My new office.
before and almost after. 

Things done:
- foam wall paper border removed
- carpet and underlay removed, staples and nails removed
- walls painted, trim painted
- furniture removed
- blinds removed



Still needs:
- another coat of paint on the window sill
- base board quarter round trim
- new light fixture.
- ceiling painted
- patio door replaced
- frost window and install blackout shade

Details:
walls: Benjamin Moore Aura paint simply white in semi-glass (for durability). The expensive paint and glossiness covered deep burgundy in two coats!

trim: Benjamin Moore simple white in gloss

floor: refinished original wood, with minwax oil based (smelly) stain, 4 coats

Painting on Wellington St

Andrew's painting in the 3rd bedroom, the former blood red nursery,  that will become my office.

We're transforming it from "blood red baby dungeon",
into "fresh clean sewing room/office".

 I tested the following three Benjamin Moore colours:
- oxford white, which was too blue
- cloud white, which was too creamy
- simply white, which was a goldilocks colour
i.e. not too blue, not too yellow, juuust right


So far we've:
1. removed foam "a,b,c," wallpaper border
2. scraped glue off wall
 3. tsp'd and rinsed the walls
 4. painted one coat of Benjamin Moore Aura "Simply White" over the red.
The sales lady assured me that two coats, no primer, would cover red, so I'm anxious to see.

one coat

Now I'm waiting for paint to dry, but it's hot out here & its quick dry paint, so in about another 1.5 hour it should be good to go. :)





Update 1 hour later: coat two has gone on.

Update 3 hours later: two is enough. time to rest, painting trim tomorrow!

Kitchen

When I moved in (Jan 27th 2011) I hated the kitchen knobs and removed them.
Enough is enough.

During the "X-Mess" break of this year my dad and I worked on part and finished it.

Here's what needs to be done:
- the kitchen sink isn't plumbed property, replace plumbing and add air vent
- replace sink and faucet

- oak cupboards painted white
- door and drawer pulls replaced
- backsplash tiled
- main light fixture replaced
- extractor fan removed and replaced with microwave/light/fan combo.



The specifics: 
- 16 doors, 12 drawers
- approx 90sq feet of wall to be tiled

The materials:
- two boxes of white subway tile with snowy white grout
- primer (on sale oil based) and paint (Sico Furniture and Cabinets Interior Paint)
- 14 knobs and 12 pulls (from W&W Hardware, Kitchener)
- light fixture (from Restore Waterloo)
- IKEA microwave/fan/light combo (IKEA, etobicoke AS-IS section)