That Was a Good Idea

Everybody likes to tell you how rewarding DIY projects are, but let's face it, there are plenty of screw ups. Screw ups, mistakes, projects not turning out quite how you imagined are a-plenty in the reno world. So it's nice when, occasionally, trying something new turns out better than you expected. 

Despite the Terrazzo Restoration, the floor was left with hundreds of tiny divots from the previous carpet tacks. The contractors filled the holes with unmatched concrete and epoxy, which didn't look terrible, just unfinished. Gus suggested I paint a strip of white around the entire floor just beyond the quarter-round. I thought he was crazy.

Terrazzo Divots (brown and white patches)

Eventually the idea started to grow on me. After the 420 crew finished the trim (in only a day ---it would have taken me a week), I decided to give it a try. Mostly I am just tired of moving furniture and want nothing more than to simply unroll the rugs and CLEAN THIS HOUSE.

A can of concrete floor paint and a little blue tape and it doesn't look half bad. Yes, I will tell my father he was right. Here's how it went: 

Tape the Edges

All the way around the room

Keep going...

Apply 2 coats of white floor paint

And you're done!

Pretty cool, huh?

 

 Some shots of other miscellaneous projects that finally got checked off the list this week:

Dingy Dining

  

Followed by Cluttered Dingy Dining

Beautiful :)

These are the cheapest ceramic tiles I've ever loved!

Scary Front Door

Less Scary Front Door

It is time to get this house painted!

Oh yes, I almost forgot, mama dove is still hanging out in the carport. The "squabs" hatched about 2 hours before the Boston bombings. They double in size everyday--mama can barely sit on them anymore!

Trading Up's First Squatters