PROGRESS

There is good and there is bad...

So let's get the bad over with first.

The side of our pantry...
And I had the idea that those middle raised panels would look good covered in chalkboard paint.

Good idea...right? Leave notes... the little granddaughter could write on it.

Well...

I taped it off to begin the painting process.
After 3 coats and it was completely dry, I proceed to peel the frog tape off.
The dang chalkboard paint peeled off too, just like vinyl. Oh well...live and learn.

Now on to the good.

Now you see it...

The fabulous case that hubby made to mirror the built in book cases (on the opposite wall) to house our electronics. See those stripes at the top that hopefully looks like books, they can be moved and behind it is the router, the plug strip etc: pretty cool idea my husband came up with. Not a novel idea (that would be if the bookcase moved and behind it was hidden a secret passageway) but a good idea all the same.

Another look see

And now you don't.

The tree kind of hides it and now you can see the bookcases on the opposite wall.

This was all the husband, I can only take credit for painting because that is what I do.

Now on to the other good and one that I am happy about because this is all me. Yes siree just painting and a bit of sewing no major tools involved.

The Laundry room

and let me just say I have a large laundry room the I LOVE!

Before:

(and this was after hubby built the folding table)

All this went into another closet

After:

I could not find fabric that was pale yellow like what I painted the cabinets but that's OK

Did ya notice that the "Laundry" sign isn't the dark green that it was? I took some of the wall paint and paint/wiped until I got the color I liked. Not genius but it did the trick.

Close up

These cute pictures (old fashion washboard and girls washing clothes) were something I print from the computer and put into frames.

The floor goes, it is pale yellow, it did not have a deciding factor as to the color choices for this room but it does go for now.

I have this runner on back order that will go in there. Can't wait for it to come next week (I hope).

Then like a mad scientist...I mixed paint, cleaned, primed and painted the laminate ugly ugly counter top and then 3 coats of polyacrylic. Did I make the right choice...don't know. I guess time will tell. I have read of other bloggers trying this and being that it was a small top and one that isn't used too much I decided to bite the bullet and just go for it.