Bye bye paint supplies! Off to the shed you go!

Yesterday was a great day, mi amigos. It was a great day because yesterday I put down my paintbrush and I have no intention of picking one up again for a very long time. Yes, that’s right, after weeks of taping and rolling and brushing, my efforts to cover our house’s smoke-stained walls have come to a beautiful end.

On our first day here. Note the smoke stains on the wall in left-hand corner.

Of course, the house isn’t really finished yet. We still don’t have a couch or a rug or a coffee table for the living room. And we still have to set up the office and the guest room. But the walls are finished!

In the beginning, painting was a welcome diversion, but by the end I couldn’t wait to be done with it. Thus, I’m pretty happy that all I have to do with my paintbrushes today is clean them and put them away. :-)

After I do that, I’m going to assemble the table bases we bought at Ikea the other day for our desk. Then, I just have to wait for the couch and for the day when we can pick up our spare bed from my mother-in-law’s house. Then, my house will be done!

Of course, all of that will probably not happen very soon. I give it four to six more weeks.  And, by the way, did I mention that my Dutch classes don’t start until September!

Patience. Patience.

The hubby and Finn assembling furniture.

The living room. No sofa, but also no stains.

Another angle on the living room.

The dining room. We call our style "East meets Horse." :-)

More dining room.

My favorite room in the house, the kitchen!

More kitchen. Isn't my stove cute?

Don’t worry. More pics to come. :-)

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