House update: Wednesday

[electricland]

Last night we had our painting party. Jen's aunt Jane, her parents, stilldeepwater and M, crankygrrl, Shannie, and Joanne all turned up and did yeoman service -- we got Jen's bedroom, my living room, and 3/4 of the stairs and hallways painted. And we ran out of primer. This is amusing because my dad bought many, many tubs of primer back at the very start of the process; we've been tripping over them for months and we didn't think we'd ever get to the end. Now we have -- with three rooms and some stray walls left to go. Disconcerting.

Turns out we're still very happy with our paint colours. Jen's bedroom is Wedgewood Grey with a Cloud White ceiling. My living room is Mill Springs Blue with a Cloud White ceiling -- I was worried it would be too dark, but it's a really nice colour, very calming, and will look amazing with my curtains. Hallways are Wyndham Cream, even the ceilings, which made it easier to slosh paint around without worrying too much about the joins. I'm still trying to figure out what colour to paint my dining room, but it will be easier now all the rooms around it are painted.

We fed our helpers beer and pizza and some wine or pop for them as wanted it. My uncle drove me home -- I got in at 11 p.m. on the dot, and couldn't believe it was only 11, I was so exhausted. I had splotches of Mill Springs Blue all over me, even places I didn't spot until I got up this morning. A satisfying evening, even though we forgot to take pictures. (Maybe we can get our helpers to come back and pose with paint rollers.)

I can't believe we ran out of primer.

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[life-on-queen.livejournal.com]

I can't believe we ran out of primer.

Fucking tease.