Pick a Colour, Any Colour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is kind of funny: last fall we spent so long trying to pick a colour to paint the inside of the garage (and figuring out storage) that the cold weather hit and painting was no longer an option.  Oops.  Well, we're determined to be ready the <em>second </em>it is mild enough to even start decluttering the space.  So, even though there is snow on the ground and <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/inspiration-fancy-garages.html">an ice octopus on the roof</a>, we're starting the garage plan.  And I picked a colour: a greyish seafoamy colour, kinda beach glass-like.  I love the colour of the back of our television unit - it is glass and a great pale, pale turquoise:  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8whB48F_lI1UxRQ2J7k1BWwrFh1dVLliWfg-IpCS78YXWgJPNO5Vxz0xs1V27uDVk-r5LV9g2tyb8KON0s8n7yXiDR9aPnY2HjnjAzbUw2m7Cbq26F3YrU0tqJ_baJBlSqrMWifGwo8/s1600/P1060253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8whB48F_lI1UxRQ2J7k1BWwrFh1dVLliWfg-IpCS78YXWgJPNO5Vxz0xs1V27uDVk-r5LV9g2tyb8KON0s8n7yXiDR9aPnY2HjnjAzbUw2m7Cbq26F3YrU0tqJ_baJBlSqrMWifGwo8/s400/P1060253.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmm - should take a new pic of this unit because<br />the stuff at the side has been totally rearranged . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu1lR_zNJzKoMCKcITG73w4v7B0uG20OW0tWJ_DvkbE0G8eCap1F4pWhZf1vXhOS5JJOvgPB26yitqIbTlICVeuTUQ7ThxJtBjD9ikHgYW2ogUI-vos-6E3VhW7KV3Lq88ChbaPUTomQ/s1600/P1060457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu1lR_zNJzKoMCKcITG73w4v7B0uG20OW0tWJ_DvkbE0G8eCap1F4pWhZf1vXhOS5JJOvgPB26yitqIbTlICVeuTUQ7ThxJtBjD9ikHgYW2ogUI-vos-6E3VhW7KV3Lq88ChbaPUTomQ/s640/P1060457.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2XrgtGEsXP2CdIAdzaOP98ehs-kyPVOKIPKp8E1RDitOZSVkZnrpTO5w2dFQQpyqqa7PQCThPeW72eBXYe7nnMnJC4Swabq719x9idzeYFQTiZgvBGUSBlsAlGj3ZRS2PgtNtPPQzB8/s1600/P1060458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2XrgtGEsXP2CdIAdzaOP98ehs-kyPVOKIPKp8E1RDitOZSVkZnrpTO5w2dFQQpyqqa7PQCThPeW72eBXYe7nnMnJC4Swabq719x9idzeYFQTiZgvBGUSBlsAlGj3ZRS2PgtNtPPQzB8/s640/P1060458.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbvJC8dh_bll7MKzjJgFGSCQJerXIYVsiwAiie2Glt9lFKMaB809-1RsizoobvZMvfIb8ObbE7WPLime6SxZ9agnfmX5exFXYqct1yMRK7nG_smvRAHJQjKVkdmXRzO-akMRfN_yaugk/s1600/P1060459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbvJC8dh_bll7MKzjJgFGSCQJerXIYVsiwAiie2Glt9lFKMaB809-1RsizoobvZMvfIb8ObbE7WPLime6SxZ9agnfmX5exFXYqct1yMRK7nG_smvRAHJQjKVkdmXRzO-akMRfN_yaugk/s400/P1060459.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hard to get a good pic, but this is my inspiration.  We reason that it will be cheery & bright because it is so light, but also not look dirty like a white eventually will.  Today I'm going to see if I can find a paint chip that matches.  Yay - progress!</div>

