Blog de Puree

Saturday was a busy day on the home improvement front. Randye and I feverishly worked on a myriad of small projects that needed our attention. Here’s the list:

1. Install a final shelf in master bedroom closet. With some of the scrap wood left from the closet refurb a few weeks back, we crafted supports and a shelf to mirror the same look as the rest of the closet.
2. We chipped and scraped the old latex paint off the nursery radiator, then spray painted it with a high-heat durable gray color to match the radiator in the new kitchen.
3. We disassembled and painted the dresser that will become our forthcoming rugrat’s changing table with a dark blue enamel paint to match the bed. It took two coats because of the finish of the furniture, but thankfully the stickiness of the enamel paint held strong. The fumes brought back memories of my model-building days when I used enamel paints to spruce up battleships, fighter planes and army tanks.
4. Using white trim paint, I went around the house touching up the trim areas that had chipped, smudged or needed a general cleaning.
5. We removed the hardware from the ugly, old horizontal blinds, spackled and painted over the holes, then installed blackout shades so that Randye and the wee beastie could nap comfortably during the day. I also discovered that I’m completely inept with using blackout shades, but Randye has some odd, innate talent and she can operate them flawlessly.
6. We installed a full-length mirror on the door of the tall Ikea armoire.

At the end of the day, we mustered enough strength to shower, eat a pizza and drool on the couch for an hour before collapsing into bed.