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Home Decor, Dining Room Drama

June 2017

“Hey, sometime when your crew has some down time, I would love to get them to paint the dining room”

 

My son, HHjr, owns a residential remodeling company, specializing in tile installations, but his guys are fabulous at everything, including painting

Sometimes when their schedule gets messed up, due to weather or tile deliveries, he sends them over to our house to do various things that need doing…quite a perk!

“What color?” he asked

“Black” I said

“BLACK??” he questioned

“Yes, black.  Just the wall below the chair rail”

 

December 19, 2017

“Hey mom, my guys are going to paint the dining room tomorrow and install that new cooktop you’ve been wanting”

😳

“Okaaaayyyyy,” I said, thinking Yikes!  22 people are coming for Christmas Eve brunch in 4 days

 

 

 

The dining room was sort of a hot mess anyway,  the centerpiece was done, but I hadn’t set the table yet

 

 

 

But the thought of emptying the china cabinet was the stuff of nightmares

Crystal stemware, fine china, silver…

😱

“I might be able to just slide it out away from the wall” HHjr said

😵

He is a very strong guy 💪🏼

 

 

Of course when the black was finished the creamy tan walls looked awful

“I think we should paint the walls too Mom,” he said

Ah, the artist in him emerges…

 

 

“That would be wonderful!”

at this point I was all in

The trim work in this room is so pretty but it had never been showcased properly

and the electrical outlets were an eyesore

 

 

With black socket covers they disappeared!

 

 

 

 

 

Ahhh, the magic of paint!

 

 

 

Now this wall is screaming for a big painting

 

 

 

I would love to do a large black and white modern abstract

 

 

 

 

or I could hang Summer Burst in here

 

 

 

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

I am crazy about the way it turned out, and it actually makes the room look and feel so much bigger!!

And of course, now I want to paint the whole house…

 

January 7, 2018

“Hey Mom, my job got cancelled for tomorrow so we’re going to paint the kitchen,”  HHjr texted, “Look over those color samples I gave you awhile back and let me know what color”

😳

Yikes, I’m 300 miles away!

 

Stay tuned…

 

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