We've only been in the house for 2-years and the house was only built in 2001, but it was time for a new paint job! Luckily there are a few test products available that I really wanted to use and get a better understanding of their performance. So, I found a couple test houses, called a few friends, and had a paint-out session that lasted 3-days.

We were able to get about 90% of my exterior done. I'll finish that up once I get the other 2-houses completely done. However, Rain has been my enemy over the last 2.5 weeks, and the painting has been slow.

The repaint on our house was much needed and now it looks great. We went with a green body paint, cream trim, and black accent. While it's been raining, I've tried to entertain myself with all the "little" jobs. I was able to paint the front door and repaint some shutters. 

About 2 months ago, a friend of Mary's found a brass chandelier and picked it up with us in mind. Mary had it in her mind, that I would refurbish the chandelier and give it a oiled bronze "look". Well, I thought she was crazy but as usual, her will won and I refurbished the chandelier. Also, as usual, she was right. For under $12, we have a larger, nicer, chandelier and now it's a chandelier that can actually light-up the foyer!

I also took the time during this rain delay to paint the Boys Room (the last room in the house to be painted).  We went with a Brown and Blue paint scheme and it has really added some character to their room.

I'm not certain what's next, in fact, I don't think I want to know...but I hope I get a little break (not that I want anything to break).