Pretty, huh? :)
Afterward, I began the odious task of pulling tape from various walls. First of all, one major lesson learned is that I will never again use masking tap for a paint job. It shreds into a zillion pieces and it doesn't pull off cleanly. See example (my nightmare):
I had to scrape little shreds of tape from the floors and trims for hours. HOURS..... UGH. It was, by far, the most tedious task I've assumed so far with this paint job.
While this was going on, we had our carpets cleaned. I don't have any amazing pictures of what the carpets looked like before, but here are the afters:
Master bedroom:
Bedroom 3/Guest Bedroom:
Bedroom 2/Office
Beyond just carpet cleaning and trim painting, we finished putting the outlet covers back on and re-vacuumed the floors:
After painting the ceilings, walls, and trims in nearly 85% of the house, we are now preparing for move-in! For this, we needed to install a couple of window treatments... first up, vertical blinds (which I hate! but the logistics getting something else was too daunting). My mom and dad helped with this because they generally have an eye for meticulous, detail-oriented jobs:
And here is the finished product... oohhhh:
In addition to all of this fun, we had Charlie over tonight, checking out the new digs. He somehow got his nose in the paint, which I thought was adorable, so I had to take his picture and remember the moment!:
In addition to finalizing our projects and gearing up for move-in, Darrell found some touch-ups needed...
This one needed some caulk:
And this one got its caulk, and it looks so much better!:
Once all of these projects were finished, Darrell decided he wanted to decorate the recessed shelving with his own art. Say hello to Mr. Tapeball:
And now we're ready for Move-In! :) We can't wait!
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