New House DAY 29

Well, since we both went back to work, we haven't been making such huge strides in changing the house. I tried to put my books away, but I need more shelves. We plan to build some custom ones in the garage/workshop, but we don't know WHEN yet. Probably this spring or summer. Also, a custom desk for Jason's office, including storage space for all his computer language books.




The front room looks different, though it's still not done being painted.
Here it is before, looking down from the loft:



And during:



The light grey on the left is Secret Passage, our most-used color in the house. The darker grey in the middle is Silver Charm. The yellow on the right is Cornmeal. I've had seconds of doubt about choosing so many different colors, but it doesn't feel like a Clown House around here yet. (Is there such a thing as a Clown House? Like a Clown Car, but 49 clowns have to live there together, sleeping in some wild bunkbed set?)

We have a different, non-brassy light to hang above the front door. Brassy isn't really our taste, so we've had to replace light fixtures, doorknobs, door hinges, and even those springy door stoppers. We have more to replace. All those details add up, in money and in time. It's incredible how many details I would like to change! This house seemed so clean and simple before we moved in. Now it seems filthy (don't look too closely in any unpainted room, or you'll see dirt and hair and dust and stains in the corners, and on the doors, and on the walls) and it seems just inundated with BRASSY.

Anyway, we've also been moving rocks off of our garden plot, and Jason mowed the lawn, and we've unpacked and organized and now we only have 3,052 more things to do before we can have a housewarming party. :) It's still coming along.