{"id":784,"date":"2010-08-02T11:45:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T15:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/?p=784"},"modified":"2010-08-02T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T17:31:52","slug":"21-gallons-of-paint-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/index.php\/21-gallons-of-paint-later\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Gallons of Paint Later…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think I’ll start off by listing some of the house-wide changes that have taken place in the last two weeks. \u00a0That will keep me from having to repeat myself on a room-by-room basis (though it might happen anyway, I like to talk and I’m pretty excited about how nice everything looks).<\/p>\n

The previous owners had a very eclectic collection of\u00a0switch-plates\u00a0and outlet covers. \u00a0There were plain metal and plastic covers (in white and various shades of beige), there were decorative wooden covers in several designs, there were also some fancier silver and brushed nickel plates. \u00a0Some rooms even boasted a mix of covers. \u00a0It was truly a treat for the eyes and an electrician’s nightmare.<\/p>\n

However this beauty was easily the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance (and Dave’s favorite).<\/p>\n

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I think it needs to find a new home in the garage. \u00a0We’ve already replaced it with a nice, boring, white rectangular plate that matches all the others. \u00a0All of the outlets are being changed as well to tamper resistant ones (have to keep our curious little guy safe). \u00a0They are so tamper resistant that I can’t use them. \u00a0I’m sure I’ll get used to them, but\u00a0Dave had to plug my laptop and phone charger in for me.<\/p>\n

We have repainted almost all of the rooms in the house. \u00a0The three bathrooms are the only ones that still need to be done. \u00a0Before we started though we noticed something odd about the ceilings. \u00a0In most of the rooms the ceiling was painted the same color as the walls. \u00a0We had green ceilings and blue ones, there were off white ones and I think even a purple one. \u00a0The kitchen and the laundry room were the only two rooms that actually had white ceilings. \u00a0So with the help of a paint sprayer, my wonderful, fantastic, amazing (get the idea?) father-in-law repainted them white (he painted the insides of the closets too). \u00a0His reward – \u00a0our extreme gratitude, the satisfaction that comes from a job well done, and really sore arms. \u00a0The end result was awesome though – the rooms look so much brighter and nicer.<\/p>\n

It really is incredible how much of a difference paint and proper lighting\u00a0make. \u00a0The rooms look so fresh and new now. \u00a0The family room in particular was really dark and dated. \u00a0It is probably the room that saw the biggest transformation. \u00a0Even something as simple (and inexpensive) as cleaning the recessed lights and putting in the proper wattage of\u00a0light-bulbs\u00a0made a huge change in the appearance of the room.<\/p>\n

Another design element that contributed to the dark feeling in the family room was the dark brown mini-blinds on the windows. \u00a0We’ve taken those down (along with the light blue ones and dark green ones in the upstairs bedrooms) and will be replacing them with plain white ones. \u00a0So if anyone has a hankering for some fun colored blinds let me know, I can help you out.<\/p>\n

I should probably state here that I’m not really trying to mock the previous owners’ tastes (too much). \u00a0They took wonderful care of this house and we’re very thankful for that. \u00a0The pride they had in the house was evident the moment we first walked in the door. \u00a0We really didn’t have to do anything to the house if we didn’t want to – it was in great shape and we could have just moved right in. \u00a0The changes we’ve made were mostly cosmetic and have really made this house feel like our home.<\/p>\n

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