NewlyWoodwards

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Renovation progress report – week 31

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Ryan is finally back from four weeks on the road. The Woodward household is happy again. Franco and Lola were thrilled to see him. I think they like me alright, but they love Ryan.

I was able to get a lot painted while Ryan was out of town, but I really wanted to get some more done before he saw the house. I was envisioning a Extreme Makeover: Home Edition moment. Sans Ty Pennington. So, I brought in reinforcement.

Meet the A-team. My mother and father-in-law are crazy enough to agree to help me with painting, plumbing, electrical… they are the best.

And, by God, after 31 weeks, my father-in-law installed a brand-spanking-new toilet. 
Can I get an A-men?
The guy at Menards told us this is the Cadillac of toilets. We are high class, people. (We covered the tile in paper to protect it. We may take it off eventually.)
Also in bathroom news… I painted the walls a pretty shade of grey – Gravity by Valspar. I knew it was a sign when two blogs I love – Decor and the Dog and Relatively Unique – posted about rooms in this color in the same week. 
It’s really pretty in person. Ryan said it may be his favorite color in the house.
My father-in-law also installed the wall sconces in the bathroom. 
They look really nice.
In other exciting news, the dining room is painted. My mother-in-law tag-teamed with me. It turned out really well, in my no-so-unbiased opinion.
The wall color is Seal by Martha Stewart, color-matched to Behr Premium Plus Ultra. In person, it’s almost a chalkboard color. But, I like it because it has a brown undertone so it feels warm in person.
The white trim took a coat of primer and four coats of white paint. (I used semigloss on the trim and bottom walls. We will install boards on the bottom to mimic the original board and batten.)

I think this may be my favorite room (for now). I can’t wait for new windows.

So, that was the week in review. Paint, paint, lights and a toilet.

And when Ryan walked through the house, his reaction was totally Ty Pennington-worthy. He was happy with his wife and her crew. And that makes me happy, too.

Here’s the updated house list.

What do you think?

Comments

  1. Love love loving those paint colors! The bathroom is really coming together and the paint complements the light fixtures perfectly. And that dining room…wow. It is really starting to come together!

  2. You made some exxxcellent choices in paint colors my friend. I totally didn’t expect that dining room color but I love it long time. And your use of Gravity may have just sold me. I’ve had the paint chip taped to the wall for about 2 weeks now.

    How awesome is it to have such awesome helpers too? You’re a lucky gal.

  3. The dining room puts HGTV to shame! Atta girl Kim & crew. I’m very proud of you daughter. I can’t wait to see it all in person!

  8. Both the bathroom and dining room are looking fabulous! Paint has wonderful magical powers! Way to power through all those rooms!

  9. I love surprising {someone} like that! One year, I had my brother and my dad help me lay sod in our front yard… You should have seen the look on my husband’s face when he drove up. {priceless.}

  10. LOVING the colors and the way things are coming together. Your house is looking SO great! And isn’t it awesome to have such helpful family?! 🙂 Keep it going!

  17. I love the dinning room! It looks great. The bathroom looks great too. The color looks similar to my living room.

  18. You guys rock. I adore all of those paint colors and it makes me smile that you have such wonderful in-laws.

  20. YAY PAINT!!! I LOVE PAINT!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
    I LOVE the colors you picked! And that board and batten-to-be room is amazingly fantastically gorgeous!!!!! :):):)

  23. Oh, I love both paint colors! That gray is fabulous, putting it on my “If I ever paint something gray” paint list. Awesome progress, sorry Ty Pennington didn’t come to surprise Ryan.

    P.S. Could Ryan look a little more like Mama and Papa Ryan both, please?

  24. Wow, wow and wow I love, love the dining room color its beautiful. I can’t wait to see you decorate it. I could see pops of bright yellow :+) oooh.

    Glad hubby is back home – its always better when the team is together.

  27. Loooooove the dining room color – I have something very similar picked out for my next project 🙂 The house is really coming along – it looks great!!!

  28. AMEN! New toilets are a total win. And I love love love both the bathroom and the dining colors. Really love the dining room color. It’s coming together Kim! Like really really coming together!!

  31. You’ve been busy!
    Everything is coming together so beautifully and it’s making me anxious for the final reveal!
    Biz

  32. 1. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your dining room. Amazing. Seriously. I’m inviting myself over for a fancy dinner. 😛
    2. After seeing your bathroom in Gravity, I want to get started on my guest bathroom..but I have too many other projects I need to finish first!
    3. Thanks for the blog mention! 🙂

  33. Good Morning! Oh my goodness the Martha Stewart color with the white is beautilful! It might be my favorite room, too! I am soooo happy you like the gravity!! Have a great day 🙂
    Wendy