The Painters Have Arrived!

Hooray! Today the painters started working their magic!

They were supposed to start yesterday but with the holidays last week they were behind on a previous job and had to finish that up first. Wah waaah : (

But they were on my doorstep bright-eyed and bushy-tailed first thing this morning! And thankfully they're smart men who've been-there-done-that enough times to know that a woman's first paint choice is likely not going to be her last...and so they graced me with some paint samples on the walls before I gave them the green light.

This is my daughter's room...I'm so happy I chose the lightest turquoise on the color swatch...it really is going to be great

This is the living room...it is the perfect grey

Or so I thought.

Turns out it's a little more blue than grey...

And so I had the painter put the same grey next to it that I'm using in the boys rooms and bathroom...and as it turns out THAT is the "perfect" grey!

Next up is my oldest son's room...he wanted it to be entirely black.

Uh, no way, I told him.

So we compromised with black under the chair rail and the "perfect" grey over it.

He is wanting a hockey themed bedroom...I think it will look great once it's all put together!

And I'm bummed I didn't snap a quick pic of our hallway bathroom.  It's going to be a chocolate brown color.

I was a little nervous about it at first but once I saw the little sample of it on the wall I got really excited about it!  It's going to be a very rich color and great in a hallway/guest bath.

And here's a little sampling of what I've been up to in the family room...

I received my sofa table from Overstock and assembled it (all by myself!) yesterday. I also received my jute rug and laid that baby out under my hide rug. Love it!

I've ordered my second banana chair from Pier1 and it should arrive early next week.

Contemplating a mirror or that painting over the mantel...not quite sure what to do but I'm sure I'll make an easier decision once we get our sofas in there.

We're hoping to move in early next week...I can't wait!