Free Bookcases

The previous owners left quite a few items in their move to an apartment. Some were good; an outdoor swing, outdoor chairs, and some were bad; a creepy portrait of a man, a plastic birdbath. Upstairs they left three wood laminate bookcases with gold trim that were too rickety to move.

A good sand, a couple of coats of paint and a few nails, and they looked good as new. Saved us having to buy bookcase as they were built-in in our apartment.

And now we know: paint can give a new life to any piece of furniture, even if it is stuck in the 70's

Painting the New House

Paint really makes a space your own and we planned on painting the main rooms from the start. Before even moving in, we got a crew of family together and spent 3 days painting and cleaning the house.

Funny that there are only images of myself and my father in law working!? In reality my mother and brother spent 4 days helping us.

And now we know: actually this went pretty smoothly…rare