My House is Asking for More Money, AgainSunday, March 05, 2006Every year, my wife and I decide what part of the house we are going to give some attention. Our house is only six years old, but it requires maintenance like everything we own. Last year we painted the living room, the downstairs hallways, foyer and the parlor. I also added some extra wainscoting. The foyer is 22 feet high, so the painting was not easy. It was rewarding when it was all done. We bought some new furniture for the living room and then we were done. We did a lot and watched our pennies. The furniture was on clearance at a furniture store that was shutting it's doors. I did all the labor, so we bought just the materials, like paint, wood for the wainscoting, paint brushes, etc. This weekend we started on our home improvements for 2006. We are going to redo the girl's room - new paint, closet storage, curtains, and linens. They will be thrilled. The other major project is what we call the "family" room. This is where everyone hangs out to watch a movie or read a book. This room has become a challenge. The carpet was a Berber that was installed incorrectly when we built the house. We have a nice seam that has unraveled running the entire length of the room. Neither the builder nor the manufacturer stood behind their defective product and installation. We are looking at new carpet, a new color, blinds, curtains, new lights, repainting all of the trim, and some furniture changes. Basically a makeover. We ran around all weekend looking at furniture. It was fun at first, but quickly became exhausting. Furniture stores either want too much for good quality or want too much for mediocre furniture. They always want more than the stuff is worth, so it drives me crazy to go furniture shopping. We chose a paint color for the family room and bought a quart to put a little up on the walls to test it out. The first color was all wrong. It looked nothing like the microscopic strip that we based our decision on. We picked a second color and another quart and painted over the 5 or 6 places where we painted. We love this color. So now I have a month's worth of work to do to make sure that our home feels the love. It all seems so overwhelming right now, but I know when we are done we will be glad we did it. And we will have two "new" rooms. I guess I will run up and see if I still like the color, now that it is dry. If I do, I can start on the trim. Yeah!!!!!!! posted at 3/05/2006 08:00:00 PM |
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1 Comments:
Arrrrrr the repaint.
I would recommend getting all of your paint mixed at the same time though. The one quart you got might be right, but a further purchase of the "same" color might not exactly match.
If you didn't life half-way across the country from us, I'd offer to help, but there you are.
Good luck.
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