The Short List revisited

Paint trim for the boys' room
Paint stripes in the boys' room
Paint chalkboard wainscot in the boys' room
Clean and turn on the heater
Buy area rug for living room
Strip and paint trim in master closet
Strip doors
Hang succulent baskets on front porch
Build compost bin
Paint dining room walls
Begin door repairs
Strip door frames

I managed to complete a fair amount of stuff on my short list before my parents arrived. It is raining in Los Angeles now, and might be for most of the week, so we might not get too much done on this visit, but it is the holidays, so I'm happy to have some relaxed family time!

Four months: Video update

Here is what we have accomplished in four months of home ownership. I feel like it doesn't look like much has been done since the last update, but I feel like I've been working like crazy!

The Short List

Here's what I hope to get done before my parents come to visit/work again in 2 weeks:

Paint trim for the boys' room
Paint stripes in the boys' room
Paint chalkboard wainscot in the boys' room
Clean and turn on the heater
Buy area rug for living room
Strip and paint trim in master closet
Strip doors
Hang succulent baskets on front porch
Build compost bin
Paint dining room walls
Begin door repairs
Strip door frames

And yes, I am laughing at myself as I type this. There is just no way. But one can hope!

easy being green

ummmm...... yes to just about everything they sell at greenbuildingsupply.com

Stripes

When the boys finally have their own room, I already know how I want to paint it. I want to do a high chair rail and paint below it with traditional green chalkboard paint. Then I want to paint stripes above the chair rail in varying widths using red, orange, yellow, off-white and aqua to match the colors in the Map of the Land Of Make Believe print my aunt bought them. They already have a mid-century waterfall dresser that I painted aqua with yellow handles. I also want to paint crown moulding and the chair rail in the same shade of aqua. I'm looking forward to it.