Full Steam Ahead...

Yesterday's post outlined the basic things that we needed to get done in each room. And I have to say, we jumped right into crossing things off the list. We have really started putting our noses to the grindstone.  

On Easter Sunday a few friends volunteered to help me prime our living and dining room. I was so excited to have some help and couldn't wait to get started! 

Monday we tackled the living room and finished it in four hours. It was a blast singing, chatting, and painting together. I'm so thankful for them. Our living room went from this:

to looking like this after our first coat of primer:

What do you think?! We decided not to prime the doors and windows yet. The doors are going to be taken off and sanded down first and the the windows will eventually be replaced, so we might just leave them as is. 

On to the dining room. Before:

and now:

So, we are saying good-bye to the hideous wallpaper and hello to a fresh breath of white. It also helps that we took down those wonderful lace curtains. I sorta miss them (rolls eyes). Yet again, we are waiting to paint the doors and the windows.

I just have to say thank you SO much Laurie, Laura, and Joanna!!! I cannot believe everything is primed. It is such a huge weight off my shoulders.

Tonight, it is on to painting kitchen cabinets and prepping our bedroom floor for paint tomorrow! Like I said, we are full steam ahead!