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Thursday, January 16, 2014

The battle of the wallpaper... it's over. I won. It was a battle of palm trees versus flamingos. (Sadly, the original wallpaper that we had our hearts set on was not appropriate for a bathroom.) Both papers are fabulous and very unique, but as most of you know, I have a soft spot in my heart for animals.

"What wallpaper did you choose for your powder room?"

"It's black. With silver and turquoise flamingos."

"Huh?"

"I said, silver and turquoise flamingos."

"Why?"

"Why not." It's just wallpaper, people. Relax. And enjoy.

It will look stunning with my JA sconce. And it's much more practical than Ben's compromise of purchasing the Palm Jungle wallpaper and adopting a real flamingo for the backyard.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Ready to paint!

That's a wrap. The drywall is finished and primed. We chose to do Level 4 flat walls so it required three, sometimes four, rounds of mud and sanding. The ceilings are painted. If you've painted a house, you know that the most difficult color, by far, is the white of the ceilings and trims. People say, "white is not a color," but believe me, it is! And for some reason too many whites lean taupe. A sad, sad thing. (I hate taupe. It is almost as bad as building a brand-new house and saying, "I think I'll paint the walls khaki.")

The best, clean white we've found: Sherwin-Williams "Extra White", SW 7006. It goes with green, blue and gray. It kind of just disappears (and isn't that what white is supposed to do?) but can also hold its own in battle. Contradictory, yes. But it's just what we needed.

Oh gutter guy

A letter to the "gutter guy"...

Dear Gutter Guy:

This just isn't going to work. What is this? What are those things? Why did you decide that your gutter concept would look nicer than what is called out on the plans? I've never seen something quite so U-G-L-Y.

It will have to be re-done... like immediately, since we're supposed to start painting TODAY. We'd prefer something a little less noticeable and maybe a bit more "clean." Oh wait, if you could actually just follow the plans, that would be awesome.

Thanks,
Homeowner

And P.S... The gutters on the other side of the house blew off in the storm over the weekend so maybe some additional nails? Screws?