Wednesday, October 5, 2011

paint? check.

this is not the big reveal like on hgtv.
in fact, this might be a huge let down.
once i started looking through my photos, i realized that with mauve carpeting and no furniture, the basement actually still looked like hell.
but we're a couple steps closer to done and that makes me happy.

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after:

i don't know if you can tell, but we went from cream walls to a light gray and the wood work was all painted white.

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the mauve carpeting still really throws things off and makes it look bad, but no fear we went to lowe's last night and picked out several replacement options.


we took home several kinds and
decided on two different samples. 
one for the basement and another for the bedrooms upstairs.
wahoo - we're ordering it this week!

1 comment:

  1. 3 things:

    1. whoever thought the color mauve (much less mauve carpet) was a good idea...ought to be hanged.
    2. i love your nail polish.
    c. i say carpet c

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