Trim.
I've been painting it.
Here's the thing about painting trim: it's really, really sucky to do but it's really, really awesome when it's all done.
Painting it is a pain. It means moving a lot of things in the house. Lots of wood fill and sanding. (Yes, some previous owner added trim on to our base boards but DIDN'T FILL THE NAIL HOLES. Any of them.) And then lots of very fussy painting, being very careful not to get paint on the already-painted walls.
By the way, next room I'm painting the trim FIRST and THEN painting the walls.
But! When it's done! I swear it makes everything better. All of the trim in this house was already painted white when we moved in (which I love--I just think it feels much fresher and contemporary than wood trim), but it was sad and tired (say it like Ted Neeley in JCS..."now I'm...sad...and tired..."). Beat up. Dirty. Scuffed.
Painting all of it in our beautiful, fresh Sherwin Williams Alabaster white (I'm so in love) makes the whole house seem new.
It's just a pain to do it.
So that's what I've been up to.
Oh, and we've also started two major house projects, one of which should be wrapped up in a day or two and the other (of which?) I hope to report on in about a week's time. Both of which are making my arms and shoulders very sore.
Photos to come...
