During, Not After

I'd like to say these are "after" shots, but there is still a bit to do in the bathroom.

Here's the tile after one pass of peroxide on the subway tile.  Much better.  

We may touch up some areas, but we got enough done to do some painting.

And here are the walls with color - Yarmouth Blue.

We've been pretty much sticking with Benjamin Moore colors and paint this go-round.

It really matches the subway accent tile well.

Trim still needs to be painted (Mama lost a little steam after a late night Sunday), 

medicine cabinet door reinstalled, lights up (might need to do so shopping there) and

we need to figure out what to do with the towel bars and all the holes in the tiles from prior 

installation of items over many years.  Plus we plan on adding a shower conversion kit.

So, a ways to go, but it feels much cleaner now.

What White?

We left the peroxide on the tile overnight and thought it looked pretty good this morning (oops, didn't take a picture of it yet.)

Then we got to work priming the walls since they were clear of wallpaper.

Mama cut in the edges of the ceiling and you can see how off-white the Acadia White paint looks next to the primer.  That's ok.  The white subway tile isn't so white either and once we get the walls painted and the trim done, it will look much more white.

Bath Beauty

Here's the subway tile "before" picture - yuck!

Based on some internet research, we decided to try using 40% peroxide to see if we could get some of the stains out.  So after a trip to the beauty supply we coated the wall and plastered it with paper towels and covered it all with plastic to keep it damp.  Then we applied the heat.

Warning - peroxide can turn your skin white!

Powell Buff Paint

Looks a little different when you walk through the door now....

Foyer, Vestibule, Dishwasher Room

Not sure what to call it, but this weekend we got to work on the front room and getting rid of the faux painting that Daddy likened to a smoothie explosion.

Moving Day

What a day!

The semi had 9 containers full of our stuff from storage.

Things seemed to be going pretty well until the movers brought in our desk in two pieces.  That was the big loss for the day.

We added a little stress to the mix by also having a new refrigerator delivered during the day and trying to get our cable hooked up, which turned out to be troublesome as the rep found noise on the line and they had to send a tech over in the evening to get us going.  It was hectic, but Little B was great and mostly stayed out of the way.  Our realtor was nice enough to take CJ to swim lessons and to bring us lunch and the neighbors brought us food for dinner.  A nice welcome to San Diego.

Speed Painting

Yesterday we started our first round of "speed painting".  Daddy got the ceiling done in CJ's room and Mama got a couple of coats on the walls.  It's a bit challenging as we have an extra step in each room to prime everything to cover up plaster repairs and also due to the fact that we have no power in the house other than an extension cord the electrician left us.  Today we are finishing up with a coat on the trim - saving the doors for some time in the future.

Meanwhile Daddy got to work priming the master ceiling and started to work on the walls.  This room has some thick texture and it is really sucking up the paint.

Number Sixteen

Mama and Daddy celebrated their 16th anniversary by taking a drive up to Stone Brewing's World Bistro and Gardens.  Of course CJ and McKenna joined us.

Goodbye Gym Floor

One of the things that Daddy disliked most about the master bedroom was the floor.  It was obviously updated at some point and instead of being stained dark like the rest of the house, it was bleached light. He felt it looked like a gym floor.

 We were able to find a floor "artisan" who could come in and take care of this (around the electrical and plaster work already going on in the house) and then he will also buff and coat the rest of the house before we move in, which has been pushed out until next week.

Today he sanded it and told us that it is red oak, like the rest of the house and not white oak as he had originally suspected.

Out and About

Aunt A is in town so we met up with her for two of our favorite things - pizza and beer!

(followed by frozen yogurt, of course)

Bungalow Twenty Two - Bath

No wallpaper - thanks Daddy!

Let the Work Begin

We started with some basic cleaning and then Daddy got to work peeling down wallpaper in the bathroom:

Mama was busy deep in the kitchen cabinets:

And after taking those pictures, CJ was out climbing trees in the backyard.

And peering over the fence to the peek-a-boo view of the bay.

Welcome to Bungalow Twenty Two

It's official.  We now own an old bungalow in San Diego (actual age still to be determined).  The realtor dropped the keys off at swim lessons today and we met Daddy and Little B at the house.  After tearing down the ugly curtains, we grabbed a pizza and celebrated with a picnic in the living room.  CJ turned on the music on Mama's phone and then had the whole family dancing.  

She's going to be so happy when she gets her bed and toys back.

Another Day at the Beach

Hummingbirds

We kept noticing hummingbirds flying outside our windows at the apartment so Mama and CJ picked up a hummingbird feeder.  Daddy came up with the clever mop handle hanging structure and once we got the nectar mix strong enough, the feeder was buzzing with activity.

Coronado

Today we hit one of the best beaches in America - Coronado.

We were hoping we'd found a place, where we could bring a dog and Daddy could surf.

There were tons of dogs and Little B forgot her age a couple of times and tried to join in the action.

But the conditions weren't great for surfing so Daddy stayed dry.

CJ had a blast as usual, although didn't go out of her way to make any new friends today.

Meet McKenna

The plan was to follow up our shopping trip with swimming in the pool and hot dogs on the grill.  Traffic from LA back south was very heavy and we got back a bit later than planned so we decided to skip the swimming.  Daddy manned the grill and McKenna joined us for the meal.  As the sun went down, it cooled off so we headed back inside for the rest of the celebration.