Home Improvement

Recently we decided to paint our stairwell. That was a great idea. </scarcasm> It was a lot of hard work but it turned out really well. It probably wouldn't have been so bad if we had a proper ladder. We borrowed a 6 foot ladder from some neighbors, but that was about a foot too short, and we borrowed a 15 foot extension ladder from one of Megan's coworkers, and that ended up being about 5 feet too long — it wouldn't even fit in the stairwell fully collapsed. I spent hours and hours standing on a couple of boards stretched out between our stairs and the 6 foot ladder standing at the bottom of the stairs; staring up at the walls and ceiling surrounding me. My neck still cramps up when I look up. I was worried that the color was too dark and would just make that poorly lit area of the house feel even darker and gloomier. But I trusted in the wife, and she was right. It's a nice rich tone, and the bright white doors really stand out and break it up nicely. Next up, we're replacing that lame-o builder's grade light fixture in the 3rd picture, then on to bigger better things like a new storm door for the front door, and a new screen door for the back. We're turning our house into a wind tunnel.