OJI Perks and Paint, Paint, Paint!
I'm not a good patient--I'm too busy to be sick, or injured, or to spend time sitting around. I'm also not good at asking for help when I need it. So, confinement to the couch just about killed me. To make matters worse, the DVD player died, then the computer mouse died. Being on OJI brought out kindness around me, though--my friend Joe's friend Peter was out running errands and offered to bring me anything I might need. I really couldn't walk, or move, and wasn't looking forward to driving to the store for AA batteries for the computer. I also wanted a banana, but I was hurting too much to get up. So, I did what I never do--I said Yes, I'd like some help. And look what Peter brought with him!
Aren't they beautiful? I'm planning to plant Sunsprite roses in front of the house--they are yellow and smell delicious. I want a swath of lavender at their feet, and these chrysanthemums will be the perfect accent in front of the lavender. Can't wait to get into the dirt! Accepting help has some nice perks, doesn't it? Speaking of dirt, we sure got dirty today! One of my co-workers, Trish, came over to help me paint. 
She's going to buy her first home next month. I set her up with my realtor and mortgage guy, and she's pretty excited about her first place. She offered to help paint, so I took her up on it. 
We got the ceilings done, and the living room walls. We'll finish the bedrooms tomorrow.
The red wall is history. I LOVE this colour--oatmeal--Odie painted Brett's room with it. All of the walls will be in this colour, except the kitchen & bathroom. Each bedroom will have an accent wall in Winter Wheat, which is about 5 shades darker. I also chose two bathroom vanities--which do you like? This is stylish and sleek, but doesn't offer any storage. I really like the granite top, and I think I can get it on either vanity.
This is a little boxier and offers more storage options, but will make the bathroom seem a little smaller. Let me know what you think, please, either with a comment or an email.
This is the granite I've chosen for the kitchen--it's called Tobacco Gold.
It's AMAZING--I wish the photo captured the sparkles and the colours better.
The cabinets will be arriving April 10th. Electrical goes in tomorrow. Things are finally coming together.
1 comment:
I love the granite!! Good choice! And the oatmealy walls. Sets the front door off nicely. For the bathroom - I really like the style of the sink without the cabinet more than the 2nd one, however, I would always go for the storage in a bathroom to put stuff in - the exception to the rule would be if it was a powder room - so the sink with the closed cabinet gets my vote. And for resale - a must. If you can get a granite countertop that hangs slightly over the edge with a bullnosed edge, that might give the cabinet a little more design interest. So there you have it! And I have no idea what OJI is. Am I dating myself as an old person who isn't hip to the new acronyms? - xoxo - Greg
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