We have PAINT on the walls!!

The crew has been working hard on the top floor trying to complete it.  They are almost done and now getting the painting done.  Next week the floors will be done (YAY!) so they are trying to get as much finished as possible before then. The pictures are "in progress" pictures but you can get an idea of what the finished product will look like.

When picking the color for the central hall in the house we went with a color that would look good on all 3 levels because it would be on the walls that go up to the second floor and also down to the basement.  I'm very happy with the color we chose.  It is a blueish grey and looks great next to the dark woodwork.  Because all of the lights don't have bulbs in them yet, it might be hard to see the true color and it even looks like a different color in certain spots, but it looks beautiful in person!

 

 This is the bedroom at the back of the house on the top floor.  The top half of the room will remain white

 

  

  

 

This is the front bedroom on the second floor.  We will be using it as a playroom so the walls are painted in a chalkboard paint (I think I might have more fun with that than the rest of my family!).  With all of the colorful toys and artwork we decided on a grey wall color so it wouldn't be too crazy in there.  Well, who am I kidding, it's a playroom, so it's going to be crazy in there no matter what! 

 

  

This is a picture of the master bedroom.

This is the master bathroom.  The trim hasn't been painted yet(don't worry...the pink window will be painted soon!).  The color is a really pretty brown and with the light tile work, the white cabinets, and the huge white claw foot tub, the dark walls are a nice contrast.

 Today the soffit on the exterior of the house was installed.  It looks amazing!  We decided to go with a bead board vinyl siding rather than real wood because of the care and cost involved in using real wood.  Obviously it's really really high up and actually in the back of the house they will be using a bucket lift to complete that.  That would be very hard for us to maintain on our own and costly to repair or repaint in the future. You can't tell that it's not real wood and it will last a lot longer with little to no maintenance.  I'm very pleased with the way it looks.  The gutters will be replaced soon as well and get the exterior of the house one step closer to completion.

 

 In this picture you can barely see what looks like little strips of wood along the underside of the porch.  That is the new soffit.  And then at the very top of the roof the same material is being installed, although I was not going to climb up there for a better picture.  Haha!

The Pink Tub

Many people, upon finding out we are renovating a 146 year old house, say something like "How are you still married?!" or "My husband and I would never make it through that!" or even the occasional "WOW you are brave!" haha.  But I can honestly say that Todd and I have had only 1 issue the entire time we have been doing this project.  One. 

 

The Pink Tub.

 

We have come to an agreement on everything pretty quickly and for the most part had the same opinions on things.  Except for the pink tub.  If you remember from the beginning pictures there is a bathroom in the basement that is entirely pink.  Pink tile, pink toilet, pink sink, pink tub.  Well, we agreed that it would all be pulled out except for the tub.  It is in very good condition and it is huge, heavy, and would just be another expense to replace.  So here comes the disagreement.  Todd said keep it pink.  It will be hidden behind the shower curtain and it's a guest bath so it won't get used very often.  My argument was that we are completely renovating the house top to bottom and the only thing not touched would be the pink tub.  Oh, and it's PINK.

 

Who can forget the beautiful Hawaiian tile picture on the wall right above the pink tub!

 

 So this has been going on for several months.  We revisit the pink tub discussion occasionally and end with me being grumpy.  Well I decided to look into the cost to refinish it and then approach the subject again with a plan!  It worked!!!  Well, the plan and the fact that it was my birthday made it work!  He gave in and said it was my birthday present!  So last week Jesser Reglazing from Tulsa came in and solved The Pink Tub dispute!  It looks great!  The pictures don't really do it justice! 

   

Happy Birthday to me!  Thanks Todd!