Our First House Project - The Living Room

So we managed to avert the poison ivy fate, although even though we did not get any poison ivy rash, we somehow still felt itchy for several days - the power of suggestion!

I finally found the camera cable, so now I can add pictures - yay! Our first project inside the house is the living room. The prior owner had painted it a nice enough, but very dark, green.



This is our wood burning stove - fire place insert. I am not a big fan of having a furnace in my living room, but I think we've decided to live with it until we experience just how cold it can get, and figure out what else we can do about it.


It's a little hard to see in these photos, but the majority of the room has wainscoting, and it has fabulous windows. The first order of business is to prime, and prime and then prime again.






Maybe it's just me, but I'm starting to see a difference already. This was after the first coat of primer - we now have three coats up and think maybe we are ready for some color! Hope to have the "after" photos up soon. (This whole day job thing really gets in the way). But before I go, I'll leave you with some "money" shots. Check out our windows!



They all need some significant restoration, but it's official, I am in love. :)