nate and I will be hosting Christmas and New Years at our place this year. I am really excited. I love this time of year and can’t wait to get our first Christmas tree and decorate the house up! To be ready for all the holiday cheer – we have a long list of [...]
Archive > November 2009
Bringing the beach to the valley
Because the days are becoming shorter and colder, I have been supplementing the outdoor paint job with another inside – our front room. We have decided on an soothing beach theme for the front of the house. The walls are being painted a neutral grey with a feature wall (the back of the kitchen cabinets) [...]
Sneak Peak
I couldn’t wait to see how the house looked when Nate and I got home last night, so I made him shine the headlights on the house so I could take this shot! I feel like a kid on Christmas morning!! I am so excited to see the final outcome of this long term project.
Chopped Celery Reigns Supreme!
The painting has begun with our winning color – Chopped Celery. I am so excited to see the finished product. Terry is painting the front of the house today.
Update on paint choices
We wanted to make sure everyone saw the difference between the electronic paint color and the actual color on the house. There is quite a discrepancy! Anyhow – we have until this weekend to decide so vote now!! We are so close to getting the exterior painted, but with cooler temperatures we have our fingers [...]
Narrowed it Down to Two
Nate and I have narrowed the house paint color down to two choices. (Note: Below are electronic versions of the color choices, but really don’t represent the actual colors very well. Look below to get a better sense of what they will look like on the house!) Here’s Norwich Green in person. Chopped Celery is [...]
Halloween Recap
Our first Halloween in the new house was awesome. I was determined to go big with a front porch fully decorated to entice the trick-or-treaters. I think I succeeded. Here’s the rundown of what I did. Be spooky All the house painting prep was a benefit to make our house extra scary. We looked old [...]
