The Painting Company

Last weekend the family headed down to visit Kyle and Gretchen and have a painting party.
(Get it?? Painting Company! HA HA nobody ever gets my puns)

Doesn't this look great. It's not painted yet but notice the beautiful tile on the floor, and the opened up entry way. There used to be a wall at the end of the counters. It's already looking so great!!

Here's the kitchen before they took the wall at the end out. There was also dark paneling on all the walls in that back entry area. What a great improvement that opens up the kitchen.

You can really see a difference compared to the picture above.

Here's the living room before we started. It's filled with kitchen cabinets and a bed for visiting family members. (that's us!)

The talented and expert painting trio "Dad, Nate & Haley". Don't even think about it, you can't afford them.

We had to have play breaks and Boggle was the game of choice. K& G got it and some other games, as a wedding gift from Aliza and Jeff. Thank you John Henry for getting K&G broken in to the game Friday night before we came. We had to get our own once we got home!


Gretchen did manage to stand up at least once. She hid behind Kyle and tried to make him look like buddha. Didn't work.

Poor thing.


Another boggle break. Gretchen was sick with the flu all weekend and slept on the bed while we worked and played around her. Poor thing!
Although it's not all picked up for this picture, the walls in the kitchen, entry and dining area are all double coated and the ceiling is done. Pheew!!! The next day we began trimming out the living room.

Ken managed to get all the way around the top before we had to leave.

The kitchen cabinets were moved out of the living room and Kyle&Nate moved in the couch. (Hoorah a place to sit-----or nap!)

Gretchen was still feverish and in the bed. Hated to leave her like that, but she was in good hands.

Poor thing.

It's so much fun to watch the house become theirs with their tastes. Thanks Kyle & GJ for letting us help.