If it's Sunday night, it must be time for another update on the Napa House renovation. This weekend's theme was "fun with paint." Actually, it was a mad dash to get the upstairs bedrooms painted prior to new carpet being installed this next week. It's not that I don't trust our abilities to paint without making a mess, but it's much more fun (and quicker) to paint without regard to getting a drip or two on the carpet. So, after debating the finer qualities of "natural linen" "cafe latte" and about three dozen other colors, we settled on the paint and spent a good 20+ hours of two days priming, painting and painting some more. (See before/after pic above!)
As a side note, I decided the perfect color for one of the bedrooms was "Dusty Grey". When you start making up your own paint color names, you've been staring at little 2x2 inch samples for way too long.
The most painful part of the weekend was the weather. It was a good 95+ degrees in Napa both days, which made painting in the upstairs bedrooms of an un-air conditioned home less than pleasant. We combatted the heat with a steady flow of water, Gatorade, and Michelob Ultra (at least in the afternoons).
Looking ahead, our ability to schedule contractors will be tested. Texturing, painting, carpeting, tile and hardwood floors all start in the next week or so. I'd like to say it will be controlled chaos. Guess we'll see soon enough.
One Week Closer to Done,
Trever & Spence
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