Painting!

Cheers, everyone!

We are still unpacking - just enough to decide what needs to be retained and what will go to the local charities. Our Virginia house was packed and shipped before we settled on its
sale. This resulted in us moving linens for a bed that we left behind for the new owners. American and Irish bed sizes are different, so we're sorting through queen-sized linens for donations. 

We had no idea how many wine glasses we own. It became a joke as the movers brought in box after box labelled "Wine Glasses". We filled almost a wall of cabinets before I asked the team to just set aside the rest. Eventually the glasses will live in the sitting room after shelving is installed. And then we can truly organise the kitchen instead of randomly stacking things in drawers and hoping we remember where we put them. 

Our unpacking was also limited to what can be quickly shoved into a pile in the middle of each room. The painter arrived this week so we need to be able to quickly flip rooms from "in use" to "available". We're excited about this change. Once it's complete, we can finally exhale and start the process of actually settling in to where we will live and what we will live with. Our artwork and photos are presently packed away; we're anxious to unwrap them and see where they belong in our new home. 

Yesterday, the painters finished the two bedrooms that are currently guest bedrooms. We plan to remove the wall between them to create a master suite. Here's a photo of them that gives an idea what the combined room will look like. Next up are the bathrooms and sitting room. 

When we bought our home, the entire interior was the palest of yellow. This is not my favorite color and does not coordinate with any of the furniture we moved over. We are using some of the colors from our Virginia house and some based on those colors. 

The painter was pretty skeptical when he saw the colors we chose. Today, he and his assistant declared that the colors are perfect. The blue changes with the light throughout the day. The lead painter said, "It will look warm in winter and cool in summer!". Success! I doubt he will be so enthusiastic about my pink project room. :-) In the meantime, he's promised to paint "anything that does not move". 

Sláinte!