Dining Room Done
Yes, I finished the dining room, except for the decorating part! I want new curtains, and then need to figure out what I want on the walls. I still thinking about the curtains, part of me wants to make them (sew!) with this fabric
I found this fabric at Fabric.com, it would go with my whole latte, java, coffee theme I wanted. Then I think maybe I just want brown curtains, use other items to give me a coffee house theme. In the end, the verdict is still out! If I don’t decide before they run out of the fabric then the decision will be made for me 
Here is my dining room all painted:
I laid new dark brown runner rug down the steps, I sure wasn’t going to leave them all white! The only thing left in here for the time being is that darn blue ceiling fan. I have a new light fixture just waiting on the ‘man of the house’ to do the lights. I have new lights for several of the rooms, according to Chuck he is going to take a day to do them all at one time. I also spent most of one day working on the hardwood floor.
When we do the dining room right I want to do these hardwood floors different. At that point, I’ll sand them down, touch up the stain, and then use a polyurethane varnish (4 times) over them to seal them with a shine! Nevertheless, at the time being I used the old-fashioned paste wax on them. It took me several hours to clean the floors good, rub the wax on, and wait for the wax to dry, then arm-strength buff the floors. I just want to make sure these floors are taken care of; I love the old original hardwood of these. As so many people lay the laminate wood floors these days I can relish in these oak tongue-in-grove real wood floors. I think they are so preeettty.
I got two coats of primer on the small room off the old beauty shop/ Chuck’s office/ soon to be our bedroom. I haven’t been able to get out there to paint the trim and real wall colors because Chuck is deep into the real job work this week! He is covering for his boss so is acting manager for the next 2 weeks, which means lots of phone time and phone conference calls. With him being on the phone non-stop I really didn’t want to bother him with the ladder and noise, we don’t want a cranky Chuck 
I’m hoping to get that small room painted this weekend. In the next 2 days, I see some house cleaning and yard mowing in my future. My plan is house cleaning Thursday, and yard mowing on Friday, with some checkbook work and bill paying in-between there! We also are hoping to make the fair in the next 2 days in the evening. Then Chuck has two fairs to work with the reserve this next week, and we have my orientation into the Phi Theta Kappa (2-year college honor society). I think we will be busy! Oh yeah, my birthday is next week too! I’ll keep plugging away on the house, and post more as I go!
