Project check-in...

[Lynzee]

Just wondering if anyone else is working on a project this week, what that project is and how it's progressing. I'm painting kitchen cabinets. Slow process, but I can already tell it's going to be well worth the effort. HUGE difference!

Anyone else? Please share--I'd hate to think I'm having all this fun by myself. :D

Zuzu, are you still shoveling, girl? I keep wishing you warm weather--can't imagine why it hasn't gotten there yet! :confused:

Lynz

[Barberry Field]

Hi Lynzee! Please explain to me how you started out with the cabinets...I am really interested in doing my own, I am just waiting to finish a few other things around my house first.

Are they coming nice? Take pictures!

[Lynzee]

Hi Deb!

I am just a few days into the project but it's coming along. First, I removed the doors and the hardware, numbering each door and the hardware that goes with it. Next came the cleaning--ugh!--hate the smell of ammonia. Once that was done, I gave everything a light sanding and wiped it down with a tack cloth. This is probably a wasted step, but I've also been using a liquid sander (hoping to only have to tackle this project once!) which leaves everything pretty tacky. Two coats of a bonding primer and two coats of satin on top.

My cabinets were so dark that even with just primer on the cabinet "box", my kitchen looks 100% better. Should be able to topcoat tomorrow, then I can move on to the next set. (Doing mine in stages because my house is so small that I don't have room for all of the doors off the cabinets!) I have finished a couple of the doors already and they are absolutely beautiful. It is definitely a major project, but I think it's definitely going to be worth it!

I'll post a picture for you when I finish this set--maybe by the weekend!

:)
Lynz

[zuzus_garden]

Hi Lynz,

I'm still shoveling. Hope to finish today. Noticed one of the huge pines split in half - that was quite a storm. This is typical spring weather at 10,000 ft., but I love living here.

Can't wait to see your pics!

:)
Zuzu

[Lisa S]

Zuzu ~ I watched the news last night and thought of you. I'm sorry! We've got rain, rain, rain here and I'm SOOOOO sick of it. My lilac bushes are in bloom, but I can't enjoy their beautiful smell, 'cause my windows are keeping the flood waters at bay. The flowers look beautiful, so I won't complain.

Lynzee ~ I'm painting the kid's room. Still. I need to get motivated. I keep telling myself that it would be lovely to have the indoor projects done before we get our nice weather, but a hot cup of tea and a warm blankie steal me away most afternoons. I'm your "project buddy" in spirit, though!

I decided that no one in the outside world would ever guess that I have a lovely home by looking at me. I usually spend every dime on the house or the kids. So... I went to the mall with paint under my nails and bought myself some cute spring clothes and (ahhh! very expensive!) shoes. I'm gonna try them on and hopefully get inspired to get ready for good weather... Pictures of the finished room will follow. I guess now I have an appropriate outfit for the "after" shot. :o

[Lynzee]

I think about you every time I listen to the national weather, Zuzu. I loved the northeast, but usually by this time of the year I was more than ready for spring. We've had rain, rain and more rain--a lot of flooding, too--but the forecast calls for clearing skies. Hopefully warm weather will head your way soon.

Can't wait to see those pictures, Lisa. Guess I'm a little confused--why did I think your next project was going to be your sunroom?

I'm so excited about this project, ladies! It is the last! Yee-ha! Then I can be a project buddy in spirit! So looking forward to that! :D

Lynz

[Lisa S]

Oh... The sunroom. Well, I started painting furniture for the kid's room on a sunny day. Which led to making curtains. Which led to painting the room. Finish kid's room, start on sunroom. I'll really need the forum's help then. It's a very odd room...

Oh, did I mention that we're demolishing the bathroom next week?

It's a good thing my new shoes are VERY cute! I'm feeling more motivated already!

[Karinbob]

Lynz, I know painting the kitchen cabinets can be horrible but it will soon be over and then you can enjoy them!! I never thought I would finish mine. I love my kitchen now. Take pictures and put them on here. Everyone is so nice and motivating.