Pick a Colour, Any Colour

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Inspiration: Fancy Garages

Despite the fact that my neighbour's car is <em>literally</em> buried under a whopping load of snow, I have to hold on to the belief that spring will be here soon.  I grow weary of winter . . .    <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8JyOg7Q_DIxUsBV8jVbEjqXEce8_hhbxgUNVI5CALtjIQqJaefZOh2lmWsdByO3Sc4ceXg6EDCFLx9c7bntBXJ1kWc9NaWLMJ0TugMQ6zfjL4m_Yw3TMOA4IPeTehODtZAXtVpd70ak/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8JyOg7Q_DIxUsBV8jVbEjqXEce8_hhbxgUNVI5CALtjIQqJaefZOh2lmWsdByO3Sc4ceXg6EDCFLx9c7bntBXJ1kWc9NaWLMJ0TugMQ6zfjL4m_Yw3TMOA4IPeTehODtZAXtVpd70ak/s400/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I snapped this last night. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAZbforF0GH0yizG_b9W-Hh7hi7hzK_vpr6-cKiJq140Eh-MxFjf1JMhkSFjWP6rCrsfbqDZXkLE9QEkZ5QB0rciBFIOqQ_AvHUpqof-vyYRNMZpN7uh_Mr23Tsm9XHAcgh9OuxSRnzM/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAZbforF0GH0yizG_b9W-Hh7hi7hzK_vpr6-cKiJq140Eh-MxFjf1JMhkSFjWP6rCrsfbqDZXkLE9QEkZ5QB0rciBFIOqQ_AvHUpqof-vyYRNMZpN7uh_Mr23Tsm9XHAcgh9OuxSRnzM/s640/006.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out these icicles - its like an ice octopus is sitting on the roof;<br />we need to do some insulating, methinks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVmtwt519XnxodF2DI4fdWr2BfDvHjwuzp3H0DRphI2OrhzmcXh12VixulEY1UmmKXravUwiZ78kCM2JyYQRaikENyx4lwTgNkFovO8tQhtkEOjBfilqCktCY1oaN2TlKU7uzxuEUCdw/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVmtwt519XnxodF2DI4fdWr2BfDvHjwuzp3H0DRphI2OrhzmcXh12VixulEY1UmmKXravUwiZ78kCM2JyYQRaikENyx4lwTgNkFovO8tQhtkEOjBfilqCktCY1oaN2TlKU7uzxuEUCdw/s640/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />The groundhog didn't see his shadow yesterday.  Yay - spring!  Would a groundhog lie?  Well, we spotted this guy lying around during the summer, while we were tearing stuff up and out.  So, I guess that groundhogs do lie.  Hahaha.  I've been drinking lots of expired Neocitran and it has gone to my head.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5e2c68mTFHxOY0qWkOo_8s3mwS0QQlfMLklvoMhJBCo2_5z6LAUp8dL0yU5pV60lK1sr7dVVkwCh9GiWAgYb5BysDB9_w4d4PawqKYBZlHWTIQqax3RkSdG1HhGCFUK9bAWqrN7ftPY/s1600/P1030744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5e2c68mTFHxOY0qWkOo_8s3mwS0QQlfMLklvoMhJBCo2_5z6LAUp8dL0yU5pV60lK1sr7dVVkwCh9GiWAgYb5BysDB9_w4d4PawqKYBZlHWTIQqax3RkSdG1HhGCFUK9bAWqrN7ftPY/s400/P1030744.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6P1la-yYeltmCLN0GKJV25ZTozwriXvMvgULEXFColbiNP08DT8kSCjodsl0UfpXVWMqgFkTv8XSzriSoF7NEeAD-_ExigxcbGa_RpcPnhc3LZi2uGtyyq2FnadO6PbiHWSogV2Qp0s/s1600/P1030747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw6P1la-yYeltmCLN0GKJV25ZTozwriXvMvgULEXFColbiNP08DT8kSCjodsl0UfpXVWMqgFkTv8XSzriSoF7NEeAD-_ExigxcbGa_RpcPnhc3LZi2uGtyyq2FnadO6PbiHWSogV2Qp0s/s640/P1030747.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />With spring in mind, I've been thinking about the garage (which was a total flippin' disaster when we moved in - see <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2010/12/lesson-learned-final-walk-through.html">here</a>):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBWIw4qe4hpwHDZUigjlec4o9qH5G-1jHw2zaqIBFkyKJVxqCxcUsqZGW7adQ7TZQDfrBuYkadkkD3RxTf73YadzWBzlRp729h_KL0dQ596bjM7swrirKGtlGcuollf_Cu_GVhINFPE8/s1600/P1030595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBWIw4qe4hpwHDZUigjlec4o9qH5G-1jHw2zaqIBFkyKJVxqCxcUsqZGW7adQ7TZQDfrBuYkadkkD3RxTf73YadzWBzlRp729h_KL0dQ596bjM7swrirKGtlGcuollf_Cu_GVhINFPE8/s400/P1030595.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />We have big plans to make it functional and attractive.  (There's way more crap in there now, but I'm not taking a new photo - did I mention the blizzardy weather?  I'm staying in).  Below are pictures of some pretty impressive garages.  We won't have tons of room, because we are super strange and park our car in there, but we definitely want to brighten it up.  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgSDqdMCOpVXwLHkLMrQ5vkQDcMrqOzJjki52y2-A74Kh9i3XyUJG4ZExW-jRQ1erO30-izkvxL4i_0XApq0UQI_B-irJQIa1Tm8hRxn8EMeghp5xoq1DlUQUPt62RTBmxQpVqUQG_9I/s1600/garage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="296" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgSDqdMCOpVXwLHkLMrQ5vkQDcMrqOzJjki52y2-A74Kh9i3XyUJG4ZExW-jRQ1erO30-izkvxL4i_0XApq0UQI_B-irJQIa1Tm8hRxn8EMeghp5xoq1DlUQUPt62RTBmxQpVqUQG_9I/s400/garage.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=4349&index=7&searchQuery=garages&searchType=photos&spaceId=15">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJXvhYauDINPBOKOTT7hEFcW894A8gPWGbL_RzWdiGuzyi9D-EJAnaQhhzGMMEOzRAGBvI7E-FX02PWmqWMccFP2taliBWRU7e1hnHfcg6sV1e4IbF2TuAIKML27CboBvUhvB3xqXw2g/s1600/garageII.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="313" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJXvhYauDINPBOKOTT7hEFcW894A8gPWGbL_RzWdiGuzyi9D-EJAnaQhhzGMMEOzRAGBvI7E-FX02PWmqWMccFP2taliBWRU7e1hnHfcg6sV1e4IbF2TuAIKML27CboBvUhvB3xqXw2g/s400/garageII.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=4350&index=6&searchQuery=garages&searchType=photos&spaceId=15">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one looks fancier than my kitchen:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Garage" class="left" src="http://www.freshcustomclosets.com/images/GarageCounterDetail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freshcustomclosets.com/Garage.html">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Do garages thrill you the way pretty rooms do?

