Full-Blown Renovations Begin Next Week!

Whoohoo! Our construction budget came through, so we're going to be full-steam ahead in about a week!
 Project #1: French doors to the master suite.

Living Room Before and After, Courtesy of Kilz

 After spending 3 years in battleship grey barracks rooms, the husband's only request when we moved in was that we paint everything as brightly as possible. Actually, purple&green is pretty tame for us. Remember when A&M lost in 2008? He painted our bedroom in Texas Burnt Freakin' Orange!

Our eggplant and sage 

But, we're going be getting the house on the market soon, and we realize that not everyone shares our enthusiasm for the color wheel. I was really dreading covering up the three layers of purple that we'd slathered on the walls, but it actually only took 1 coat of Kilz and 1 of topcoat. Hint: tint the Kilz the color of your topcoat.



The finished product with mom's painting in the background.

                                                     

2010 Mount Vernon Tulips

The daffodils are out, with the 2011 tulips soon to follow! In anticipation, here are some of last spring's photos:

With Sepia Retouch

About 7 months pregnant with our beautiful daughter

HWY 536, view or Mount Vernon Veterinary Clinic

Taken Prior to Moving in September 2009

The house was in pretty neglected shape, but the structurals were still good. As you can see, the exterior paint ranged from yellow, to navy, to red and the yard was way overgrown. An oversize tarp hid a hole in the roof.

The interior had fallen victim to what we like to call the "Tequila Sunrise Pallette."

We scrubbed, painted, and re-tiled with the help of some great friends and my awesome in-laws. Pics to follow soon.