Lisa S.- Wow you are really working on a lot of projects. The bathroom next....I think you deserve to go out on the town in your new outfit or at least your new shoes and have fun!! Show us the pictures soon.

ZUZU- Wow you must love cold weather that is for sure. Salt Lake has finally warmed up here and I am so happy! My Tulips have opened and they are so beautiful to look at.

Take care!! Karin

[Kathy Ann]

Wow, some inspirationsal projects here! I have finally started cutting boards for the first phase of my big bookcase projects. Eventually 4 rooms will have built-ins. It's my first woodworking project ever that I will have cut myself, and it's going slowly because I still have to fill orders, re-stock dolls (I sold 3 in one day this week!) make an evening gown and memorize a bunch of speeches for eastern Star. I lose 6 days of work in May with travel, to Minnesota and then back here to Maine for a big convention. I just wanna build my bookcases!:( Oh well, at least it's still snowing here so I have an excuse not to get out in the garden just yet!

[Lynzee]

Lisa, isn't it funny how some projects just kind of happen like that? My sunroom project began with what was supposed to be a spring cleaning. So, what's the story with the bathroom? Total remodel? Tell us the plan!

Thanks, Karin. The project really isn't that bad--I think because the change is so drastic that I'm seeing instant results. Another thing that makes it easier is doing it one set of cabinets at the time. It's only one little section of my kitchen that's torn apart, so I'm not feeling pressured to get it done.

What a great project, Kathy Ann! I dream about having built-in bookshelves but am intimidated by the thought of building them myself. Please keep us posted on your progress and post pictures so we can admire them! I know what you mean about schedules interfering with projects. Am trying to finish my kitchen because I've committed to a booth at a seafood festival in June and haven't made the first thing. Let's see...still working at my job, houseguests for a week in May, grandbaby due in May (in another state), fraction of the way finished with my kitchen, festival in June...nope, no pressure. :D

Think I could use a pair of those shoes Lisa bought though!

Lynz

[ChrisNH53]

Wow! You guys are inspiring! I work in a college so I have summers off so I tend to do a lot then. I have nothing started yet but many plans for household projects. My daughter is getting married in July so for right now we are making her wedding invitations. She just decided that getting them printed just wasn't her style so we are making them. I thought it was going to be a disaster in the making but she came up with an absolutely beautiful design and we are about half done. We got beautiful papers in Boston at Paper Source. I'll post a picture when we are done.

And then when she moves out I have plans to reclaim my sewing room and totally re-do that. She kind of just moved all her college stuff in there when she moved back home 2 years ago so all her teaching stuff is there waiting for her to move it out to her new home, hopefully soon, since they are looking for a house. I can't wait to design something for that room since I am an avid quilter and sewer.

But mostly I am dying to get in the yard and plant flowers so that her wedding pictures taken at the house will be beautiful. Unfortunately we have to wait another month here in NH to get going on that.

[Lisa S]

I've got a picture of the original bathroom... Subway tiles, nice old pedestal sink... Unfortunately, it was all ripped out and replaced with ugly lino and sponge painted walls in the 1980's. (One of the previous owners was big on sponge painting. I swear, even the heater in the basement in sponge painted!!!)

My plan is to rip it all out, redo the wiring and lighting, and replace the sink and toilet. Still have the original tub, but it has a horrible surround that will be replaced. I want to put in the little octagonal tiles with black grout on the floor. I'll either put tile or bead board on the walls. I've got some mahogany left over from the kitchen that I think I'll use as a cap on the tile or bead board.

It's a little scary, but I hope I'm not tempting fate when I say it can't be as bad as the kitchen project was. This project has a very small budget, but that's half of the fun.

[zuzus_garden]

Dear Project Buddies,

Finished shoveling yesterday around 4 pm. Went for a hot cocoa and a warm blankie. All better now. No projects planned other than make more Zuzu's Garden botanicals and get them online.

