21 January 2009
babies and nursery update
I could have sworn that I posted this last time, but I guess I got all caught up in the excitement of paint stripping and forgot (ha ha). We found out that the twins are both girls!
Brandon's mom came down for the weekend painted the nursery walls and ceiling for us. We picked out a Freshaire color called Delightful Daffodil and it is gorgeous. Sort of a warm soft yellow, which coordinates well with our Classic Winnie the Pooh theme for the nursery bedding. It's really sort of a Pooh-bear yellow! Brandon's been sanding the trim and needs to prime it before we can paint it. We chose a barely off-white for the trim (can't remember the color name, will post later, but it's from Behr) since the existing trim color looked gray and dingy next to the yellow. The Freshaire paint looks good, but took two solid coats and for even that small room we had to buy THREE cans! We have most of a can left, which we'll probably need for touchups once the twins discover crayons ;) The Home Depot guy said we should have primed first, which we believed until we realized that we didn't prime any of the other rooms when we painted with plain old Behr paint after moving in. Ah well, it's gorgeous at any rate. Many thanks to Patrice for doing all the painting!!
Our friend Paul (an electrician) came over and helped Brandon with some electrical stuff, including adding new outlets in the nursery (it had only one originally!). I called from work to see how things were going and Brandon said, "Bad news. Paul says he can't believe the house hasn't burned down yet and the whole thing has to be rewired. And he can't do it--we'll have to pay someone to do it." Since everything else has tended to go wrong lately, I just said, "Yeah, okay, I kind of expected as much." Then I heard laughter and yelling in the background--turns out Brandon made it all up. I pretty much believed him until he said Paul couldn't do it...Paul is awesome and has gone out of his way numerous times for us lately and I knew he would do whatever he could to help!
Once we get the trim painted we can get to work putting the cribs together and figuring out where everything will go. We installed a closet shelf system this weekend, too, for the tiny closet. We've posted previously on our attempts to install these, but Brandon had a great idea this time. Instead of drilling with a regular drill bit, he used a flat wood bit. We started the holes with a regular bit, and then made them bigger with the flat bit. A regular bit won't actually go into the 80 year old wood lathe that the plaster is attached to, but the flat one dug right in. Hooray!
Posting in progress photos of nursery in separate post, along with closet shelving (already full with baby stuff!).
Brandon's mom came down for the weekend painted the nursery walls and ceiling for us. We picked out a Freshaire color called Delightful Daffodil and it is gorgeous. Sort of a warm soft yellow, which coordinates well with our Classic Winnie the Pooh theme for the nursery bedding. It's really sort of a Pooh-bear yellow! Brandon's been sanding the trim and needs to prime it before we can paint it. We chose a barely off-white for the trim (can't remember the color name, will post later, but it's from Behr) since the existing trim color looked gray and dingy next to the yellow. The Freshaire paint looks good, but took two solid coats and for even that small room we had to buy THREE cans! We have most of a can left, which we'll probably need for touchups once the twins discover crayons ;) The Home Depot guy said we should have primed first, which we believed until we realized that we didn't prime any of the other rooms when we painted with plain old Behr paint after moving in. Ah well, it's gorgeous at any rate. Many thanks to Patrice for doing all the painting!!
Our friend Paul (an electrician) came over and helped Brandon with some electrical stuff, including adding new outlets in the nursery (it had only one originally!). I called from work to see how things were going and Brandon said, "Bad news. Paul says he can't believe the house hasn't burned down yet and the whole thing has to be rewired. And he can't do it--we'll have to pay someone to do it." Since everything else has tended to go wrong lately, I just said, "Yeah, okay, I kind of expected as much." Then I heard laughter and yelling in the background--turns out Brandon made it all up. I pretty much believed him until he said Paul couldn't do it...Paul is awesome and has gone out of his way numerous times for us lately and I knew he would do whatever he could to help!
Once we get the trim painted we can get to work putting the cribs together and figuring out where everything will go. We installed a closet shelf system this weekend, too, for the tiny closet. We've posted previously on our attempts to install these, but Brandon had a great idea this time. Instead of drilling with a regular drill bit, he used a flat wood bit. We started the holes with a regular bit, and then made them bigger with the flat bit. A regular bit won't actually go into the 80 year old wood lathe that the plaster is attached to, but the flat one dug right in. Hooray!
Posting in progress photos of nursery in separate post, along with closet shelving (already full with baby stuff!).
09 January 2009
winter break update
Brandon spent the last week of his week catching up on things around the house.
The baseboards in the hallway are now actually attached to the walls! They still need to be painted and caulked, but they are at least attached.
He also got a chance to work on the front door we got a few months ago, trying out the heat gun for the first time.
18 November 2008
baby update
Big news--we're having twins! So although I renewed 1928 Bungalow's domain name for two more years, I'm expecting posts to be a little sporadic next year ;)
We won't know until January sometime if it's boys, girls, or one of each. We do plan to find out, though--just finding out it was twins was enough of a surprise for us!
We brought home two cribs this weekend. A friend has graciously offered to let us borrow them. One needs a little bit of repair (the mattress support has a broken slat under it) but I'm hoping that Brandon and my dad can make it secure (and maybe more secure than it was originally). If not, we'll have to keep looking. I'm not big on used cribs because I'm a safety nut, but there's the reality of twins and all the costs involved, so I'm trusting the menfolk on this one. Our friend also had a double stroller, so buying that used will save us a good bit as well.
I've started a baby blog, too, but don't want to post the link here. If you're interested, send me an email and I'll send you the link!
stop the car!
You should know those words are most often followed (in our household, at least) by the words: "I think that was a ___ on the side of the road!" The blank can be filled in by anything from a Craftsman front door to a patio table (okay, so that's the same post). This time, however, it was this:
Yes, a mission style recliner! Don't tell my mother-in-law, but I had to help Brandon get it into the truck (after I sent him up to knock on the front door and ask if we could have it--it was actually on the sidewalk), although it wasn't very heavy, just big.
Yes, a mission style recliner! Don't tell my mother-in-law, but I had to help Brandon get it into the truck (after I sent him up to knock on the front door and ask if we could have it--it was actually on the sidewalk), although it wasn't very heavy, just big. We got it home and into the shop, and Brandon spent Sunday washing and scrubbing it clean. It's in pretty good shape, made by Bassett, but just looks like it's been sitting in a garage for ages. The upholstery (which we hope to replace) is pretty faded, but the reclining part works. And it matches our loveseat pretty well, too.
playing catch-up
Okay! My morning sickness is finally waning, and I feel like I've emerged from a coma (or the couch, more like it). I see that I've missed most of fall, including the changing leaves and the nice, crisp weather. Here's what I should have posted weeks ago--our Halloween decorations! Brandon was busy at work constructing a zombie graveyard in the front yard and here are a few photos. You can see more here. As you can see, not even the cat was spared.
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