Pink

When did I get so girly?

Today my mom and I painted my crafting room while Mark oranged the den and foyer. I did one wall and the space above the window seat Pepto Bismol pink (or slightly darker actually), the rest of the space was painted plum, although it looks darker in the photos. I decided at the last minute to paint a paisley design on the pink wall. I think I'll put my card catalog next to it.

Just the pink:



The paisley pattern and a plum wall:



Tomorrow I'll post pics of the orange den and foyer.

Moving and the Beginnings of Personalization

Jeez Louise! The last week has been a bit crazy. Last weekend was a packing bonanza. I got most of it done with the help of my friends Cathy, Lica, Robyn, and my mom. Mark helped a bit too, but he was mostly working on the house, ripping down stubborn wallpaper. We officially moved in on Monday, but we had to go back to Metairie multiple times to get more and more stuff. It's really amazing how much of the house has been filled by the contents of our 900 sq ft apartment. We packed in the stuff!

While we've been unpacking (slowly, slowly), we've been painting up a storm. Before we painted though, we (ahem, Mark) had to texturize the walls, which took days. So, really we've only been painting for the last few days, but we are definitely adhering to our "No White Walls" name. You could say that Mark and I are not afraid of color...bright color...obnoxious color. We are really pleased with how it's turning out. I especially like the dining room, which we painted fuchsia. In fact, it's painted with a Disney color called "Invitation for a Princess" so you know it's bright. I can't wait to work on my wall decor for the room. Here are a few pics of it before and during:







Check out the rest of the before and during pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/west.beth/MovingAndBefores#

http://picasaweb.google.com/west.beth/Durings#

Now that we have internet, I'll update more often, so check back soon!

Closing!

Last Thursday was the closing of the house, as I'm sure anyone who has ever met me is aware since I practically had t-shirts printed that said "Today is my house closing". It went fairly smoothly. Mark and I visited the house after the signing and spent quite a while there chatting with the seller Miss Elsa and her daughter Diana. We bought three lamps from their garage sale stash, and I have some interesting ideas for replacing their shades. I just need to find somewhere that sells shades for cheap cheap. It seems that we may be able to get into the house before August 1st, which is amazing. The only problem is that I'll be in Destin for Alex's bachelorette weekend from Thursday to Sunday. Mark thinks he'll be able to clean up the house and paint during that time, but I'm being a little girl about the whole thing because I really wanted to paint some of the house! On the subject of painting, the color I picked for the dining room is named "Invitation to a Princess". How scary is that on a scale of 1-10?

Here are a few pics I took the day of closing.

Closing Time!

After what seems like a century, Mark and I will be closing on our house on Thursday, just two days away! However, that certainly doesn't mean that the waiting is over for us. As per the original contract, we'll be giving the sellers extra time to move on and move out. Thus, we won't actually begin moving until the very end of July/beginning of August. That's probably a good thing because we have yet to pack a single box.

The woman who currently lives in the house is a very sweet elderly woman, and the house reflects her older...er...tastes: wallpaper and borders everywhere, blue and mauve carpeting, and generally outdated fixtures, appliances, everything. There is even a 2.5ft statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the pool (Our Lady of the Blessed Chlorine, Our Lady of the Immaculate Belly Flop, Our Lady of the Holy Water Wings--I haven't quite come up with a favorite yet.) Regardless, the end result is: we have work to do. I plan on taking lots of pictures of every room so that we can track our progress along our DIY way. It's going to be fun.