Not too much to update. This week has been about choosing paint colors and I have to confess I am not an expert (neither is Jon) on choosing colors.
The architects have given us 5 samples for the master bedroom window and we are thinking maybe of falling back on white and then giving the master bedroom walls some sort of colour.
Then the main area is going to be a bit of an off white colour - how many shades of off white are there - definitely more than 50!
Met the millworker (carpenter) on Tuesday - charming guy. Have to say it is very nice actually meeting the guys doing the work, rather than it being totally faceless work. He is building the 2 story bookcase and the kitchen - both of which are coming along. Bookcase only hindered by us choosing the wall paint colour.
Other than that Shorty passed his Series 3 (commodities futures trading association exam) - and we keep hearing about it!!!! But big congratulations to him.
So some pictures - unfortunately I am not great at getting them in focus when the light is funky and we tend to be visiting the apartment in the evenings at the moment. Hopefully most of the pictures are self-explanatory.
Only other think is that the stair drawings have finally been approved!!!!
The architects have given us 5 samples for the master bedroom window and we are thinking maybe of falling back on white and then giving the master bedroom walls some sort of colour.
Then the main area is going to be a bit of an off white colour - how many shades of off white are there - definitely more than 50!
Met the millworker (carpenter) on Tuesday - charming guy. Have to say it is very nice actually meeting the guys doing the work, rather than it being totally faceless work. He is building the 2 story bookcase and the kitchen - both of which are coming along. Bookcase only hindered by us choosing the wall paint colour.
Other than that Shorty passed his Series 3 (commodities futures trading association exam) - and we keep hearing about it!!!! But big congratulations to him.
So some pictures - unfortunately I am not great at getting them in focus when the light is funky and we tend to be visiting the apartment in the evenings at the moment. Hopefully most of the pictures are self-explanatory.
Only other think is that the stair drawings have finally been approved!!!!
For now, totally choose your colours based on your furnishings (couches, rugs etc). I'd almost be tempted to say get everything painted white (or very neutral), live with it for a year, then make decisions about colour. Very difficult to choose colour off the plan like that as you need to see what the light does to it, and how you feel in the room. Plus you really don't want to be holding things up on something as simple as painting. Definitely go for white on the trim. Makes choosing any other olour easier.
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Congrats to Shorty. Hopefully life will become less stressfull soon.
Sort of hear what you are saying, but the amount we are spending on this don't want to re-paint within a year. White on the trim - done!!! Ice Mist Benjamin Moore for the open plan area of the apartment. Now looking at main bedroom - want a colour to offset the white window. Man cave - hmmmm. Spare room - thinking something a bit different.
DeleteWill pass on congrats.
Roll on November 16th - either we will be homeless or be able to move in - fingers crossed.