Friday, March 3, 2017

16 days of faux bois wood painting — 40% done

16 worker-days of painting all the woodwork in my living room / dining room to look like stained cherry. We are about 40% done. Denise has worked 10 days full time. I have worked about six days. Yes: 16 work-days, altogether. And we are only 40% done. 

I am also frazzled beyond belief.

So you get some dog pictures.

I neeeed some dog pictures.

Meanwhile, I have flown to Kentucky to visit family. Denise has cabinet doors with her at home to work on this weekend.

And I am also working on a big project to rewrite the parking bylaws for my Town. I am on the Planning Board. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this. I am a publicly-elected official! Ummmm, no one ran against me. But still. I like working on local projects, because you can see the difference your help can make, assuming you are actually successful at being helpful.

I can see the difference the painting is making. I love it! Above: The bookcase does not have the faux bois glaze layer yet. The wainscoting does. Denise is doing all the important glazing. When I try, it’s pretty much a hot mess. It takes serious finesse. She has been doing decorative painting 29 years — she’s awesome and is doing a fantastic job!

Still, I had no idea how time intensive this would be. Ummm, I kinda didn’t ever ask her.  

16 days of work — and only 40% done. This may be the bamboo that broke the camel’s back. xoxo

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