3 Down, 3 to Go

Painting has taken over my life. Well, when I haven't been working anyway. A month and a half later, I have 3 rooms completely painted but still have 3 to finish. I know it will all come together perfectly, but it is taking a lot longer than I expected. I have also had other projects going on as well.

My room is a bright, Kelly green. All of my furniture is black and white, so I'm planning to decorate the rest of the room in black and white too. Here is a preview...

House update!

The closing on my house occurred on July 3rd, as planned. After closing, my mom, Justin and I started the beginning procedures to paint. We started with the living room, which had to be primed first. The previous color was a yellowish-gold and we transformed it into a light tan/khaki color. (pictures to come). I am the type of person that wants things done immediately, and I often have a hard time accepting the fact that paint has to actually dry. Throw a little primer in the mix and it makes the whole paint-drying process seem like years!

In the midst of painting, my kitchen faucet was making this whistling noise. Yes, it was aggravating but it wasn't anything that couldn't be ignored. Well, for me anyway. Justin, being the handyman that he is, couldn't take the whistling any longer. He was determined to fix it. In doing so, the whistling disappeared but so did my water pressure. Well, me being the non-handy-woman that I am, I had no idea that it was something that couldn't be easily fixed. Boy was I wrong! Being unsure of what the exact problem was, I decided to buy a new faucet in hopes that it would fix all of my kitchen sink issues. End result...

I now have a beautiful, new, two-handled, stainless steel, $110 faucet! And even better, normal water pressure. :)

My single bathroom is probably the closest to being complete. I like the color it was previously painted, so I've decided to keep it. I love my shower curtain (Marshall's, $15), my soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, and storage container (also Marshall's, all approx $7 each). The only things I have left to do in my bathroom are hang my atomic clock (thanks Nana & GDaddy!), organize my cabinets and drawers, and find a place for my large array of perfume. And I do mean large. Yes. I might be addicted.

I started painting the dining room. It was the same color as the living room and now, it's a bright red. I have envisioned my "future" dining room as being red for quite some time now. I was a little hesitant to do such a bold color, because you never know how it will turn out. Well I must say, so far so good. I love it! I am having a painting done of pears that is going to look great on the red walls.

I've got to go for now. More updates coming soon! :)

Its Been a While.

Yes, I have re-entered the blog world. I am buying my first house in the big city of Memphis. (I close July 3rd....eek!) Because of that, I have decided to update my blog to keep family and friends up to speed on the progress of my very first house! If you know me, you would know that I'm a fairly crafty person. With the new house, I am attempting to become ever more of a DIY-er. I hope to include that here too. Stay tuned.....