Inspiration: Fancy Garages

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Lesson Learned: Final Walk Through

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reading </span><a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/">Young House Love</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> this morning, I learned that some buyers do a final walk through of the property they have purchased, prior to closing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>As first time home buyers, we didn’t know such a thing was possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Our buyer’s agent didn’t even suggest it (he was rather unenthusiastic to begin with).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, armed with knowledge, next time I’m going to insist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Because, without a final walkthrough, we inherited this:</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDfdfVi35g4LBNMylQzb1lQ3haeAVVr6XEYEwhHvkQeARS-DqInwC51atVQ8-REyzrRSTbpKYm9nbHo1_YpJRxRyaP6Wp1vOi7xCrb_58UCy5oHJoMVUh6M_5m6pUQV0UJ6QSnEGmmu0/s1600/P1030590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDfdfVi35g4LBNMylQzb1lQ3haeAVVr6XEYEwhHvkQeARS-DqInwC51atVQ8-REyzrRSTbpKYm9nbHo1_YpJRxRyaP6Wp1vOi7xCrb_58UCy5oHJoMVUh6M_5m6pUQV0UJ6QSnEGmmu0/s400/P1030590.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other than the worklamp, NONE of this was our stuff.  <br />Even the recycling bin came stuffed . . . </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKv6DMWJvxO86OpsB3OkLeL4er6rUFUSeAW9DLAQwcf_whGjkcA-4gZIb43jGxGjxe2plO3OhqHkfYzcs7xx5AJbTigvuAh2bKV2-ZGc2yAZEvdgW5AIWRvp2qu719ITOYc-OPgk64As/s1600/P1030592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKv6DMWJvxO86OpsB3OkLeL4er6rUFUSeAW9DLAQwcf_whGjkcA-4gZIb43jGxGjxe2plO3OhqHkfYzcs7xx5AJbTigvuAh2bKV2-ZGc2yAZEvdgW5AIWRvp2qu719ITOYc-OPgk64As/s400/P1030592.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Click on pics to make 'em bigger.  </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Makes my effort look more impressive ;)</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">They left a note, saying they just plum ran out of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, instead of getting straight to work renovating, I wasted a morning bagging up their garbage, which included disgusting stuff I won’t even mention.  There was junk in the basement too, we just didn't have the energy to photograph it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I was so angry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This was just one of many annoying and selfish things the old owners had done (or, in this case, not done).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>At least now I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Next summer we are going to make the garage pretty!  We saved the counter from our kitchen for a work bench and will paint it some fun bright colour.  Hubby is pretty excited.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBWIw4qe4hpwHDZUigjlec4o9qH5G-1jHw2zaqIBFkyKJVxqCxcUsqZGW7adQ7TZQDfrBuYkadkkD3RxTf73YadzWBzlRp729h_KL0dQ596bjM7swrirKGtlGcuollf_Cu_GVhINFPE8/s1600/P1030595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBWIw4qe4hpwHDZUigjlec4o9qH5G-1jHw2zaqIBFkyKJVxqCxcUsqZGW7adQ7TZQDfrBuYkadkkD3RxTf73YadzWBzlRp729h_KL0dQ596bjM7swrirKGtlGcuollf_Cu_GVhINFPE8/s400/P1030595.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After three hours their crap was bagged and ready to go.  <br />They even left that chair.  Among unmentionables.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Lesson Learned: Final Walk Through

Reading  Young House Love  this morning, I learned that some buyers do a final walk through of the property they have purchased, prior to cl...

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