Happy Painting for the New House

Life has been extra crazy for the past year and a half because we are building a new house.  We have had this property for over 35 years and lived out here in the old house for 3 years in the 90's.  Our oldest daughter lives next door with her darling 7 children and we can't wait to live next to them.
It seems to have taken forever, but when I looked at the date on this picture, it was just a year ago, so I guess we have made good progress. 
Cabinets are in, painting is in progress and railings are starting to be installed. 
We are hoping for a move in by the end of the year.  I told them I wanted to be in by Halloween, but no one ever gets in by their move in dates, do they?!!

Besides sorting and boxing, I 

have had a few painting projects.  

I ordered these balloon chairs, 

but the color was way off from 

my table and the other cane 

chairs I had purchased.  

I am always nervous to try to 

paint something like this, but 

I started with Country Gray 

acrylic paint on a sponge 

brush and had a microfiber 

towel in the other hand to 

wipe off where I needed.  

It went really quickly, 

and I even did the second 

one while a darling three 

year old granddaughter 

played down in the basement 

by my side. 

This Orangerie is the room 

that will house these chairs 

and a gray washed table. 

An Orangerie, if you aren't 

familiar with the term was 

a place where tropical plants, 

including citrus plants were 

brought in during the winter.  

We have had palms that we 

bring out during the summer 

and bring into the basement 

for 20 years, so we will use 

it for that, but it will also be 

a room for entertaining.  

It is one of my favorite 

rooms in the house, and 

you will find me here during 

the cold winter months 

soaking up the south sun!

I will be posting this with 

Metamorphosis Monday