DAY 6
Anne and Joe are back from the River and Mike met them over at the house at around 6 pm. Our mini-roll-off (30 yd dumpster) was delivered this a.m. and the first order of the evening was to load it up with all of the debris that has been accumulating over the last five days. By the time I got over there with tamales for dinner, Joe was busy pulling out the carpet in the master bedroom. Anne continues to tape off molding and windows for paint day.
I had decided on paint colors - both interior and exterior. I had called my daughter, Leah, to run my choices by her since she has done several flips, and she was agreeable. Mike was afraid the green I chose for the exterior was too "minty." I showed the paint chip to Anne & Joe and they both liked it and felt it would be very nice with the black roof and black window frames. We'll go with an off-white trim and finish it all off with a black front door. Our color choice will fit in nicely with the other homes in the neighborhood, which are in cottage-type shades of yellow, gray and beige, and yet we'll have a personality all our own.
For the interior, gotta go with the neutral brownish tan that is so popular right now. I chose a Martha Stewart color from Lowe's. On the same card is a nice green for the kitchen and bath and an off-white shade for the molding. Can't wait to see all of this on the walls! Interestingly, over lunch I paged through the March Better Homes & Garden magazine, and lo and behold, green is the up and coming "in" shade! How's that for confirmation?!
I warned everyone to be careful with the original vertical blinds on both of the sliding-glass doors after all. Originally I wanted to trash them, but after searching the internet for alternatives and getting prices, I decided they had better stay. They are in good shape; just need a cleaning. The rest of the windows will get faux wood blinds, which are quite affordable off the shelf at Home Depot - and they'll even cut them to fit for you!
~ Debbie
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