Freshening up the place

After living the past 15 years with carpet which was already old when we moved in - I decided this was the time to get rid of it. The only word I could use to describe the old carpeting is disgusting. So grandson Trevor and his neighbor pal Brendan are lifting it out in sections. Since I live in a small space and it is up a flight of outside stairs (a bit rickety) I refused to have the furniture removed. NO carrying it up and down those stairs. So everything has to be moved from one side of te room to another and hopefully leave room for walking to kitchen and bathroom. right now we are on the third section to come out. First, the big hoosier had to be emptied out to move it. I didn't want my grandmother's dishes to come crashing down. So granddaugher Candis was enlisted to empty it and stack them wherever she could find a safe spot.

I've been to the paint store, the local family owned business where they know everything about finishes! I am paying more there but I really value their expertise and patience. Over the years I have carried in some fabrics, dishes, wood, and other things to color match. and now, because I am painting over a hardboard subflooring with all kinds of hideous stains - I need to use the very best priming paint that will hide them and also give a good hard finish. I used this paint in the bedroom a year or two ago and t is like concrete. such a wonderful hard surface and easy to mop or dust mop. Bedroom floor is a darker peach color. Living room will be a green called Quaking grass. Makes me think of a meadow. a fresh spring meadow. Now, that leaves what to do with wall.s I have a lovely green on one wall and two dfferent shades of muted yellow on other walls. I think that the two greens will overpower the room, so I got a paint called Cake Batter (matched to the background of the old china) which will cover the green wall, and if I like it well enough I might just keep going and have all the walls the same. This would be a first for me, as I love color. I have a hunch it will look so lively and fresh that my linens and slip covers and table cloths will really show well - and the paintings that will be repositioned. busy, busy time.