Lisa – Cut a few lilacs and bring them indoors! Pretty and smells soooo gooood! Odd sunroom sounds fun! Can’t wait to get started - we come up with the ideas, and you do the work, K? Too bad the subway tiles and pedestal sink were ripped out of your bathroom…can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Karin – No, I don’t like the cold so much. I love how beautiful it is here, and in winter you can see forever. CO winters are sunny, so it seems warm even when it’s in the teens.

Kathy Ann – You will LOVE woodworking. My son begged me to be the cub scout leader when he was 9. 10 little boys wanting to use power tools!!! :eek: We learned together, had a great time, and it’s something I continue to love doing.

Lynz – First grandbaby? How exciting! Glad your kitchen cabinets are coming along well.

Chris – Love hearing about your daughter's upcoming wedding. Do you plan to plant flowers in ‘her colors’?

Zuzu

[Joanie]

Hi Lynzee,
No, you are not alone. I started my painting projects about a year ago and I'm still working on them. I remarried about 5 years agon and inherited a potentially wonderful home that needed much work. I started in the master bedroom that had palm tree wallpaper and kelly green carpet. Scarry! There are two windows that look out over a meadow with a back drop of the mountains. My husband had the bed pushed up against the windows and blinds closed so that you never saw the gorgeous view. I textured the walls with a very heavy texture and they turned out great. Got a great deal on curtains and duvets, etc. I found a wonderful bedspread, black and white toile. There is no door to the bathroom but the walls are about 2 feet deep, so I draped a duvet that matches the drapes, black and white, (since it had a pattern on both sides) across the bedroom side and another duvet on the bathroom side going the opposite direction. Does that make any sense? It is looking wonderful, now all I have to do is replace the carpet and paint the furniture. Whew! But in the meantime I textured the walls in the living room the same way. I thought I had a fellow that would do the ceiling but he never showed up. It has the crumby popcorn stuff on it. So now I am in a delima as to what I should do with it. I thought maybe beadboard but that came out to be about $800 and we would have to do it ourselves. So that is on the list "to be done later". I just finished painting my coffe table white and I love it. Today I am painting an end table and buffet white also. Then it is on to the sewing room, my husbands office, the mud room and the basement. By the time I finish all my projects I will be ready for my final goodbys. By the way, I painted my kitchen cupboards too and it was well worth the agony. It changed the entire room. My darling husband put down saltillo tile in the kitchen and dining area and 40 foot hallway and the guest bath. He is about done to. Good luck on your projects. Got any ideas besides scraping my popcorn ceiling?

[Lynzee]

A wedding! How exciting, Chris! You're projects are just beginning, huh? Can't wait to see pictures of the invitations. I just love weddings! What are you going to plant in your garden? I did a couple of containers the other day just so I could say I had a "garden" this year. They won't live long once the FL sun really kicks in, but I can enjoy them for a few weeks anyway.

So, Lisa, does the sunroom come before or after the bathroom? Can't wait to see what's what with this "odd" room of yours. Are you thinking about putting the subway tiles back in your bathroom? I would have loved to do something like that in our bath, but hubby said no. He said I don't like anything long enough to justify a major expense. Imagine that. :confused:

Zuzu, so glad to hear you've finished digging out. I'll bet it's a beautiful sight though! Don't miss the shoveling, but certainly miss the scenery. This is actually grandchild #5, but we're still excited.

Joanie, you are one busy woman! Wow! Sounds like you're well on your way though. Sorry I can't help you with the popcorn ceiling. I have it throughout my house and am convinced the only way to get rid of it is to scrape and sand. Doesn't take me long to decide that no matter how much I hate it, I can live with it. Also, I've heard that depending on how old it is, it could contain asbestos. :( Mine just went up about three years ago, so I think it's ok.

