So J left for three weeks out in the field, and I've gone on a bit of a house-frenzy. Now cleaning would seem like a logical first step, but no, I've gone straight to painting. While he's gone, I want to paint all the doors in the house, the spare bedroom, and the upstairs bathroom. Maybe the downstairs bathroom too, but that would involve moving the new washer and dryer, and that may be too much for me. Unfortunately, J hates large house projects, especially in a rental, so I may not be able to get his help moving the appliances, but we'll see. I've spent most of last week choosing various shades of gray and white and off-white for this project. Normally I love lots of bright colors, but this is a rental, so I'm just glad that my landlady is letting me paint at all! She said yes to neutral colors and asked us to keep all doors and trim white. I'm happy to get to put a fresh coat of paint on everything and to get rid of at least some of the weird pink creme color that my entire house is painted. The pink/red undertones don't match ANYTHING, including the tile, the carpet colors, or the counters. I think the last realtor choose it.
Colors to come soon! Also, some lessons learned from the whole project. Biggest lesson so far? If the door is already tight in a frame, sand a bit in that area, because after you put on two more coats of paint, the door won't close anymore. Also, if your hinges use more than one type of screw, keep track of which screw goes in which hole, or just buy a whole bunch of longer screws, so you're not trying to screw a tiny screw into a large hole.
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