Dear faithful blog followers,
My absence over these last few weeks was not the result of us giving up on 212; rather, it was me stockpiling all of the progress so that this blog post could be a double dose of exciting. SOOO.... We now have real house walls! AND colour! Painting was our most recent project, and I can proudly say that we were able to complete all of the bedrooms, the living room, kitchen, foyer, library, and bathroom in one weekend! (Thank you to my parents for lending a hand on Sunday :)). While I have mentioned countless times on this blog that I couldn't wait to pick out the colours, when Kyle and I actually went into the hardware store Friday, it was more than a little daunting. As Kyle said, we spent so much time taking down the walls and rebuilding that there was pressure in choosing colours that were special and didn't take away from the grand finish. We ended up choosing our most neutral colour first, which we put in the living room, foyer, library, and laundry room. This colour is a pale cream called "Cappuccino White," and acts to anchor the house and connect all of the other colours together. Friday was spent cutting in and painting the living room and foyer. On Saturday, we moved on to the library and laundry room. We also chose the colours for the master bedroom--a pale green, and the bathroom-- a teal-like blue. The ladies at Home Hardware were incredibly helpful, giving us colour cards and books until we could settle on shades we liked. Admittedly, we probably now have half of their colour book inventory cluttering my desk and Kyle's dashboard! Sunday was spent painting the bedroom, spare room, bathroom, and kitchen. The most difficult thing about this painting day was picking the kitchen and spare room colours. We wanted colours that went with the colour story of the rest of the house, but we didn't want them to be boring and blend in. "Oyster Shell" is this pretty brown colour that we picked for the kitchen and "Satin Sheets" is a mauve-grey that is in the spare room. Again, thank you to Home Hardware for your patience with our many visits this weekend! The house is so different to walk through now. Each room is beginning to have personality again, and has a warmth that hasn't existed since we started the reno last fall. The next steps are: flooring, trim, and windows :).
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About MeKyle and I just became new homeowners. The house we purchased is not what one would classify as "move in ready"; in fact, it is quite the opposite. Built at the turn of the 20th century, our Victorian style house is both beautiful and terrifying in its ancient status and will be a project in renovation. This is a documentation of our triumphs and lessons learned, as we deconstruct and reconstruct this house. The end result? A space that we can proudly say we created. Archives
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