Scattered Thoughts . . .

This morning my health was stable and I felt well... and the weather was beautiful for working outdoors (it is already raining though)... so, I pulled out all my power tools and got to work finishing up trim in the new walk-in closet. Next, is to lay the flooring... an ebony stained hardwood floor (yes, real wood, not plastic) which will run through the entire bedroom. Before I can install this flooring, however, I need to paint the room. I don't want to get any paint on this new flooring so I'll do all the painting before I install the flooring.  Here are some photos of the walk-in closet... That is some of the hardwood flooring being used as spacers.

I've spent some time painting the doll townhouse the past few days. What I've been envisioning in my mind has been taking form in real life... and now, in color! I'm really liking this paint scheme and I think it favors the Georgetown Townhouse style I was envisioning.  The traditional yellow walls with a nice (but non-traditional) stucco texture... the clean lines of white trim... contrasting black window shutters... and a welcoming red front entry door... this is all coming together very nicely and is very reminiscent of the traditional Georgetown style. I'm actually getting excited as this homemade dollhouse comes together. The yellow exterior paint has been a major problem though... I think I now have about six or seven coats of yellow paint on this dollhouse due to some errors in choosing the correct shade of yellow. The first shade of yellow I chose was a bit dull. The second shade of yellow I chose was so bright that it had a bit of a fluorescent tint