wood-working

While there has been lots and lots of excitement this fall in the Beeton household, very little of that excitement has had to do with homekeeping. Instead, we've been enjoying time with new friends (Grapes With the Apes), old friends (a fabulous Washington and Lee 10 year reunion), and family (a happy 65th birthday at Old Ebbitt Grill). The fall has also been jam packed with regular old back to school madness (see here and here for previous examples of such), which is why our home renovations have come to a halt.

Until this past weekend, when Mr. Beeton and I decided to paint the woodwork in our guest room - a big move for us since we have been committed to keeping all the original trim original. But, we realized that in this one room in particular our best bet would be to go white. You see, this room is the one we deem our own little "crack den." When we first looked at the house, it was the room which had large black stains in the middle of floor (miraculously removed by our awesome floor refinishers). It also literally has dirt caked on the walls (I want to again apologize to K&D for making them sleep in that room when visiting!). And, the window sills looked rotted out. Our guess was that an air conditioner had leaked, causing the discoloration.

We really did want to try to keep the original wood in tact, but we also realized that painting all the woodwork white would immediately eliminate a major eyesore. So, on Saturday, I sanded the stained woodwork and painted the first coat. I think it's going to look terrific once we get the walls themselves painted a beautiful sea glass (thank you, Martha Stewart). Our other plan is to wallpaper the alcove in the room and install bookshelves. Should look good once all the work is finished.

Maybe come June? Now that would be exciting.

Keep sweeping, Martha