COMPUTER ROOM MESS!!!

Yesterday I was madly cleaning house, when my husband, Bob, said don't bother with the computer room as I'm ready to start work in there!!! We always have a list going of upcoming projects; one of which has been the computer room. It has been neglected and not painted for 10 years. Bob loves a project and always has to have one going, but I let him set his own schedule. So, when he says go, I go with it!!!!!

The first two pictures were yesterday - he was moving right along removing wallpaper, and dismantling the bookcases.

Now today, he started to put up the new crown molding!!!
I'm excited; but look at the computer all squashed up with a mess of wires!!!

The point of this post is that as fast as he is moving, at anytime I may not be able to access the computer. Therefore, I may be a bad blogger for a few days. I do have some posts prescheduled. Just bear with us as we are going to paint the bookcases, etc. etc. in addition to the crown molding and new paint on the walls. Hopefully, I'll have a refreshed room to blog about when we are done.

Till then,

Sally

THE KITCHEN PROJECT IS DONE FOR NOW!!!

Every summer we usually have a big painting project. Last year, we painted the outside of the house; and this summer it was time for the kitchen cupboards. This was something we had talked about for several years knowing that a lot of people consider painting natural-finished wood a BIG no-no. After 22 years it was time to do something to those cupboards. They were quite weary looking, plus it has always been so dark in the kitchen. There is very little natural light as the only window opens out north onto our screen-in porch.

After all, it wasn't as though the cupboards were custom, hand-made cherry cabinets. They were 1980s builder-grade oak cabinets; so, the decision was made to paint. We did a trial run on the bathroom cupboards using a primer coat, two coats of satin paint, then two coats of polyurethane with lots of sanding in between. We liked the way they turned out, so we decided to forge ahead. It took us a month in a mess, but the painting part is now done; and we are very pleased.

The above picture is the way they looked before. We also took out the old, cheap fan over the stove and installed a new micro hood. In the future, I would like a chandelier over the meat block and a new rug.

Is a room ever done?