Two Down and Two To Go

Work hours on site since last post: 37 hours, 25 minutes (plus lots of shopping!!)

We're finally feeling like we're making some really good progress here at the Villa...two upstairs rooms are done and just two left to go!

Here's a quick run-down of how we spent our last 37.5 work hours...

First off, the office was painted a lovely blue color (hence the second room complete!). In all honestly, however, I can only refer to it as "lovely" during the day. Somehow at night, the place starts to glow. We were extremely close to jumping ship after the first coat and going for something lighter, but we decided to stand by our choice, see what it looks like with new carpet, wall hangings, and furniture...and maybe repaint in a few months when we (meaning I) still cringe when I walk down the hallway at night.

Here's a little sneak peak of the room (imagine much lighter carpet and pictures on the wall...)

Why just a sneak peak? Our projects have a window of approximately 3.5 minutes for us to stand back and say, "Wow, looks great!" before they are briskly pushed aside to make way for the next project. I forgot to bring my camera the day that we completed the walls, and that 3.5 minute window was lost. The room became storage for the next big project before there was even hope of a good picture.

And what are we storing in there? Everything from the master bedroom! That big move has accounted for most of Jeff's work hours since we finished painting. Organizing and cleaning 10+ years of life from the master bedroom is not a quick or easy task. I know that my turn for organizing and purging is coming soon...so no further comments from me.

The bathroom! We finally turned a corner in the bathroom, and all of the wall/ceiling repairs are 100% complete! It's been primed (again, twice...sheesh), colors for the ceiling and wall are selected (see top picture for my paint selection process), and this week's project is to finish those walls! Some quick before and after shots...

BEFORE - peeling paint, mildew stains, and ripped walls where anything was removed...

AFTER - no paint peels, no stains, and smooth walls and ceiling!!

Now this I will call absolutely lovely. Soooo many hours were spent in here, and seeing the smooth walls is about as lovely as it gets in my home renovation book. It's absolutely still a work in progress with plenty left to do...but it's fantastic to be in the "rebuilding" phase rather than the "repairing" phase. We've even purchased many of the new fixtures. And yes, I'm more than ready to reinstall the toilet and be done with the basement "throne"...