day one of painting the new house

Jordan and I had such a busy day today! We're finally getting a chance to patch up the eight million (more or less) holes and weird patchwork that the previous owners left in the walls. We had to wait to paint until we got that work done, so I finally got to paint my first wall today.

If you follow me on Pinterest, you've probably seen my unending love for bright white interiors. Well, that's what I imagine for our house. We already have a beautiful white fireplace, so today we painted the whole wall around it, which stretches through our dining and living rooms, the most crisp white paint color I could find.

Of course, as soon as we finished painting, I decided that the white of the wall didn't look good with the slightly different white of the fireplace, so we'll be painting over it tomorrow. That wall will instead be a dark blue, which should contrast amazingly with the white bricks and mantle. The rest of the house will still be white, with probably a few more colorful accent walls, like in the laundry room and main bath.

Oh, and clearly the kitties were helpful today. They slept on my freshly washed bedding, rolling on the piles of clean laundry. That's what I get for not putting away laundry the second it's dry. At least they're getting along enough to sleep on the bed together, I guess.

P.S. See that beautiful quilt? Jordan's mom made it for me for Christmas! It's light enough that it could be a throw for the couch, but I love it so much that I put in on the bed. Thank you, Sheila!!!