I don’t know about you, but when my house was built, it was still very stark. The walls were white, the crown molding almost non-existent and my kitchen, although I picked out the details, wasn’t finished to my satisfaction. My reason was that my builder was so bad (he refused to fix any nail pops if that tells you any thing) and tried to gouge us on the prices so severely, that we figured we’d pay someone else to come in later and do it.
That’s when I started to research. And I was amazed at the selection (overwhelming) and the prices (some dirt cheap, some exorbitantly expensive). About this time, I also discovered HGTV. Wow! It looked easy enough. Well, that’s what I told my husband anyway.
Mind you, we had never done any thing before and I mean anything. I had never even painted a wall before! That’s a steep learning curve, but armed with my knowledge from HGTV and a personal interest in making it happened, I made a list of priorities of what I wanted to tackle in our house….
Super cute
Fascinating project, thanks for sharing so many of the details and pictures.
i feel for you. I’m in an old Victorian apartment that is awkward and painted oatmeal (no clue why). I’m with an engineer, who doesn’t understand the necessity of aesthetics to any degree and has no input farther than “that doens’t seem efficient” or “that’s really girly”. So, my roommate, daughter, and I are brainstorming and in the coming months will be revamping as much as we feasibly can. I am enjoying reading your blog for inspiration!
I can appreciate your posts…..I’ve lived in many houses, mostly new built by us. Currently we are re-doing a townhouse at the beach.
Yes have been there several times, new property to develop, painting, landscaping etc. Would like to settle for an easier lifestyle now but itchy fingers need a new challenge now and then, but no more hard labor ones for me now. [ I hope ]
I just went through your entire blog! You have a fantastic collection, and a very artistic eye. Thanks for visiting “Srisarts” & liking my ‘felt rose’. I just subscribed to your blog!