Saturday worked on the masonry around the house, two buckets of concrete only got the main stairs done, picked up 4 more buckets at depot, hopefully that'll do it! Also finished painting outside of back door!
Saturday afternoon went to lowes to order all the bathroom fixtures, 3 hours later we had bath fixtures and 90% of the interior house paint. Thats ALOT of paint, my wrists hurt already! Might need to address the carpal tunnel by the time we're done!! While waiting for the lowes guy to get the order placed I'm on home depot's website via my phone ordering the tub and items lowes did not carry. Was funny! By the time we got home I was covered in concrete, white paint and all the stuff was ordered. Yeah! Though we're still fighting over faucets....
Sunday found us painting the trim in the vestibule and first floor foyer room where the staircase is. It took 3 of us all day to get the first coat done on the trim. The paint wouldn't dry as it was too cold in the house and they have the heat off since they're messing with the radiators (again). brrrr I thought summer was here! But wow what a difference!
I'm looking for someone who knows stone, there's a weird stone on the walls in the vestibule, if I try to clean it the water soaks IN before I can wipe it off, hard to scrub when the material eats the cleaner up. No idea what material it is but its dirty and buggin me!
Anyway, here's some pics!
This is that strange stone in the vestibule, any clue?
Thats me freezin my butt off while painting Sunday.
Vestibule!
Momma, the crazy painter lady!
WOW! What a difference a bit of white paint on the stairs makes!
Can't wait to do the walls and the refinished floors!!!
Wow the paint makes a big difference great job. Hmm that stone looks like a limestone to me have you checked out lowes or depot to see what kind of cleaner they have for that stone I think you would say it's a (porse??) stone since it seems to suck in the cleaners you are using?
ReplyDeleteWe think the stone is definitely limestone. Probably from the Quarry in Hopewell if it was around then.
ReplyDeleteArchways are gorgeous! Never expected that as the house looks pretty ratty from the outside. Style of outside of the house doesn't make you think it would be so beautiful on the inside.
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