We put the second coat of paint on...

... the first coat went on in 2006. Yes, we're just a little late.

After taking a break from anything nearing home renovation, we're back. This was a very home reno focused weekend.

First, closet

We needed some time to figure out what to do with our closet. We needed to maximize every little inch. After a weekend of sketching and researching, we realized we needed parts from 3 different manufacturers. Fun!

Here's Sean installing the railing for the closet.

Next, re-potting

Carl and Ellie are thriving. In fact, they're getting so big that we needed to re-pot them. This has never happened to us. How do you re-pot?!?! After some words of advice from parents (aka plant gurus), we got some pots, some potting soil, and gave it a go. It was surprisingly easy, and very fun! I like playing with mud!

Fingers crossed that Carl & Ellie survives.

Finally, painting

With our new living room arrangement, we wanted to move a shelf. Sounds so easy. Well, as part of moving the shelf, we needed to cover up some holes, then we needed to strip away this unused phone wire (okay, we didn't need to, but it was right there and it was bugging me). This last thing led to a lot of scraping off excess paint and sanding and need to repaint.

A simple "move the shelf" task became: move all the furniture, remove all the nails & screws, wash the walls, spackle the holes, remove the wire, scrape off paint, sand the baseboard, put down painter's tape, thrown down some drop-clothes, and finally... painting.

Here's Sean removing the wall anchors. Those babies stick!


Sean painting... look at the expression on his face, so thrilled.


We put down drop-clothes, yet I still managed to get paint all over my hands and feet!


This weekend was too exhausting... I curl up in a ball and go to sleep.