Lynz

[ChrisNH53]

I really don't know what I am going to plant yet although I always do lots of geraniums because I just love them. Her bridesmaids are wearing a dusty rose color but the bouquets are going to be multicolored. So I have yet to decide. I think I will do lots of pinks, white, yellows and as many blues as I can find. Blue seems to be a little harder to find sometimes. Last summer was a kind of wet one here in NH but the gardens were absolutely gorgeous. Since we have had so much snow and rain recently I hope the gardens will be nice again although I could do without the wet summer.

[Lisa S]

Lynz,

The sunroom and the bathroom might happen at the same time. My husband and I will work on the demolishion together ~ providing we don't knock each other out in our tiny bathroom ~ and then there will be some lag time for me when the electrician comes and hubby installs new sink and toilet. I'll be a-painting in the sunroom then!

I'm getting free tile from a friend. I've heard that tile work is pretty easy, but I don't know... I'm not really an "exact" kind of girl. Probably why I'm a bad seamstress... bead board is cheap and Dan (hubby) is great at installing it. But then I have to wait until he has free time... Any votes on bead board or tile?

My sunroom! Did I mention that the windows on the end walls don't match? They don't match each other or the way they were placed in the walls. The ceiling is sloped and the highest point is probably 12 ft. It's very funky.

Chris ~ the plans for the wedding sound exciting! Pictures, pictures! My husband and I knew each other for 2 weeks before we eloped. We're thinking of renewing our vows and having a "real" ceremony next year for our 15th anniversary. I think the yard is a perfect spot. Please share details.

[Lynzee]

Oh, girl...Let's talk strange windows! You know, we inherited this cottage, and my dad, who was the most wonderful man I have ever known, enclosed the front porch to make the sunroom. He did all of the framing, THEN went to buy windows. Ended up having to have all of the windows custom made. Not one is the same size! On one wall there is a 35" window, a 37" window and a 16" window. Across the front there are six windows--one of which is 6" wide. That's why I ended up making the tie-up shades. Couldn't buy anything that looked right. Trust me...we can do your sunroom!! :D What color are you going to use?

I LOVE beadboard and think it would be beautiful in your bathroom, but I'm also the same person that spent weeks painting the walls of my shower stalls to look like tile--remember, no major expense because I don't like things for very long :(-- so I'm not sure which way I'd vote. Can you post a picture to help?

I think it's wonderful that you and Dan can work together on projects. Chris (mine) will bail me out if (when!) I get in over my head, but that's the only time he gets involved. Glad to "meet" someone else who had a short courtship. Chris asked me to marry him the night I met him and we've been together ever since. He wanted a big wedding though, so it was actually five months later that we tied the knot. Love the idea of renewing your vows. How special!

:cool:
Lynz

[Lisa S]

I think that one of the previous owners was into construction. Bad Construction. (Isn't that a band?) It looks like he had some extra windows and just slammed them into the sunroom. Lucky for me, the woman we bought the house from replaced all of the weird windows that face the yard. They look very nice. It's the side windows that are cockeyed. I'm glad I'll have your experienced, expert help!

I'm going to go with a sage green in the sunroom. My kitchen walls are sage and both rooms flow into each other. This will be the third time I've painted in there. (I know, I know. It's a sickness.) The last time I painted it the same mustard gold that I've got in my living room and dining room. It looks nice in those rooms because they are very shaded by the pines in the front yard. You've gotta wear sunglasses when you walk into my sunroom! Not the tranquil scene I'd like to have.

I love it that your husband knew right away that he wanted to marry you. I knew on our first date too. I was very happy being single, but Dan was really the one for me. Dan knew "for sure" on our second date!

[Lynzee]

I find it amusing that my dad did some of the things he did in this house. He was very capable and every project he ever did at home had to be just so, but he didn't pay quite as much attention to detail here--probably because it was a weekend retreat. I'm sure he just wanted to get it done, then kick back and relax while he was here. :)

I think sage will be beautiful in your sunroom! Can't wait to get started! :D I have the same "paint sickness" that you have--when I get tired of it, when I feel the need for a change, when I can't find anything better to do or, as my husband likes to joke, when guests are coming...

