RED RED RED

Weekend Project

Thank You, Ron!

My White Chairs are RED now!

What a difference on my front porch!

I love RED!

Next project...painting the kitchen bar stools

RED!

Makeover

Seeing the exciting before and after transformation of our house being painted has been such a boost to me in very unexpected ways. I have had the opportunity to reflect on transformations and makeovers that have occurred in my life that are not always visible or obvious. They are the makeovers of the heart and spirit...the ones that really count. The makeovers that can be felt deep in one's heart and soul and pay eternal dividends. I am thankful for this new paint job, and the new look. I am also thankful for the opportunities I have had to reflect on makeovers of the past and transformations I continue to need for my heart and spirit. I could not have guessed that having my house painted would provide the opportunity for such introspection.

For progress photos click HERE, HERE, and HERE

The House Painting Is Complete!!!

Before.... (No, this is not an Easter Post)

AFTER....
Ron and Andrew hung the new front lights on Saturday. When I saw them in the store, I really liked them, when I saw them hung on the house...I LOVED them!!!!
A closer look. If you are wondering.... Home Depot!
This was such a fun project to watch come together. Choosing the colors and seeing them all look great together was so exciting!
Our painters were excellent. They were neat and so careful with detail. The trim and cutting in work is exceptional. Very little clean up on our part. Just a few little places on the front door windows.
Next..... sealing the pavers on the driveway.

Painting Update

Another Day...Another Update

The Front Door! Even in this early stage, I am

so excited about the Black Front Door. The new Roof and Exterior

Colors look fabulous with this Black accent. We picked out new

lights for the front. The fixture part of the lights is black and I love the

style. You can be guaranteed a photo will show up here when they are

hung.

The painters wanted to be complete by tomorrow at the latest,

however, the afternoon Florida Summer Rains have dictated

otherwise. I will have to learn how to say..."Rain Rain Go Away"

in Portuguese as opposed to Espanol!
(Read the last Painting Upddate Post to understand my
reference to speaking a foreign language!)

The first coat of shiny black paint! Note the white

trim on the living room window. It is all such a great

color combo.

Looking closely at this photo...note the color of the

front doors yesterday...they were white!
Here's to a completion by Friday (of this week!)

Paint Progress

Another Day Closer And A Few

Laughs On Me!

The outside painting project is coming along nicely. Every time

I look at the house, I am so excited!

It looks amazing already and the job is still in progress.

On Saturday, I finally figured out why I could not communicate with

my painters in my limited ESPANOL......they are Brazilian...

duh, Shauna, they all speak PORTUGUESE!!!

I need you to visit for the week, Ben!

Ron asked them where they were from.

I was so excited for Andrew to return home and

habla some serious Espanol with them!

This view shows more of the before and after color of the roof.

The bottom is the before. The painters are doing an amazing job

of trimming and cutting in, which is the sure sign of a skilled

painter.

I had to move Andrew's BMW Bomber, The Beige Bullet, today

so the painters did not get any drops on it, even though they

carefully wrapped it the other day. Yeah, right.... a few drops of paint

on the Beige Bullet are going to be a problem?!?!?!? After all the

paint job on the car is impeccable! Honestly, I think they sense what

a force HOSS would be to reckon with should anything happen to

the Beige Bullet in his absence!

Paint Preview

New House Paint Colors!!!!

Hooray!!!! Just sneak preview and I can already say...

I love the new colors. This was totally worth the wait!

The entire exterior is getting a face lift.... even the roof! Our

roof tiles always look dirty even when they are clean...

until today.....

Old original on the left and new roof color on the right!!!

In another view, note that Andrew's car received utmost TLC

from the painters. The "Beige Bullet" is wrapped in plastic.

Andrew is in Atlanta this week...what a week for him to be

gone, I could use him to help me HABLA CON some of the

painters. (How is that for Spanglish?)

On the left... the old faded creamy peach color. On the left the

new Dijon Mustard color. The new paint looks amazing next to

the new roof paint color. The trim will be an off white and the front

door will be black. I am digging this at every splash of the paint.

Here is the large view of the old color on the left and the new

color on the right. Note the new roof paint color above. There is

some over-spray until the trim is painted.

The painters have been here all week prepping and cleaning.

Cleaning the roof was almost a full 2 days process. They have worked

so hard. It makes me feel guilty when I am inside in the air conditioning.

It also keeps me making sure I am awake early in the morning and FULLY

DRESSED at ALL TIMES! No explanation needed!

I came home from the beach today and felt like the furniture/decorating commercials where the woman is lounging out by the pool when her husband comes home and asks what she did today. She answers...."The Living Room" I played at the beach today while someone worked hard at "The Outside Painting"

Painting Time

It's Room Makeover Time

(aka project time)

Note to self: Projects always take double the time you anticipate!

The first rooms I am tackling this year are Katherines and Megans rooms.

Actually, Megan's first.

I am trying to choose a bright happy yellow that does not scream lemons or too much gold. Design Mom featured photos from Nora's house this week and you will see a very close yellow in one of her rooms. I love the color and clean lines in Nora's house.

There is just something exciting about fresh paint, especially in happy colors.

We are working around a black and white bedspread with some Mary Engelbreit accent pieces without trying to have a too busy look. I will post photos of the final choices. Megan is a busy little girl with busy plans for her room so we will meet at a happy medium on the busyness.

Katherine will keep her tropical pink and green room with some paint updates and a new bedspread, thanks to Design Mom for featuring Serena and Lily. Love Love their fabrics,colors, and design. If I were starting a baby nursery ( and there is no way I am) I would be all over Serena and Lily products. I am so excited to see their fabrics in person.

I am also in the process of choosing the colors for the exterior of our house. That is not as complicated due to the approved color palette choices from our neighborhood association. The one color change I am excited about is painting my front door something in the RED family. Stay tuned to see what is approved and what I choose. We are in the process of collecting bids for the exterior painting of our house. Wish us luck on finding the best price and service!