Saturday, June 19, 2010

Almost the whole house redo............

So We (I) decided that it was time to get rid of my green in the house. I love it but I was getting a little tired of it, and since we are selling the house we thought we better do a more neutral colour and maybe more people would like it??????? Hmmmm really I don't know and i was hesitating cause it seemed like such a huge task. Anyway Brad talked me into it (and worked extra long Friday so he did not have to go into work Sat. so he could help me. I had seen the Foe-Paneling on a few blogs and I loved it. I thought it would give the room a bit more dimension. and would not be quit so boring.
So we got this paint at Totem. It's called Boomerang, It's recycled?!?!?!? Not sure how or why but they had about 10 pre tinted colors to choose from. So after looking at the cheapest paint which would be $37 or this boomerang paint that was $15 a gallon we decided we would just pick one of those colors. We got it home and started painting it. Blahhhhhh I was not sure about it. Mostly because it was so plain and it had a bit of a peach/pink tones to it. Anyway I powered through and ended up Liking it ok. I'm not a huge fan of Neutral colors. Anyway this was the almost finished end result..............
Ok but here are the before.................
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This is the "During"
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Notice Knox's painted hand! He was such a big helper
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And this is the finished..................... (well the finished with no pictures and not really decorated But you get the idea.
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So the break down of cost's.............
Board for the Foe Panelling -$110
on a side note the lady did not know what she was doing at home depot and Brad took it all up front to pay for it. She rung it up and turned and said to Brad ok that will be 22.56. And my honest Brad said "um no it's not, it's like a hundred dollers". So she had to go get the superviser to figure out how to charge him.
Paint- 2 gallon's of Boomarang - $30
panel paint - free (left over from when we painted the baseboards when we re did the house)
one extra quart of the baseboard paint $18
New rug- 50.00
Total cost of operation RE-DO
Drum roll please
$208.00
We still have to do the second coat down the hall and pain the kitchen but I think by the end of this week we should have 'er done.

5 comments:

  1. Adorei essa família unida pintando!! muito legal!! Que abençoe muito vocês!!
    Ah, ficou linda a parede!!

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  2. I love the faux panelling!! I want to do it in our entryway, but haven't seen someone I know do it yet, so now I know it can be done!! lol!! But, I'm with you, I loved your green!! I do like your after, but the green was great!!! :)

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  3. Looks great KD! Painting is such a huge job... way to go!

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  4. dont forget to paint the ceiling in front of the window

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