You know, I accepted his proposal the night we met and we've been together a lot of years--how he can say that I "don't like anything long enough to justify a major expense" is beyond me! :D

[Lisa S]

Lynz,

I can relate to your dad... I painted our basement playroom in January. I mixed old cans of paint together and painted silly murals on the wall. It was so much fun to be creative and not constantly worry about doing a good/careful job. It was a blast!

It's funny, if I REALLY need to get a project completed, I start planning a party. It's amazing how fast I can get something done with the right inspiration.

Your husband is funny. Remind him that he ain't cheap!

[Lisa S]

Okay! I finished painting the kid's room. I love it! I had previously painted it a chocolate brown when we were using it as the master bedroom. I never liked it much. Now it's a lovely butter yellow that I mixed using some of my "paint collection". I'll finish painting faux rugs on the closet floor and make some curtains and then I'll be ready to take some pictures.

I had my son take a pictures of me in the middle of painting for the "during" shot. To get an accurate perception of the during phase, I should have taken pictures of piles of dirty laundry, hot dogs for dinner and the dog crossing her legs by the back door. But you'll get the picture...

[zuzus_garden]

What? No pearls?

[Lisa S]

That's in the relaxed "after" shot! :)

[Lynzee]

So... how long do we have to wait for these pictures? And why are you not wearing pearls during?!? :D The yellow sounds so pretty. What do the kids think? I remember your basement project--am still planning to "borrow" your idea this summer when the grands visit and let them paint/decorate their own sections of the wall.

I took yesterday off, but am still making progress. This really hasn't taken as long as I thought it would--sure hope I'm doing it right. :( The upper cabinets are SO done--just finished putting the doors back on. I spray painted the hardware black, then used Chris' dry brush with silver suggestion. Love it! Today, I got half of the lower cabinets done, so the end is in sight! Yeeeeee Ha!! Hopefully by the middle of next week, the whole thing will be a bad memory. :)

[Lisa S]

You're really going to town on your kitchen! It'll be nice to have done, I bet. We need pictures!

Pearls during, huh? I'm already thinking "Where am I gonna drum up so pearls for my after shot?" I might have to borrow my five year olds feather boa instead!

I'm having so much fun with this bedroom. The closet had been converted eave space long before we bought the house. The floor was half press board and half hardwood. Last year, I filled the gap where the two meet and sanded and painted the whole lot. Now, I've been painting faux throw rugs. I just added some liliac fringe. Oh, it's so cute! I bought some fun little stamps for the design. Too bad I have to get dinner on and the kids in bed... I don't want to stop!

[Lynzee]

The boa will do just fine. :D

Can't wait to see pictures of the bedroom. Get some close ups of those faux throw rugs! Aside from the "tile" in my shower, I've never been brave enough to try fauxing. Dying to see your handiwork!

Can't drag my feet on this project too long--houseguests arriving next month and now, after painting the cabinets, it would seem that I need to paint the rest of the kitchen too! :eek: Lovely!

[Lynzee]

Just wanted to see how things are going...

Lisa, has work started on your bathroom project? I know you're working on the kids' room but thought the bathroom project was scheduled to start. What about the sunroom? Can you tell I'm anxious for you to get to that one? :D

Deb, how are your projects progressing? Have you started your kitchen cabinets yet? I'm really anxious for someone else to take that one on. :D

Kathy Ann, how are the built in bookshelves coming? Have you been able to get into the garden yet?

Zuzu, how are the new botanicals coming along? Are you still shoveling snow?

Chris, how are things going with the wedding planning? Would love to see a picture of the invitation! Did you get started on the garden?

Joanie, what did you decide about the popcorn ceiling? Which room are you working on now?

Karin, have you started painting your kitchen yet?

:)
Lynz

[zuzus_garden]

Hi Lynz!

Back home again? Are you enjoying your beautiful new kitchen? Wonderful idea to catch up with everyone!

Some of you are on fire with so many projects going on at the same time. I am impressed!!!

