Painting the Stairwell

George got this great ladder that allowed us to paint the rest of the stairs.  He did a great job!  I was happy he did not have me do any of the painting up there.  

 

Paint! Paint! Paint!

Well, the entire house has been painted!  All 22 gallons!  There is a primer and coat on the ceiling, primer and coat on the walls,  and a primmer and 2 coats on the trim and the doors. It was a stretch in the end but now it is done!  

 

 

 

Closet Doors

When I got in the house I was worried that we would have to buy new doors.  It turns out we don't.  After a coat of white paint and new hardware, these are looking great! The image below is where I am starting to paint the doors.  

Tip: I wanted new handles.  I bought new kitchen handle pulls for the doors not realizing that the thickness of the door is larger than the thickness of a cabinet.  A store worker then told me all I need is a new screw to add to existing handle!  Now I get to use the pulls that I picked out! 

Painting Wood Trim White

I wanted all the trim in the house to be white.  It was a light oak.  Here is the hallway with just the primmer.  From here it needs two coats of white semi-gloss paint.  I added just one coat and you could see though a little.  The last coat gave it really what it needed.  No, I have added more painters tape, and will need to add two more coats to what already is there. 

To Do List- Stairs

Ok, yes we still did not close on the house.  This will be a down the road project.  But I can still get excited about it now right?  On Thrifty Decor Chick she posted about completing her staircase again.  I love the idea to add boards to the walls to give it more depth. Inexpensive too!   Here are some pictures of what my current space looks like and what hers looks like: 

 

 

Thanks for the inspiration Thrifty Decor Chick.  It looks like she got the idea from The Nester. 

Choosing a Paint Color

Heather has a been a great friend for a long time.  I love to ask her any type of design question because I always like to hear her opinion.  This question was about paint.  

• My message on facebook: I know I am ahead of myself but I am thinking of paint colors. I want a off white color. I kind of like more yellow off whites and my mom likes more brown off whites. I want to do the entire house in the same color (except maybe the upstairs bathroom). What do you think?
  
• Heathers response:   I did my house along those lines for the most part. I actually picked two strips that are both the color schemes you said. The beige that was yellow golds went down stairs and the browner beige tones went upstairs. I learned from all the makeover shows that if you are working with a smaller space it feels larger if you take colors from the same family and use them through out. The bathrooms were the only things I did colors like you said. And the top part of Brett's office is a pebble blue because his carpet in his office is navy and it was new. The old man tried hard and put new carpet in three rooms but I could only stand the colors in the two upstairs bedrooms. 

Good tips Heather!  I guess I just need to get some paint chips and look at them in the light of our new house!