Long Weekend in Moab

We enjoyed our long weekend. New food was tried, a few projects accomplished, an unscheduled shopping trip to GJ happened, and some relaxing.

Three of my favorite/random shots from the weekend:

They still have pay phones off Main Street!

A cheerful reminder that it is the end of summer.

Horses to the side of one of the trails.

Oh, and this is our yard. We're still deciding what to do with it.... any thoughts??

The one room building at the back of our lot.

The Big Window: What to Do??

In the process of painting, we had to take down the blinds. We discovered that we love the windows, and they get hidden by the blinds that we don't like.... much at all.

Our landlord is eventually wanting to replace the window for one that is more temperature efficient, so we wanted something that could be used in the future.

Before: Utilitarian privacy. No one noticed the window except for the massive amount of light coming from it.

Next: No privacy. A nicely framed window giving zero protection from the non-existent prying neighbors. Still uncomfortable.

End Result: Simple and comfortable privacy. The drapes are easy to move around and still let in light while giving all the privacy we want.

Don't you love it when flowers appear on the piano??

Done.

Project: Color the Living Room and Kitchen

It was a struggle to figure out what colors to do the living room. To me, it seemed like more of a commitment than our tiny laundry room or our bathroom. Sean and I talked about the colors a lot, and asked others for their advice. After picking what accent color we wanted, it was easier to pick the main color.

Some prep was needed, so we spent a Friday afternoon/evening getting the walls ready.

We spackled and sanded, and moved the furniture to the center of the room. Sean removed the unused light strip and external wiring and we headed to bed.

In the morning, Sean and a friend's wife swapped chores for the day. He went to do yard work, and she came to help me paint. We were planning on only doing the living room, but Brandi kept on going to the kitchen.

We learned a hard lesson that day. The place we bought paint from doesn't have the best reputation for matching colors when mixing pain....

At this point, Sean was back and he brought Joe with him. We kept our borrowed helpers a little longer from their kids and their Saturday, and they helped put a third coat of paint on.

The result:

Sean's favorite feature: "The Line".

Whew. More pictures to come.