Photo house progress update

We're about 1/3 of the way done with the home improvements, I'd say. A.'s room, the playroom, and the living room have paint. We're close to deciding on the dining room paint color and the carpet. All the ugly light fixtures have been replaced, and most of the exterior door locks have been changed. What remains is a bunch more painting, replacing the interior door handles, putting knobs and pulls on the cabinets, having the carpet installed, putting up blinds and/or curtains, and some exterior work.

We're still aiming for mid-April for our moving date. Hoping for earlier, but not expecting it. It's hard to get things done with a very attention-demanding 10 month old. Basically, one person can work at a time, while the other handles A. Even then, the working person ends up being less productive than they might otherwise be. JJ took A. for a daddy-daughter day today to give me some uninterrupted house time, and I made a decent dent in the to-do list.

Here's the living room, painted a cloudy blue.



This is our attempt to find a warm, appetizing brown for the dining room. It's not easy.


Here's the playroom, with two coats of a light and cheery yellow.


And finally, A.'s room, a smokey purple.


If you like that purple, have I got a deal for you! I am authorized to offer you, at a very good price, 2 gallons of Ash Grove color paint. You see, we have extra. That was the first room we painted. I sent JJ for the paint, and suggested that he ask the helpful sales associates how much we'd need. Instead, he took the initiative and read the paint bucket to find how much area it covered. He then figured that her room was about 10 by 12, the ceilings were 8 feet high... 10 times 12 times 8... we needed three gallons. Which would be true, if we wanted to paint every air molecule in her room purple. Instead, just the walls are purple, and we have plenty of extra paint.