Oct 13 2010

Home Improvement: Hooterville

Published by at 11:28 am under Country Life

floor
The beginning of the end

The hideous lime green floor’s days are numbered. That’s the kind of doom I can get behind.

Rob came by today and started prepping the floor. I have to admit that if I did the painting, I would just slap on the new paint and hope for the best, thus carrying on the grand tradition of slapdash painting jobs in my house.

But that’s not the Rob way.

He fixed the many screws whose heads were peeking out above floor level, scraped it down and sanded it.

Next, he filled in the many dirt-trapping holes, and when that’s dry, he’ll primer and paint it with the floor paint I bought a few months ago. Notice how I got right on it.

He’ll have to find a way to keep the curious kittens out of the way. It will be interesting to see that.

Once the foyer is finished, he’ll do the bathroom floor, which is tiny and weirdly shaped. Maybe it will dry faster.

5 responses so far

5 Responses to “Home Improvement: Hooterville”

  1. Pascale Soleilon 13 Oct 2010 at 11:58 am

    Is it just me, or is Rob a SAINT? And where can I get me one of those?

  2. suzyon 13 Oct 2010 at 12:04 pm

    He’s pretty amazing. He loves to solve problems and do projects, and there seems to be an unlimited supply. I always think that I’m the “for worse” part of Megan and Rob’s wedding vows! 🙂

  3. Joyon 13 Oct 2010 at 3:42 pm

    Congratulations…your home is going to be so snug & cosy this winter. I think you will enjoy it much more .

    jx

  4. Guyon 14 Oct 2010 at 4:33 am

    Always makes one feel good these renovations, I started painting and renovating my place last winter, still have five more rooms to work at this coming winter once the cold weather gets here, looking forward to it.

  5. cassie-bon 14 Oct 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Best of luck with your project.