Productive week

Paul was able to finish tiling the bathroom this week and today we sanded and primed the new drywall.  The sink goes in tomorrow but the built in storage units will have to wait until after we move in.  At least it will be usable.  Right now the priority was finishing the walk in closet with rods and rod supports.

I also finished painting the living room, master bedroom and closet, and my studio.  We went with Sherwin Williams paint with which we were very happy.  In keeping with the cottage feel, we used a warm Alabaster white with white trim in the living room.  The curtains will be navy, yellow and white stripes. The studio is gray with white trim and the master bedroom is a taupe with white trim.

                                                           Living room painted and floor done

                                                          Master bedroom painted

While Paul attacked the bathroom, my big task this week was sanding and top coating 3 rooms of hard southern pine floors.  We scoured the internet for information regarding the best way to finish the floors,  and after much deliberation we decided to use a clear, oil based polyurethane from Benjamin Moore. The clerk recommended a gloss finish first, over which we could put a semi gloss.  We liked the  shiny finish and so just stayed with the gloss.  The floors aren't perfect but the finish seems to fit the simple cottage style we have.  Some day, down the road, when we completely refinish the dining room and kitchen floors, we may decide to totally refinish the bedroom floors to the bare wood, but they look fine for now.  

                                                                    Quite the shine

Four days until final move in and we'll have 4 rooms almost done.  The floor is almost level, so we have a good start.  At least we'll only be responsible for one house now, and progress can proceed as we have energy.