Lennon white paint job

So the whole time we were selecting paint colors the paint guy and I were talking about Linen White...and Phil is standing there hearing "Lennon White" which makes sense in his head because he's thinking of this: By the way, the paint center at Ace in East Atlanta Village is amazing--the guy there was a phenomenal help in getting us going on this project. Also a phenomenal help--Phil's mom and sister who drove down from Charlotte to lend a hand. There was some cute mother-son painting going on.And some sister-brother painting.And a really good 5-year-old who only needed a pile of stuffed animals, one beading kit, a drawing pad and some Mary Poppins to keep her busy for about 48 hours of boring grownups painting.And I would be remiss if I failed to mention the spackle ghost. At first I thought Phil was seeing a vision of Jesus on the walls and I figured the new place was going to get overrun by pilgrimages, but it turned out just to be a (presumably) nondenominational ghost.Small dogs were NOT helpful...this one managed to get a few extra spots on her while trying to sneak into the freshly painted sections of the house. She's now a brindle/Lennon white dog.

Paint it...linen white?

Ugh, this is going to be really hard for me because (unlike Phil) I lack a useful amount of OCD. I'm taping up everything in preparation for a paint job this weekend. Going to use the Benjamin Moore Aura line of paint in Linen White for just about every room.Yeah, that's a chin up bar.
I don't think I'll be keeping it.

First night in!

We stayed over last night! It was fun. The very first thing I did was pitch all the realtor cards that had been left since the house went on the market in July. There was a huge stack. How about a bottle of Veuve Clicquot to celebrate?From the fabulous Inman Park real estate agent Andre De Winter! Phil was in charge of opening, which was amusing as he had never opened a bottle of champagne before...Harder than he'd expected! But he figured it out. Champers for all!

Fixing the flood

So, some folks reading this know that there were 2 go-rounds with this mullet house. The first contract was terminated because the lower floor was gushing water from under the floorboards. Whoops! Not cool. So the owners decided to do a comprehensive waterproofing job and replace the flooring with tile. Here's what they did in the backyard:Regraded the back...french drainage, etc.Any good ideas for landscaping with rocks and no grass? Love to hear it. Here's the new tile downstairs.Matched it in the bathroom as well. Now just need to get some better color in there--that green is sort of sickly.

Refinished floors

The owners of the home refinished the pine floors before closing...I think they look great.Phil is trying to figure out how much room he has to swing a sledgehammer for demolition of the drywall. He can't wait to do that. That project will probably be a little ways off though, sorry honey.

Meet Mulletacre

This is the adorable little shotgun caterpillar in Inman Park that will, hopefully, become a lovely butterfly someday. I love it already but can't wait to do some work on it so it becomes something even cooler over the years. This blog hopes to follow that transformation, with the additional fun of it being done by two people who don't have the first idea of how to proceed in home improvements. If you have ideas or tips, feel free to share! How about a small tour to start? Open the door and come on in...The fireplace divides the front two rooms of this 1920 house. Those are heart pine floors that have been refinished since...I'm thinking that this drywall is gonna go, leaving a lovely exposed fireplace underneath so it doesn't bully the room so much.
You can walk around the fireplace on either side.
Here's a peek at the kitchen...Needs some love! But it will be fun to customize things. Here's where the addition begins, right after the kitchen: Don't let the picture fool you--those are laminate floors. And that's a screened porch beyond. Want to go upstairs?I have some cool ideas for these steps. Here's the lofted bedroom on the top floor.That is a lovely porch there. You can see the Midtown skyline (especially cool at night!) and apparently all the fireworks as well. Let's go back downstairs. And go out to the first floor porch...Mason will see herself out, thanks...A pocket-sized yard...Good for those with a mowing phobia. And there's a little patio under the porch.If we go back in, there's another set of steps going down to the ground floor level room...
It's a small room.
The second bathroom is down here too.
OK, this is a good start! Welcome home!