Sweet Charlotte.

We bought this beautifully framed painting

last year at the Antique Mall. It's often paired

with a little boy. But we scoured the Mall

and could not find him. The title for this

one is "Charlotte" and we hope we'll find

the boy "Peter" at some point. Wish us luck!

~ Chy

Painting, Painting.

We're getting ready to sell our other house ... and

part of the "getting ready" is painting, painting,

painting .... ceilings, doors, trim .... it's never ending.

But at the end of the day, it will be so worth the time!

~ Chy

Sunday Task.

Our living room is small and cozy but still needs

some work. I have been sewing curtains to go with

the lace and am almost done. I had to buy new rods

as a double was required. You know what this means!

The view from the front door. At the moment though,

this room and our dining room are turned upside down.

Yup, it's time to paint again! Taking down

the single curtain rods to put up the doubles

meant I had to fill the holes, so then that

transpired in to painting the rooms again.

Yesterday was prep day and today, because it's

raining again all day today is painting day. Until

our Board Meeting later today. Which means I'll

shower before that, have the meeting, drive in to

town quick for a pick up and then back to put

everything back in it's place if all goes well this

morning. I love freshly painted walls and though

we've lived here 5 years, this is the 2nd time I've

painted the house. Same color, just a refresh! I

did the art studio last week and this week is the

two rooms in the front, then the family room,

kitchen and laundry room, the back mudroom, 

down the hall then upstairs to tackle the upper

hall, our bedroom and our bathroom. Then we

should be good for another couple of years. All

this because I needed to switch out the single

curtain rods for doubles! I love painting so this

is a good thing. It's my "therapy" and cheaper!!

~ Chy

Office Art.

I finally hung up the charity shop painting

I picked up when we secured our grief office.

The colors in the painting ended up guiding

us as we chose the colors for the space. I

love the soft and warm tones. And the tones

that are light and playful. So very calming. 

~ Chy

1st Watercolor.

I'm just learning, so be patient with me!

Trying to capture the Alliums we grew.

~ Chy

Final Painting.

I'm down to the last little bit to paint

in our new little office. I should be

done by the end of this coming week.

A bit of trim, then set up. So close!

~ Chy

Antique Mall Update.

Not the best picture but we figured out

what we can use for displaying items in

our booth. This shelf was a dark green

but we've lightened it up with this lovely

shade. We have another unit as well and

look forward to our move in tomorrow.

Weekend "To Do" List.

Our weekends are pretty full now that we're in the last

few weeks of packing up & moving. Time to sell the

house! We have a few things to finish up before we

can list. The list is long but manageable. Want to see?

*pull out the storage unit from the laundry room

*rip up the old vinyl floor from the laundry room

*fill holes, scrape, then the walls in the laundry room

*scrape out the last little bits of thin set on the tiles

*grout then wash all the new tiles in the kitchen

*finish painting the last coat on the kitchen cabinets

*shop for then install the new drawer & cabinet knobs

*put down the new vinyl floors in the 1/2 bath, laundry

room & at the front door to give a fresh look

*finish up the last bits of baseboard & door trim

*paint said baseboards & trim & do touch ups

Packing & purging has gone well. Today, I'm packing

up our china cabinet then I'll tackle the last bits in my

art studio. On Monday, I hope to finish up the 4th

bedroom as we'll tackle the renos on the weekend.

Soon, soon, all this work will be done!!

Mini House Update.

Stripped and taped.

Ready for the next step.

And finally, painting!!