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Hi there! Stumbled across your blog on pinterest (looking to do some board & batten/wall panneling!)
Anyway, your list of stuff to do before your Halloween party really makes me think we BETTER get our list of things done before our’s! Our party is the same day and I just want to paint the main living area (the living room/kitchen/eat-in kitchen area is all one big room like your’s!)
Newish house of yours seems to be spacious one, no? The great room gives chances to release your creativity. I’m realistic in all that, so I wonder how well you’ll play with the advantages (bright colors and space) and disadvantages (the ceiling – sorry of that) of the house. I’ll be following the process guys… Ok, I’m just kidding. Have a great fun with these rooms. Make them even more alive ;)
Congratulations on closing! I bet it’s such a relief. We just closed on our second house after a terrible summer of multiple contracts and having to live with my mom for a while, so I know how relieved you must be. Coincidentally we are also having our first party on October 26th and have a bunch of projects to wrap up…..oh you know like installing kitchen counter tops! Here’s to both us us being party ready in a month!
Threw an impromptu housewarming party for some friends yesterday, just to get me to hang the art that has been standing around for weeks! Got it done an hour before my guests came :).
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I’ve missed you. Julia. Praying for your good health. So glad the house fiasco is over. Can’t wait to see the upcoming projects. God bless you and your family.
I love that dark chocolate brown in the great room but it’s kinda….dark! Lightening up the walls makes for a great before/ after. I bet you’ll have some serious priming to do first. Can’t wait to see it.
We do the same thing when we move – when we came to our current apartment we had people over the day after we moved in. They all thought we were crazy, but we need the motivation to just get everything out of boxes! We’re set to close on our first house (yay!) in late October, and we’re already planning a Halloween bash :-)
I know what you mean. We are having family over next month for our toddler’s 2nd birthday party, and we have a long to-do list to finish before then (not party stuff, just fixing-up-the-house stuff!). It helps to have a goal!
Yay for you guys – so glad the purchae is final! A bit anticlimactic, but you should still totally celebrate (even before your Halloween party – one can never have too many celebrations).
As for your front door, go for oil based primer not latex. Without knowing exactly what the paint is, don’t make the mistake of using latex which may bubble up over oil based paint (totally speaking from experience here). Good luck!
Congrats on getting through all your crazy sale shenanigans. The paint choices in that house now make me say HMMMMMM. That GREEN! In a bathroom? Can’t make for good skin tones in the mirror, lol.
Our house sale just fell apart a week before closing (!) due to the buyer’s bank. What a let-down.
Back to the FSBO sign… ( we didn’t have the next place lined up yet-we were waiting until we closed-but still.)
congrats on the new house! so happy for you guys!
Wow, you guys are going to be bussy, Im sure it will be a fantastic party!
That guest bathroom is perfect, love the window! It doesn´t make much sense to have 2 half baths in the same floor right? How about turning the other one into a pantry?
Wow! We have NEVER thought about that. Thanks for the insight, Jimena. Definitely something to consider.
I only said pantry because of Chris´s cooking talent because a “mudroom” closet would be great too!
I just don´t know how you could use both bathrooms, maybe one for girls and the other for boys ;)
Congrats on things finally being official! That’s looking like a pretty ambitious list but I totally hear you on entertaining lighting a fire under you to get things done! Good luck!
That has got to be a huge relief. Good luck with all the party prep!
bonding. primer. it is the greatest thing in the entire world.
Ooo! I’m going to look into that. Thanks, Julie!
So happy to see you back blogging and that it’s official!! We work the same way. Our house is cleanest when a friend is coming over last minute. We had a realtor over yesterday because we’ve been flirting with moving. He pressured us to do it before winter so the to-do list has been drastically changed and projects are getting busted out. Good luck with your list!
GL, guys!! Glad the closing went well.
As for the front door, maybe sand the heck out of it?? Then prime and paint? That gloss is well, glossy.
Yayyy!!!!! I’ve missed you!!!!!!
I’m so excited to see this house develop! So so so much potential
Guess what? Ryan is dressing up as Eric from the Little Mermaid for Brinley. Isn’t he the best? I wonder what prince he will be next Halloween?
Oh my gosh! So, so cute!!!!