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I made a list of things I want to complete before summer

and I've already crossed off number one.

It may not sound like much of an accomplishment,

but just imagine giving 6 of these chairs (1,000,000 spindles)
 2 coats of chalk paint.  Yeah.

This was the first thing on my list after I saw how bad they looked

when I set up my dining room for Christmas dinner.  They were all

different shades of white, and 2 of them had just a coat of primer.

There are only 2 chairs alike, but now at least they're all the same color.



August 2011

Our dining room in my early days of blogging.

What a difference a few coats of paint can make!

Since I had paint left over,

I gave the two dressers and drop leaf table their first

coat of paint and this is how they've sat for 2 weeks,

because I'm already onto a new project.

(I've completely given up on being focused.)

Number 2.  he he

  We are on day three of wallpaper removal.

I hated the wallpaper (already removed in this photo) in this bathroom from first sight,

but it's taken me over 12 years to tackle this project,

because I knew exactly what to expect.....

.......hours of scrubbing to remove wallpaper glue, followed by sanding,

priming, and a skim coat of mud on the plaster walls.

  Messy, messy, messy.

This photo is from a thousand years ago, and it's hard to tell,

but the wallpaper was a faux sponge paint purplish pinkish beige.  Yuck.

It clashed with the tile that I'm not fond of either and I'm currently

researching the pros and cons of painting the ceramic wall tile white.

 The truck is going bye-bye, along with all my turquoise thingies.

The beige floor tile is staying.

We installed the reproduction medicine cabinet, pedestal sink, and new toilet,

so it's just the walls and window trim that need work....

and the window that was installed a number of years ago will finally be painted.

All work and no play make this Ranger cranky,

so in the evenings I've been working on this......

 Making the squares is fiddly work, but crocheting them together

is sort of like putting together a great big puzzle.
It's very relaxing to do after a long day at work.

I'm pretty sure somebody in this house would rather see a different

sort of spread on the dining room table, but since it's
temporarily out of commission, I believe we'll be dining out tonight.

Works every time.  :o)

Thanks for visiting!
Vickie