I tossed a couple new botanicals on my site - I'm playing around with mixing art & botanicals together - fun! I found 3 old matching frames with dome glass that I LOVE, but probably will not do anything with them until I've pressed more flowers. It's the first of May today, and it's snowing. :( All I can do is remind myself that when it stops snowing, the wildflowers will be amazing this year!

This is O.T., but my son emailed me from Japan that he and his wife got a new puppy. His name is Ryu, and he's 2 months old. Will grow to 100-130 pounds. Here is his pic...

[Lisa S]

Adorable puppy! I swear, puppies make my mouth water. Everytime I start to get hooked on a puppy, I remind myself that there are trade offs...

puppy breath vs. an old dog who knows to move when the vacuum is coming

a chubby, warm puppy belly that you can cup in your hand vs. an old dog's muzzle resting on your knee

the exhuberance of a puppy vs. a long time friend who knows your daily routine and you know her's.

My old girl is almost 10. She's aging so fast at this point. Scary. Darn dogs. Someone needs to build 'em to last longer.

[mckenzygirl]

Well I'm way behind here, just enjoy reading up on all your projects here!
Some of you are busy bees!
As for me:
We are still painting the kitchen cabinets, this has been a long slow job.
I must say that the kitchen is looking lighter and brighter with the upper cabinets painted white, we still have to do the lower cabinets.

I then helped my daughter do her baby's room, she is due in Oct.

Just last week, we had our granddaughter here for a week ,so all painting had stoped cuz we did loads of fun things with her. She's 3 yrs.old.
She just had a birthday party the week before we got her and I had made her, her name out of wood and painted it. Gave it to her for her birthday. A few people at her party saw her name, and I got several orders to make names for them. Funny how a "Business" can start. Everyone there told me I should go into business making these names out of wood, so I'm going to give it a go.

As soon as our kitchen is done, we will start on the bathroom.
I wanted to put beadboard in the bathroom, but I am going to try something different.

I'm going to use cement -board siding. since it's cement board, and you use it outside as siding , it's weather proof,and water proof! You can use this cement board siding right in the shower stall. How cool is that?

I'm going to go3/4 up the wall and then cap it with crown molding. This will creat a narrow shelf for my collectables like star fish.

We will then instal a pedistal sink,new toilet & I'm looking for a claw foot soaking tub with shower.

I better hush and get back to painting!
Cheers!
mckenzygirl

[Lisa S]

Lynzee,
The current plan is to start on the bathroom when we get back from Texas ~ sometime in the middle of May. I'm ready, I'll tell you! We literally have walls that are crumbling and press board stuck to the floor with electrical tape... It's not beautiful! Funny tho' ~ you get used to the bad state of things. I remember when we came back to our pre-remodeled kitchen after our vacation last year. I was shocked at how awful it really was...holes in the walls big enough to see outdoors, cabinets that weren't attached to the walls...We had lived with it so long, it didn't seem bad anymore. :)

I was looking through an old copy of Country Living the other day and thought of you. Great ideas for organizing a small kitchen... I'd love to see some additional kitchen pictures... Are we due for an update?

[Lisa S]

Oooh! I wanna see cement board siding. Who sells it?

[mckenzygirl]

We bought ours at Lowes and I'm sure any home DYI store carries it.

[ChrisNH53]

Everyone is so busy!! As for my daughter's wedding, there must be a special place in heaven for mothers of the brides for all the abuse we put up with while keeping our mouths shut! My daughter has been a little on edge lately so we have our moments. I was the mother of the groom last summer and it was much easier!

Anyways her gown arrived Friday (can you believe we bought it on the internet!! Another story for another day) and it is beautiful. It needs to be hemmed which I can do and a bustle too which I am pretty sure I can do so I'll get going on that. Then Saturday we met with the organist to go over music so he played a bunch and she picked out what she wants. When he played what she is going to walk down the aisle to I really teared up! I will be a basket case that day as will my husband. So we are busy here with that.

