Long Time Gone....

Painting is happening at long last!!! Suddenly, my house is going from hot mess to polished and pretty. The main body of the house is going to be a putty color, with cream, chocolate brown, and dark red details. You can see the first of the paint going on in the two photos below. By the end of the day, we hope to have most of the front porch area done so we can see what all the colors will look like in place. You have no idea how long I have waited for this day!!!

The siding is nearly done. The front is finished and primed for paint.

On the Lucky Street side of the house, the siding is nearly done. Tomorrow's work is to complete the area above the windows and get it ready for paint. It's been such an eyesore for so long, and I can't wait to see it all fall into place!

The side next to the neighboring house is also nearly completely sided. Only a small amount remains left to do there, and I'm really looking forward to seeing the finished product.

Things are happening inside too. We're in the midst of drywall work on the upstairs hall and back rooms.

I love it when a plan comes together. :)

The Living Room!!!

What a difference a weekend makes!

Nathan came up and kindly donated his weekend to help me paint my living room. We were afraid on Friday that we might not get done with the work, but we managed to get the job completed, and by Saturday night, we even had my sofa moved up from Boonville.

Mom and I cleaned the floors and then moved all of my furniture and entertainment equipment into the living room. Hooray! I can now lounge in my living room on my sofa and watch movies and have a place to have people over! Finally!!! I love it. The color is great, and I can finally really visualize what it will look like once the fireplace, the bookshelves, and the entertainment center are all completed and in place. Sigh. It's really a house at last.

There's still a lot to do with moldings and scraping and painting the woodwork on the stairs, as well as hanging the French doors that go out to the sunroom, but this work made a sudden leap forward in reaching completion.