The kitchen, before
and after. It will be a mess for a while, flooring going in over the next 2 weeks.
The living room, looking into the mud room: before
and after. It took 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of colour over that dark blue.
That room behind Thea has California Knockdown ( a type of stipple ) on the ceiling and bottom half of the wall; the blue is gone and it is now a neutral sand colour. It will be my studio room and I wanted a neutral colour that wouldn't reflect on any art I work on.
The other bedroom was another colour of bright green, it is now the same colour as the mud room. A type of soft brown called Shhhhh.
I finished the second coat of colour on it today and started on the downstairs bathroom.
Meanwhile, Ted has been super busy too! They rented a post pounder on the weekend and spent 2 days in the rain pounding posts for the horse corrals.
On the left is the mare's pen, Beamer's pen is on the right and a big ole burn pile at the bottom. All the old busses and other stuff in the trees will be hauled away by a scrap guy, and next year that area will be fenced also for turnout.
He also spent the last 2 days putting in water lines for the horses- a stand pipe for the mare pen and one over by the barn for Beamer's pen. We wanted to put electrical cable in the trench too, but we'd have to upgrade the panel in the well house so it will have to wait until next year. I'll be chopping ice this winter!
He's pretty tired, lots of hard work but so worth it. We still have to string the wire for the horse pens, that'll take a couple more days and we'll have to do it in the rain: there is a big storm system coming in off the Pacific ocean and it's bringing rain for the next 5 days. I want to have it all done by next weekend so I can go get Coyote Belle and bring her to the new place. Then we also have to build shelters..... and get moved....
But it will all be worth it.
Especially with this view to look at.
9 comments:
You can still run water heaters.. You just need some 2 inch PVC pipe to run your cords through the pens so the horses can't get at them!!!
Wow - lots to catch up on. New mare is beautiful, farm is great, Rosalee awesome and I'm glad Coulee is getting another chance.
Wow! I love what you did on the inside of the house. It looks beautiful. It's kind of exciting to move and start all over. A lot of work, but it has to be good for the mind and soul, too. It's fun just watching you.
What you didn't like green in the kitchen? It all looks great! I am thrilled for you...and Thea looks like she is a supervisor:)
LOVE the kitchen color - I did the same in a kitchen once, grey with white trim, nickel hardware and cobalt accents. Now I live in a strange German house with such low ceilings I cannot imagine adding color to a room, it would turn into a tiny cave. People were smaller in the 1800s, it turns out.
Those lacy curtains in one of your photos, every single German house has them on every single window. No kidding. They are called Gardinen. I took them down first thing when we moved in, but kept them in the attic cuz without them it looks like no one lives here. Doilies.
I'm very happy for you and this new beginning and looking forward to seeing Coyote Belle again. Oh, and your VIEW!!!!!!
Wow, that really is an amazing view, especially to me, because we don't have any mountains here at all, just some very ancient dusty hills.
Fall is a busy time of year, even more so for those of us with pending moves. Your holiday was well spent, new place is looking great. So happy for you!!
Love your neutral choices over that brazen color! Looks SO much better and so much more homey and cozy. Can't wait to see the finished home. :)
the folks that had it before had some eclectic taste! I like the new colors. And that view! wow!
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