House Pictures and More

Disclaimer: In the interest of my not spending the rest of the night uploading pictures, most of these photos aren't of the usual two megapixel variety... I just don't have that kind of time, what with a new house and puppy, you know. Look, just back off, alright. Alright, I may have been a little harsh back there. Sorry about that. It might be the fumes.

First, you'll see that our cabinets were a natural finish with a lovely green inner motif. And, I almost forgot the best part, the shelf paper! I think between Kristen, her mom and dad, and myself, we spent more time pulling off that awful shelf paper than we actually did painting the shelves. Damn the man who invented shelf paper. Damn him. I made sure to upload the picture of the shelf paper in full resolution so you all can share in our hatred.

The shelves got a couple coats of primer before we started painting the frames. The doors will have to be a work-in-progress for the next couple weeks. I've got an idea for a little detail work that'll give me a chance to break-in our new table saw.

The shelves were a job-and-a-half and still aren't completely the way I want them. The finished kitchen will have yellow walls, the blue cabinet backs, white trim and white cabinet drawers. The bright yellow is loads of fun. I'm not sure, however, how Kristen's family feels about the 'Swedish' kitchen. The pot rack (see previous post) also went in and seems to fit pretty well in our bright little kitchen.

The back bedroom (our room) got a new fan and repainted walls and trim. If anyone has any brilliant skills in balancing ceiling fans, please let me know.

The fan doesn't have a 'get your affairs in order' kind of wobble, but considering the guy that installed it, I'd be careful standing underneath it when it's on high speed. And, the Romstad family will be happy to know, yes, it does have a remote.

The living room got new wall paint and was probably the easiest of the rooms so far, since we didn't redo the trim. The chandelier, however, seems to be a nice touch and really classes up ye old rambler. The trailer folk'll be REAL jealous.

Our new Target Boutique curtains also compliment the living room. Again, the installer could have done a better job, as they seem to want to pull out of the wall (time to go wild with the drywall anchors). The two pictures at right are looking in the same general direction at the same window.

In other news...

Axel had his first vet visit (under our supervision) today. He was very good. We're getting him what I'm calling the 'outdoorsman' series of shots so that we can take him camping and all over God's green Earth.

The vet seemed to think that he was in good health but said we should make sure to keep Mr. Tubby lean. He's been marvelous while I've been working; he just sits and naps under my desk all day. For those of you who haven't checked out the AxelCam, it is just a click away (during my normal work hours, anyway).