Having knocked off the rust yesterday, Team Steele was back at it again today. There were solid expectations to finish off the painting of the trim and get going on some electrical work. ...perhaps we should've established lower expectations, because we didn't exactly finish, but good progress was made.
With newer, white outlets and switches (the big fat ones!) we were thinking that it'd help to pull the house out of the 70's from whence it came. Seems pretty decent so far, and I have to give compliments to the previous electrician for successfully being able to jam 6 feet of copper wire into a junction box. Having that much there made it seem like we were trying to cram 10 pounds of [CENSORED] [Ed.: Poo] into a 5 pound bag. I'll be a little surprised if all the outlets test ok and the grounds stay attached, but, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it, if necessary.
Figure 1. Outlets and painted trim.
While the outlet- and switch-work was going on the chief (Hi Wife!) was painting the trim in the bedrooms, hallway, and living areas. Ok, it probably would've been easier to just say that she painted everywhere that needed it, but I didn't think she got that far. Guess I'm selling her a little short. Oops. Nice work!
Figure 2. Notice the EXTREME difference between the window and base board. (I had to ask what the deal was, here)
...but, she did skip a window sill or two and made some kind of absurd comment about adding a second coat. I may have been hallucinating from the sunburn (not from the beach, thanks, but from "running") and the dehydration in the sweatbox, but I think I saw her wielding a caulk gun, too. Some things just go better left unsaid.
Lastly, in an effort to add a new color to the white, gray, black seen everywhere else, Kelly shopped for the counter top for the guest bathroom. I was a little shocked at how out of left field it seemed ...kinda taken aback about something so "exotic", but I'll let you be the judge of how crazy it is...
Figure 3. Technically, this is just a piece of rock, but they somehow manage to charge many dollarbucks for it.
...I mean, it's DARK GRAY?! HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY BE SO DARING WITH ADDING DARK GRAY TO LIGHTER GRAY, WHITE, AND BLACK? IT'S UNFATHOMABLE!
I happen to dig it. If I kinda squint, I can see some weather patterns developing over some islands in a weather map. Hopefully the piece that we get will look pretty neat-o, too. You'll just have to tune in, I suppose.
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