Paint the Town Red

Sorry for the long delay between posts.  I really do want to update this blog more often as I get frustrated when the blogs I love to read  go weeks without updates!!  Things have been busy around here getting ready for Thanksgiving, celebrating milestone birthdays with family, and helping to pack up a house.  A little over two weeks ago (ok, maybe more like three weeks ago but that would require me to admit to myself how long I waited to write this post), we hired a painter to come in and paint our dining room for us.  We choose red and as many of you probably know, that is a difficult color to paint.  It always seems to require way too many coats and no matter what the store says, even if you buy the paint with the primer, you should consider priming the wall first (we did not and I wonder if that would have helped at all).

Back to painting…we had our painter/handyman tackle the dining room for us.  Since red is so unforgiving I wanted someone who knew what they were doing as opposed to myself :).  We have used Tom for painting projects at the new house (painted the entire open, high ceiling main living area for us) and handyman projects at the condo (replaced all the doors, renovated the ½ bath, etc.).  He always does a great job and is very trustworthy and friendly.  He did a great job with the dining room, painting the red and all the trim work.  He really goes above and beyond with his attention to detail.

Well, needless to say, this red dining room took 5 coats!  Looks great though, doesn’t it!!

Please forgive the weird lighting.  I opened the windows and surprisingly it was a little too much light for these photos.  The red color is smooth but some of the photos make it look blotchy, which is not the case.

Just in time for our first Thanksgiving hosting!!

While Tom was painting the dining room, I decided to take the day off from work and paint our bedroom. 

Forgive the weird angles.  I was trying to hide the fact that the bed was not made and I was too lazy to make it for these pictures.  I was in the middle of a sewing extravaganza day and didn't want to break my concentration for long.  More on that to come later!

We painted the bedroom the same color as a hallway I painted in September.  I finished it one Friday night while the hubby was out of town.  When I get a project on my mind, I can't stop until it's done.

I have to admit, I have an ulterior motive for posting this hallway picture.  I really wanted to show off our new runner.  I purchased it recently at Target on clearance for a real steal.  I LOVE that store!! (and who doesn't love a great deal).  

That is it for now folks!  I have another post in mind so I plan to update you before Thanksgiving.  Love to all.