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I haven't talked about the floor in the area that is slowing becoming the new powder room.  But it is now time to address the fact that this particular section of the room has a bit of a fun house feel. The highs and lows of the floor are hard to explain.  I do know that at one time there was a wall in the basement that contained the old coal chute.  When I bought the house there was a large hump from one side of the alcove to the other right where this wall lined up in the basement.  In other words, the floor inside the alcove had fallen and the wall in the basement held that short stretch of flooring in it's original position. But how it got that way matters not.  How to fix it matters alot. Dan began by removing the hardwood floor and pulling ALL the nails stuck in the subfloor.  Then came a layer of plywood. Then came a layer of fiber board. This was set in thinset. Latex glue was applied. This was followed by leveler which did not completely do the

Painting the vanity is my chance to put some personal expression into this new space.  Because there are so many options when it comes to paint,  it's often hard to narrow it down to one and stick with it.  As you will see, I didn't exactly get it down to one finish.  My inspiration started with, yes, a pin from my painted furniture board on Pinterest. (Frenchgardenhouse.com) It would have been nice to stumble across this piece at Goodwill, but it didn't happen.  If you missed my last post, my piece looks like this. Just forget you saw Cinderella above and let's move on with the step sister. Notice I didn't say ugly step sister because this piece is not ugly.  It has some nice detail on the top that will be raised up slightly, the top will be removed, and the new quartz countertop will slide right under the scrolls. Would I have liked something a little French?  You bet!  But I am hoping that painted, this piece will have a different attitude.

While the bathroom is getting it's pipes and wires and ducts and vents, I am busy giving the dining room it's new colors.  Now, which would you rather hear about?  If you said pipes and vents, you are out of luck.  It's not that it isn't interesting.  It gets more interesting (challenging) by the day.  The problem is .... I don't want to write a blog post filled with frustration and cuss words.  Seriously, it's not that bad...just a lot of things to stuff inside those wall spaces and sometimes it takes a long time to get ALL those things from point A to point B.  But today let's talk color . As you know if you read the previous posts the dark brown walls and faux painted ceiling are on their way out. I elected to go with some perky colors this go around.  These are my choices. The ceiling is the top color. (harrisburg green HC-132)  The bottom color is the wall color. (fernwood green 2145-40)  The black and the white are for the woodwork. (classic