Painting Up a Storm

Working on refurbishing the cupboard in the passageway.... and suddenly decided to paint the shelves and exterior a nice chocolate brown.... to match the dining room table and chairs which is getting painted a nice chocolate brown..... because I thought the dark brown would look nice sitting under the new ceiling fan/light faux tiffany glass combo ..... in fall shades of color.

Mini Me

OH.....the mini blinds are going up quite nicely in the sunroom. I have 7 out of 10 up..... having a bit of trouble finding some 38" blinds to finish off the last 3 windows but I shall persevere. I know they are out there somewhere.... just have to visit the right Walmart.

Rick Strikes Again

So, I got Rick over Sunday to work on my kitchen windows over the sink area. He is such a treasure. He had to replace some of the wood in the frame area due to previous termite damage.....I was sort of concerned about the damage but as always Rick said....'no problem'.... easy job.

I had thought he would have to remove and replace some of the siding on the exterior.....but..... no..... all was well and everything needing to be replaced was on the inside.

He got it finished.... took him most of the day...... and I am quite pleased. He made it look so easy.

Removing the wood trim from around the window area was painless..... I was afraid the plaster under that woodwork would be less than stellar and I would have to replace a lot of it...but.... it was actually in fairly excellent condition and I only have to plaster under the window area where the damaged area was repaired.

Before

  After (but still working)

    I am considering using a patio/footpath type river rock for the backsplash area...... perhaps..... this:





   I am painting the bottom cabinets a muted red.... and I believe this type of rock will go well with the beige/sahara counter top and floor tile and red cabinets.

..... and hanging a wire wall unit on either side of the windows..... to store lovely bright red and yellow dishes, and teapot, and canisters and such.....

that's the plan... at least.