Wood and Paint

I walked into my living room earlier this week to see it looking like this...
Super glad we aren't there now! REALLY wish we would have covered it BEFORE the first thick layer of dust was laid. But better late than never.

This plastic blocks the dining room from the addition area. But it makes it really confusing to me, I constantly walk into that plastic forgetting I have to go around. Duh.

Looking down our hallway.... the wood floors are laid!! they are covered with paper now so they can sit and settle for 10 days before they are sanded and stained. But don't worry, I peeked and took a photo.

Here's a little sneak peek...

bead board going up in the bathroom!! LOVE it!! It was primed in white at the store... we will finish painting it, the trim and the doors all white later. But you get the idea!

Our tub is currently being stored in the master closet. This means 1. our closet is really big. 2. our tub is really big and in the way. the end.

that's where the tub will go. look at how cute the bead board it!!

THE FLOOR!!! it matches the original 1938 flooring perfectly! LOVE!

the doors... lots of doors. the white ones are the original 1938 wooden doors, the unfinished one was made to match. once it's painted you won't be able to tell the difference!

the guest tub... they only textured and primed up to the tub- because above the tub will be tile. big 6x6 gray tiles that I just ordered and absolutely love!!

and here's the view from our old house into the new. eventually it should all look seamless. can't wait!

now for PAINT!!! I have thought and thought and thought some more about the perfect paint colors!! Then one day I went into Sherwin Williams with a reusable grocery bag and filled it with every paint chip that I even remotely liked. I went home, laid them in front of a window and started eliminating.

I narrowed the choices down to about 4 per room. Then I walked into every room of my house looking at the chips in different lighting and next to white cabinets or trim. Then I compared it to other colors in my house- some I like and some I hate- just to make sure the new paint was really what I wanted.

Eventually I just made a decision and threw the rest away. I put all of my choices in an envelope, wrote down which rooms they were for and handed it off to my father-in-law.

NOW... the results...

You can't tell here, but this actually a brown.. you'll see a better pic later. here is the hallway

this is the light gray in the guest bath. Unfortunately there aren't any lights in there yet, so the flash doesn't show it off very well. but i absolutely love it!! I am considering painting the sun room this color now- it is gorgeous!

the master bedroom (same color as the hall)

love it!! feels so happy to me!

this is the same color in my office nook area- but it looks so different based on lighting.

master bathroom- light blue!! calming, serene, spa like.

by the tub. so light and subtle, yet just enough color. the white bead board gives a nice contrast.

I think they are working on painting the trim, doors, and bead board next. They also have to lay hardy backer on the tile floor areas. Then we are getting the lights working and the AC working. Next week (Monday- Wednesday) is tile work.

After the tile is in we can do vanities, tub, glass for shower, toilets, and mirrors.

We are moving along and getting closer!!