Rembrandt's Got Nothing on Us (well, maybe a bit more than nothing)…

August 12, 2018

Not much to write about, but wanted to give everyone a quick look at some painting that’s going on around the house.  Charming has finished painting the living room although he still has to put trim around the windows at some point.  The color of the living room is called “Mesa Yellow”.  He also started painting the master bedroom.  The color for this room is called “Oriental Ivory,” which is a really pale mint color.  I’m hoping the color will be a calming influence, as I often find it hard to relax and fall asleep.  I have always lived in houses that have had beige walls.  While that particular color is extremely practical and goes with everything, I decided this house needed more color.

I’m also including pictures of the mock-up of the refrigerator door.  I used black “Duck Tape” to hold the mural on the door, but both Charming and I agree that it does look a bit “trailer park”.  Although I sometimes refer to myself as “The Queen of the Double Wide,” we decided that the mural would look much better if we take some time to brainstorm and come up with something that’s more wood-like to make a frame.  I expect that to take place after the rest of the rooms are painted and the flooring has been installed, but I’ll post more pictures when we come up with a solution.

The "before" picture of the living room with new drywall installed.

Not quite the same angle (use windows as focal point), but much more cheerful looking.

At left is an alcove for a small phone table & a shelf above for computer stuff.

Hallway to other bedrooms...one is my craft/guest room, the other is Charming's den/guest room.

Before installing the mural on the refrigerator door, I had to fill a good-sized dent.

The mural taped in place w/duck tape.  Worked well; just doesn't look as nice as I'd like, but we'll fix that.

A chicken wire overlay made the pictures appear more realistic.