Always Stirred, Never Shaken

We're still painting. Well, I'm still painting, Jess's moved on to all things electrical.

Why do we seem to be perpetually painting? Two reasons:

Reason One: Overspray

We taped the ceilings 18" into each room, which is supposedly more than enough to virtually eliminate overspray marks on the ceiling:

First spray of color!

This didn't work like it was supposed to. Why? We're not sure, but are definitely suspicious of the rented paint sprayer...

I could go into all of the mechanics of spraying paint here, but I'll save everyone the confusion (and boredom?) and we'll just say the pressure wasn't working right.

And so, we arrived at our house Tuesday morning, excited to tear down the paper and fully witness our handywork. Five seconds into pulling down the paper, and we realized it was going to be a looonnggg day (I seriously am in love with this paint color!):

So yesterday, I re-painted the entire ceiling. And, because my beloved Halcyon Green was so dark, I had to second coat the whole living room/kitchen/dining room ceiling this morning.. Talk about a neck ache!  

Reason Two:

Roller lines in the Halcyon Green.

Again, thank you rented sprayer! Another pressure-adjustment problem. So today I applied another coat via roller.

Hopefully tomorrow all we have to do is second coat the Foggy Day in the guest bedroom and do a few minor touch-ups on the walls!

Protect those lungs! Can you see the paint fumes behind us? (Blotchy spots)

Yesterday we purched light fixtures for the living, bed, and bathrooms, and today Jess spent most of his time installing electrical outlet receptacles and face plates, and started wiring up some of the light fixtures! Our tile guy also returned from his trip to OH-IO! and started tiling the master shower!

Here are some more pictures from probably the lowest point of the remodel - post demolition, pre construction (aka - holes everywhere)!

Recessed box for a tv in the master

I finally had to cut through the tire swing...

Guest Bath & new tub!

We had to replace the insulation under the two picture windows as they'd leaked and ruined the old pieces. I seriously hope I NEVER have to handle the awful stuff again!

Our occassional contractor, Jason, helped Jess hang drywall

Master shower, with the kitchen and dining room behind