Burn Out

Feeling a little burned out and have had a few setbacks. I'm glad that I'm blogging about this project or I would have probably quit.  First, remember that tile I ripped out - all 598.  Well, I found a whole box of them under the bar.

Yes, that's right - it is Asbestos tile.  Sure glad I wore that mask.  And yes, I did Google, "How much exposure to Asbestos causes cancer?"  Looks like it is "very unlikely" to give me cancer.  Let me know if you would like that extra box!!!

Second issue is painting the outside.  The boards running up and down are too close together to use a regular rolling brush, so I have been using a small trim roller.  Additionally, the wood it very rough and is soaking up the paint like a sponge.  Six hours of painting and I've only done about 2/3 of the front.  I did buy a better big paintbrush that I will use when I paint again (if I ever paint again!)

Remember those Asbestos tiles?  Well, they did leave a nice grid pattern on the floor.  I decided to use that to help me tape it off into horizontal stripes. I don't want it to be overly bold, so I picked some more muted colors.  Here are all of my samples:

Vintage Gray won.  I'm going to start with one color and then pick the second color based on how Vintage Gray looks on the floor.  Paint chips trick me - the color is always either darker or lighter than I expected.  The other color, Oyster, is what I am painting the outside.  It is the same color as my house.  It took several whites for me to find one I liked.0 I had originally picked a white that I saw on another house that I knew was perfect.  Well, for some reason it looked yellow on my house.  Thankfully, the painters only painted a small portion for me to see and not the whole house (and were patient with my trial and error.)  If you need an excellent painter, I've got a great one!

Like I said, I'm burned out.  So what makes me feel better?  Shopping!  Here are some fun silk pillows that I found at Tuesday Morning for the chairs I bought on Craigslist:

Look at the price tag:

Compare to $78 - really!?!  The lady checking me out did make a funny comment about my "bright" pillows.  I don't think she cared for them too much, and of course that made me question my choices.  Oh well! 


Now, I had to pick out some for the sofa.  So I searched Pintrest for "green velvet sofa."  Here is one of the pictures I found:

And guess what?  I saw some pillows just like those at Tuesday Morning.  So back I went and got these:

Another idea I had was to hang old photographs on the wall.  So I took a few to Walgreens, scanned them, and blew them up to 11x16.

Isn't my mom gorgeous!  I bought frames for these, but I'm going to take them back and just hang them on the wall with these little wooden thumb tacks I have instead.  Saving money is always good!

It has been a fun project, but I've gotten cuts, blisters, bug bites, and a mean spider bite on my back. Thankful to be at the beach for the next few weeks so I can enjoy my family, the beautiful island, and some lazy, peaceful days.

Happy summer, y'all!