the 828 julia st. project (part 3)

i have been covered in paint for about three weeks now.  not that mitch has not been painting as well, but he chooses not to paint himself while he paints the restaurant.  he went to the store to get some beer after a long day of painting and the lady behind the counter asked him if i was his wife by referring to me as ”the girl with paint all over her all the time?” 

cabinets in the kitchen

double wall oven cabinet

so where did we leave off?  i believe with a completely gutted kitchen ready for contractors to sheetrock and build cabinets.  that has been done, along with sub-flooring, some new ceilings, crown molding, baseboards, an attic ladder, and several new doors.  no painting could be done during this work, but there was plenty of prep work sanding and scraping to be done.  we are very grateful for some volunteers for this work.  grandparents kept our kids, cooked suppers for us, and helped scrape and sand old paint. some of my girlfriends gathered together one friday night and sanded and scraped baseboards and moldings with the help of a jug of frozen margaritas and music.  thank y’all . . .

main dining area

this week the exterior of the house is being painted.  despite a language barrier between my thick raville accent and my painter with a thick alto, la accent, we managed to get the colors right!!   i took a great deal of time researching what colors to paint this old 1900′s arts and crafts bungalow, and found selections dedicated to that era at sherwin williams.  all of the interior colors were selected from that era as well.  the whole process has really felt as if building a new home rather than remodeling an old home, because, we basically “redid” the inside of the house. 

exterior painting in progress

three or more colors- typical on bungalows

columns

today the kitchen and bathroom floors are being installed and tomorrow the fire system vent-a-hood will be installed.  i am staying out of the way and out of paint, cooking peacefully in my kitchen at home.  i’m going to miss this old place . . . 

bye y’all

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