The New Attic Bedroom - Part 3

We finally found a light fixture today and I installed it this evening.

In the dark.

It has a bit of an Art Deco influence to its styling and echos some other features in the house (e.g., the main staircases' square ballusters set on the bias).

The big plus is that both SWMBO and SWMBO, Jr. both liked it.

That provided a lot of incentive for me to install it ASAP, before anyone changed their mind...

In addition, things are starting to find their way into the room.

And, as you compare the first picture with the other two, the feel of the room changes quite a bit between day- and night-time.

Some of the accessories coordinate well with the new light fixture.

The room is still not done (doors anyone?), but it continues to get closer...

Boing!

That's the sound the neighbors heard as I ran into this when I got home tonight.

There should probably be a chalk outline on the driveway where I lay unconscious for a few minutes...

As long as we've lived here there's not been a railing on the steps so I've gotten used to cutting the corner.  Good that I didn't snap the thing off on its first day.

Having a railing here is something we've talked about on and off since we moved in.

It also seems that we've been talking to various iron works over the same period.

And waiting for this to finally get installed over the same period.

It's here now.  And it looks great!

New Attic Bathroom - Part 4

Chocolate pudding for breakfast?

Nope.

Paint.

Sherwin Williams Duration in a satin finish to be precise.

They should really add a scent to this.  It would really complete the experience...

When it's on the walls (two coats), it looks like this.

After it dried, I took a moment to do the finish electrical as well.  The light is new, but has a nickel finish that coordinated with the old plumbing fixtures that will get installed later.  It also has thumb turns above each globe that mimic the ones on old gas lights.

Looking the other direction, you can see the new cubbies and the shower door that was installed since the last update.  The tile on the walls is a modern subway tile.  The floor tile is a hex pattern.  Both are similar to what was originally in the old master bath.  The shower is acting as my storage area while I finish the rest of the painting.

The New Attic Bedroom - Part 2

Finally.

I'm all done painting in this room.

Ceiling, walls, and woodwork.

And the carpet is in, as well.

Compare and contrast with the first post...

Those with a sharp eye will notice that the outlets and outlet covers have been installed.  I haven't hooked up that circuit at the panel, yet.

Still on the punch list is installing the ceiling fixture -we need to find one first though!

And cleaning up and re-installing the window hardware.

Lastly, the doors need to be painted and re-installed, along with the smoke detector.

Won't be long and furniture will be moving in (you can see one piece waiting patiently in the hallway...).

The Race

It's the painter (me) against the carpet guy.

And I lost.

I did get all the woodwork painted before the carpet install started, but I did not get the second coat on the ceiling and walls in the bedroom.

Oh well, I guess I'll be using drop cloths all over the place.

The carpet is a little different in the hallway.  It has a texture that looks a bit like small sand ripples.  And I didn't get a second coat on the ceiling here either; more drop cloths...

The carpet is different still in the big room, but at least I got the second coat on the ceiling and sloped walls.  I'll only need drop cloths around the perimeter in this room...