July 2012 - Panamamama

On paint color madness

Jul 22, 2012 | Uncategorized

E wants her room to be a light blue…

(do you know how many light blues there are?)

Her theme is “Anthropologie or reclaimed chic” she says…

We got this light from IKEA on our visit to Dallas

from IKEA

Then she wants to paint (or get a decal) something like this:

We probably will have to get her a new bed. Hers is a little big for her room I think, but might work in one of the boys rooms. My grandpa has an old iron bed that was in my grandma’s room as a child that I might use and repaint white. The only problem is that it’s 3/4 and not a single bed but I might be able to make it work…

New House Update

Jul 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

The “new” house is starting to come along…
We are our own contractors so juggling everything is tricky, but worth the money we’ll save.
We’ve always done everything ourselves, but this is just too big a job to do it all.
Floors have been started (sort of) with patches done and kitchen rough sanded. They are all quartersawn old growth red oak. Very pretty.

Floors “Before and After” Sanding

I ordered the floor stain/finish from Monocoat. It’s a NO VOC product that is supposed to be very durable. The thing I liked about it was that if there are scuffs or dings you don’t have to resand. Good to have tough stuff when you have three wild kids and a big dog. I’ll let you know how it comes out and holds up!

Color we picked for stain in whole house

We have the cabinet style and plan done- cabinetmaker will start next week actually building!
I wanted simple and historically accurate so we picked a basic Arts & Crafts/Shaker style door with a small bead on frame and inset doors. (I didn’t realize there were so many choices.) I want exposed hinges, but not sure what color yet or what knobs.

From “This Old House”- LOVE the tile

From BHG- Love the use of different colors

We got our fridge and dishwasher in the scratch and dent room at our local appliance store. They are panel ready and much nicer than what we could have gotten for the same price otherwise. I still am in limbo over the range and hood. I want a nice one- I love to bake and most of the “fancy” 36″stainless ranges have smaller ovens than you’d imagine despite the range size. Also, a lot of those are really more for looks and not function from what I’m reading. This will be my big splurge though. I’m leaning towards the Bertrazonni, an Italian range that I found online (on sale AND with a free hood.)