Week 3! The party we are hosting is THIS weekend. I am simultaneously running around trying to finish things at the same time I am striking tasks from my wish list. Yeah, there is no time for closet cleaning, and I have no business complaining. I brought this on myself. Again.
Week 3
Today’s post is essentially a photo dump.
I have been getting up every morning before daylight in order to paint for several hours. I am currently priming the last two windows which include beautiful and time-consuming lattice work. (Thank you artisan craftsmen. Was there a reason you chose to make the angles closed this tightly? Just wondering.)
I also wonder, Will we ever eat at the dining room table again?
I am so thankful that leaded glass windows don’t require painting. Can you imagine?
We have not moved in a straight line on this project. It is a type-A nightmare. Last weekend, Andy and I painted the walls, except the edges, before I had finished priming the woodwork. I painted the fireplace before finishing the priming too. The doorways are still green, and we are a far cry from party ready. I cannot check off any of my to-do boxes.
During painting breaks, there has been some of this:
A little work on this dresser that I found for $10 (!) at a thrift shop:
And plaid because plaid is never wrong:
The beautiful thing about this project that essentially ends in the middle is that the last three weeks of this challenge should be smooth sailing (and far more descriptive).
For today, our dining room can be best explained in this way: “Pick up a paintbrush! No time to explain!”
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8 Comments
Amber
Keep it up! I swear this week is one of the hardest! Can’t wait to see how your room turns out!
Stacy
Thank you so much for the pep talk. I needed that. 🙂
Ame Jo
It looks so gorgeous! Wish I could come up and help paint.
Stacy
Thank you! I wish you could come too. 🙂
Jen @ Noting Grace
Yes! Been thinking of this room all week! Love seeing it all come together! Enjoy your party and relish is all that you have accomplished and if it’s all not finished – oh well. It’s stunning anyway!
Stacy
Thank you, Jen! It was a great party. The room is mostly together. Our guests had a great time which is the most important thing. 🙂
Kari @prairiegirlhome
Painting trim is the worst! I don’t envy you! That lattice looks like a nightmare. A gorgeous nightmare, but a nightmare. Okay, and $10? I am shopping at the wrong thrift stores! Score!
Stacy
The worst! I was shocked that the dresser was only $10 too. I kept thinking that I must be reading the tag wrong. 😀