Thursday 28 November 2013

I'll be a while...

Got back from Las Vegas last night and had a great time! Although it did rain continuously the first couple of days... (Vegas is a desert, for crying out loud!) And Monday night, Maart came down with some kind of bug ~ fever, chills, nausea. At least it was our last night there. Would have been even more terrible if he'd picked up this bug when we first go there. The plane flight home on Tuesday was so not fun for him, poor guy! He's feeling much better today, although still weak. Thankfully no upchucking occurred at all (especially thankful for that on the plane) due to regular ingestion of Gravol.

But we saw Michael BublĂ© (love that man ~ he is very entertaining! plus can he sing), went to a shooting range and shot a few WWII guns (I have targets to prove I would survive the zombie apocalypse as I can definitely hit the head ~ the big head, you two... get your minds out of the gutter!) and took in one of Cirque de Soleil's productions. They have 8 in town ~ we saw Zumanity (here's a brief clip ~ the real show has the girls topless). Spent time walking around, people watching and just enjoying each others company. Neither of us gambled at all (no interest) but we found a bar right in our hotel with bikini-clad cowgirl waitresses and a mechanical bull. Had good laughs at the drunks who got on that thing!

Well... I still have lots to do in the bedroom. I have to finish the smoothing of wall imperfections. I will be taking down the cheap little white ceiling fan light fixture and replacing it with one a bit more stylish, but will repaint the ceiling while it is fixture-less. A pain in the ass to do, what with the stipple texture crap that so many houses have. I hate that stuff but it is too much work to remove. So I will spruce it up instead with a fresh coat of paint. It hasn't had one since the place was built, I'm sure.

Then I'll roll primer over the patches and crap green walls, then paint a lovely pale cream (aptly named 'goat cheese') over it all. All the trim will be nice and white, but first the floor must go in.

I picked up 11 boxes of a nice 12mm thick laminate (Sacramento Pine) today (to do the bedroom and hallway). And I can order more later when I get around to doing the living room and front bedroom. It is a regular item at my local hardware and everything else store. The blades of the new ceiling fan are a very close colour match to the flooring, which was a guess until I opened the box at home... and I am pleased!

I still have to find the closet doors but haven't even asked anywhere about them because I am nowhere close to being ready to install them. I want the floor to ceiling mirrored sliding ones. That means one whole wall will be mirrors.

Run with that one, boys! ;-)

So the final picture will be... pale creamy walls, crisp white trim, cocoa brown cellular window blind, warm rich pine floor, brushed nickel fan with matching wood blades, room expanding mirrored wall and soft amber light from Himalayan rock salt lamps nestled on small white shelves flanking the queen bed, which is cloaked in a rich purple, soft green and warm mushroom watercolour floral duvet.

11 comments:

  1. I've always wanted to ride a mechanical bull!
    I've asked a plasterer about stippled ceilings, because I am none to keen either, apparently they have to be sanded back and skimmed - nasty job. Thankfully the house I am now hoping to buy has smooth ceilings already. I am grateful beyond grateful.
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    1. I would have ridden the bull if I didn't have such problems with my back and neck! Herniated disks in both so no bull for me! ;-)

      The stipple ceilings here (if not painted over) can be removed with a light spray of water to soften (not soak) and scraping off with a wide putty knife. I know someone who did their whole main floor like that... up on the step ladder with a shoe box to catch the bits. He did a wonderful job but OMG the work!!

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  2. Ack... I have just noticed that this post didn't show on my blogrol, as I came here via Feedly. There has been talk on several blogs that blogrols aren't working as well as they used to... I thought mine was okay, but it looks like I've been affected as well.
    Sx

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  3. I'm sorry to hear Maart was so poorly on the way home. Boo Hiss. But it sounds like you had a good time, despite the rain!

    I can't wait to see pix of your fabulous bedroom when you're done! xx

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    1. Yeah, the poor guy felt awful! But he's all better now and yes, we did have a good time.

      I will post before and after pix when all is said and done. xoxo

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  4. A good tip before you lay flooring hen, make sure you store the laminate inside the house at room temperature for at least 24 hours! And for the love of god, use a good underlay first.

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    1. Yup on all points, Chef. I've put down laminate before. This time, I've gone with the thickest I could find (12mm) and an insulating underlay. Plus I will be leveling the floor as the occasional nail is raised up a bit from the subfloor. Also have the spacers to maintain the 1/4" from the wall necessary for expansion. All the boxes are in my basement now and it will be days, if not a couple of weeks, before I lay the floor. I still have to finish the patching, then put primer on the walls and paint the ceiling (after I removed the current ceiling fan/light), put up the new fixture, and paint the walls. THEN the flooring goes in. Then baseboards, then the closet organizer. Only after all that will I search for the mirrored sliding doors. All in good time! Or as time allows... whichever you prefer. Work will be getting in the way of a speedy completion. ;-)

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  5. Good girl, you know your stuff very well. I'm glad to see that you are not finishing the flooring with a cheap edging trim, much better when you use a proper wood skirting.

    Post some before and after photies up for me when you are done doll, okay?

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    1. Thanks, Chef! I will indeed post photos of before and after. It will be a while... this all takes much more time than I would like it to because of work (and vacation!).

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  6. Glad you had a good time...for the most part. Hope Maart is feeling better soon. Thanks for sighing on my behalf...you DID blame sighing at Buble on me, right? ;)

    Can't wait to see the end result of your DIY project!

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    1. We did have a good time and Maart was back to normal in a couple of days. I sighed just for you, Hope! ;-)

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