More House Photos

So this is the largest room in the house (this is where you and Nancy would be, Michael). I can't fit the whole thing in the picture. I like the color I picked, though it ended up being darker than I'd planned. My goal is to have the basement carpeted by the end of October - we'll see how it goes. There was a leak from outside coming in above one of the windows but i'm happy to say that after much trouble-shooting and trial-and-error, that appears to be solved. So now I'll patch that up.
This is the other finished room in the basement. That white spot will be a closet when I get doors on it. Aaron was going for "beetle green" so I did my best. I used a texturing roller for the green and completed this look with a yellow glaze. I think it's interesting but awful for reading/working, which is what this room happens to be intended for. Whatever. Aaron said he likes it, but it wasn't what he was envisioning. Oh well, I tried. This room will also be carpeted.
So, this stairway was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay scary to paint. I had to bring in a scary ladder and then climb up so my breakable body was hovering over all these stairs! But it's painted. It was destined to be pink (accidently grabbed my in-laws' old can of paint instead of the color I originally chose) but I mixed in some brown and not it's not too bad. The wall is actually much taller than I was able to fit in the photo.
Had to take a shot of our little garden. I haven't been much of a steward to those tomato plants but the turnips and zuchini and cucumbers have been used and enjoyed. The basil and pepper plants had a difficult time going right into the ground and the squash is just now producing it's first friut. But it's fun! :-)
ANd here's our Katherine. At some point this morning while I was doing the dishes she found, got hold of, carried past me and opened Settlers of Zarahemla and began to play. I hear she was winning when I noticed. :-) I let her play for a while before helping her pick it up. Guess who can sort colors..... :-)

Compare these bath photos, BABY!!

I really wanted both brick and diagonal pattern. After a lot of thought, I came up with a way to get both! Brick at top and bottom, diagonal in between. Cutting tile takes FOREVER and is more difficult to get accurate than one might think. So, thankfully, the wonderful color grout actually improves this overall look and makes the grout lines appear more uniformed. I did have to use two different kinds of grout on the walls since the gaps were of such varying sizes. :-)
Finding a medicine cabinet that fit was a small challenge. See that light fixture? I installed that myself in a tooo-small space with only one available stud to use. I even did the wiring (so hopefully there aren't any fires). See that gorgeous wall? Just last night it occurred to me that a towel bar should be on that wall of the shower. Forgot! See the white space next to that beautiful tile? Look closely, I BUILT shelves INTO the wall! I just need to cut the shelves to size and put 'em in there. How cool is that? (We really don't have a lot of storage space.
This slate tile was my first house purchase and now it's finally home (ahhhh). Earth-colored grout completes the picture. The paint usually looks like a darker shade of gray. Not all the tiles are alined but you really don't notice when looking at teh floor.

It's not done. The toilet and sink need to be added. The grout must be sealed and caulking will be added. Crown moulding and baseboards, selves and the rest of the door frame, the heating vent cover and the light covers. But this should give you a pretty good idea. I think it's dang pretty.