As for gardens, it is still to darn cold here so that will have to wait until later in the month.

[Lisa S]

Life happens way too fast. Mother's everywhere will be mentally squeezing your hand when you tear up at your daughter's wedding. Big hugs.

[Lynzee]

The puppy is adorable, Zuzu! Hard to imagine he'll be that big one day! Sorry to hear it's still snowing there--wondered about that yesterday while my husband and I were at the beach with our 2 yo grand. Definitely needed that day after a week of traffic in Atlanta! :eek:

McKenzygirl, I didn't realize you were in the process of painting your kitchen cabinets! Isn't that a job? The results make such a difference that it's difficult to complain though. Had never heard of cement board siding--am definitely going to check that out!

I ignored the way this place looked for a long time, Lisa. Was much easier for me than doing something about it! I'm so glad I got started though--'cuz now I'm almost finished! :D Send some before and after pics of the bathroom like you did with your kitchen. I'm not quite ready to post pictures of my kitchen. While the cabinets are finished, the room is still a huge mess because I'm working on other projects in that room. Sure wish I had those magazine pictures you were looking at for ideas!

I was the same way when my daughter got married, Chris. It's such a special time but I also found it to be a very difficult time for me. Just wasn't ready for her to be that grown up. I will definitely be one of those mothers mentally squeezing your hand when she walks down the aisle.

:)
Lynz

[ChrisNH53]

Thanks for the understanding support from everyone! It helps! Luckily she will live in the area so I will get to see her often-we are very close. They are looking for a house right now and are not finding much. They are both teachers and do not make much. They are looking for a 2 family home which will give them some income to help with the mortgage. Unfortunately the housing market in New England is Hot, Hot Hot! They did put a bid in one one house and offered more than the asking price but someone else came in much higher and with cash in hand so they lost that one. My daughter was very upset over that. She has been a helper all along when we do renovations so she knows what it is like to fix up a house.

[jennyscottage]

I see that you are painting kitchen cabinets. I want to do that myself and was considering using milk paints. Have you ever worked with them?:)

[Lynzee]

How wonderful that she'll be remaining in the area, Chris! All of mine are in different states and have been since leaving the nest. Makes it difficult sometimes to share in their special moments. My daughter had a baby late Thursday night--we managed a quick trip up and back over the weekend which just wasn't enough time.

Hi Jenny! I haven't had any experience using milk paints but I'm hearing they're really gaining in popularity once again. Have seen some beautiful milk paint finishes lately. I'm sure someone here will be be able to provide some information though--they've always come through for me!

Welcome to the forum! And good luck with your upcoming project!

:)
Lynz

[zuzus_garden]

Congratulations, Grandma Lynzee! :)

[Lisa S]

Congrats, Lynzee! :D

[Lynzee]

Thanks! Four weeks early but definitely a keeper! :D

Lynz

[mckenzygirl]

Congratulations Grandma Lynzee!

[Lynzee]

Thanks, Mckenzy! His early arrival brought my kitchen project to a screeching halt for a couple of days, but I'm slowly getting back on track. How are your cabinets coming along?

Lynz

[CottageDreamin']

Listening (=reading) all of your projects make me want to move right this second until waiting until the latter half of this year! There isn't much that is as satisfying as revitalizing a house into a warm & wonderful home...We've been working on this house for about 3 years and we're done...all we will do when time to sell is to put a fresh coat of interior paint on the walls & polish everything up! And, I'm so excited about moving into a one-story home & getting to try my hand at a light & colorful cottage style that I can hardly stand to wait one day longer!So, for now, I'll just live vicariously through all of your great projects until I can get started with my own :)

[Lowcountry Living]

CottageDreamin'...you're not too far from me...you can help me work on my house! You must have great retailers and markets in GA. I need to invest in a truck to haul large treasures...

[CottageDreamin']

Hi, Lowcountry :) ,

No, we're not too far apart! I don't often get to Charleston~I think the last time was in October of last year...