I had big plans for our Labor Day weekend. I've been dying to DIY a frame for our bathroom mirror. I first stumbled upon this project on Pinterest (where else?).
But first, before we constructed the mirror frame, I thought it would be best if we painted the bathroom. We've been in our house for three years, and so far, all we've managed to paint is the living room/dining room and the hallway. We always talk about painting the other rooms, but that's all we do...talk about it. So, I decided that Labor Day weekend would be the perfect time to tackle all these projects. And I also decided that before we painted, we would have to change out the ugly light fixture in the bathroom. I hate the light fixtures the builder put in the bathrooms. And I'm 99% sure they were chosen because they are cheap. And I'm 100% sure they're cheap because they're so ugly. So, I went to Lowe's, and with the help of my friend Melissa, I picked out these beauties.
Friday morning rolled around and we started out at Lowe's to pick out paint colors. Oh, and I forgot to mention...if we were going to paint the bathroom, we first needed to pick out a paint color for the bedroom...which had to coordinate with the already-painted living room. Do you follow? Because I wanted to build a frame for the bathroom mirror, we needed to paint the bathroom. But before we painted the bathroom, we had to change out the light fixture. And before we could change out the light fixture and paint the bathroom, we had to pick out a paint color for the bedroom. All because of a DIY frame that I saw on Pinterest. Pretty sure David might grow to hate Pinterest in the near future...
Anyway, we went to Lowe's and we I picked out the paint colors I thought would work. The living room is painted Tamarind by Sherwin Williams. David and I chose Secret Passage by Olympic for the bedroom, and I chose Nostalgia by Valstar for the bathroom. We got both colors in Olympic's Premium low-odor, zero-VOC latex paint - eggshell for the bedroom and satin for the bathroom (Sidenote: we will NOT be using Olympic's zero VOC paint again. Although the base is zero VOC, once you add color to it, the VOC level goes up. And apparently, it REALLY goes up. So smelly. We originally went to Lowe's because I wanted the Valspar zero VOC paint because the Valspar color additives are also zero VOC, but no dice - Lowe's in Arlington does not carry Valspar's zero VOC paint! When we painted the living room, we used Sherwin Williams Duration paint, and from what I can remember, does NOT smell like Olympic's! Long sidenote short, we'll be using Sherwin Williams Duration for any future painting projects. Lesson learned.). So, back home we went, paint supplies in tow. We started in the bathroom, taking down that eyesore of a light fixture...
Sidenote: don't you just love David's jorts? Don't worry, they're his painting jorts...he doesn't leave the house in them.
See what I mean? That light fixture is just awful. Well, we took out all the bulbs, and then we removed the fixture...and then...problem.
Big problem. Do you see what I'm talking about? That's right, the builder was too lazy to center the light box over the mirror. Really?? REALLY!?!? And unfortunately, we don't know how to move it without really messing things up. Also unfortunately, we broke the old light fixture when we took it down. So, project bathroom overhaul is currently on hold until at least Wednesday when the electrician comes out to move the electrical hook up for us. And, we're without a light in the master bathroom until then. Bummer.
So, we resorted to just painting the bedroom. As usual, David did the rollering and I was responsible for cutting in. We went from builder white...
...to Secret Passage.
Secret Passage is supposed to be a light grey/taupe color. Once we got it onto the walls and it dried, it reads more like a baby blue/grey, depending on the time of day and how the light hits it. I love it though. The bedroom is so much warmer and cozier now. Now that there's paint on the walls in there, I have plans for this room. Big plans. Stay tuned.
The rest of our Labor Day weekend was much less labor intensive. On Saturday, we drove out to Clay's mom's house in Argyle. Clay and his girlfriend Andrea drove up from Austin to house sit, and we took full advantage of their pool. I failed to take any pictures of the actual pool, but here we are enjoying these weird jello shots that Clay picked up at the liquor store.
They had an interesting texture to them, maybe because Clay put them in the freezer...but still, unlike any jello shot I've ever had. The weather was actually perfect for hanging out by the pool. It's been blast-furnace hot here in Texas for the past few weeks, but for Labor Day weekend, it was just barely 100 degrees, and, for the first time this summer, being in the pool wasn't like taking a bath. We grilled burgers, bacon wrapped jalapenos, corn, and hatch chile peppers. YUM!!
On Sunday, we did more pool-ing and bbq-ing, this time at Aaron's pool. I didn't take any pictures on Sunday (I know, I'm a bad blogger). Shawn smoked a brisket, and we had a ton of random food - sausage, ribs, potato salad, macaroni salad, corn, spinach dip, etc. Everything was so tasty! I love it when everyone brings a little something and you end up with a hodge podge of food!
On Monday, we woke up to a wonderful surprise! We were blessed with a cold front that blew in overnight, and when I checked the weather at 10am, it was only...
73!!! 73 at 10am!! Can you believe it?! Amazing. We opened all the windows and let the cool breeze blow through the house. Love it! Today's high was in the mid-high 80s! We took full advantage and went to the grocery store (finally!) and bought tons of food to grill. We love buying a bunch of meat and grilling it all on Sunday, then throughout the week, all we have to do is make sides and reheat the meat. So much easier for us, especially when I'm working an hour away and can't get home until around 6!
So tonight, we grilled a pork tenderloin, some chicken, and a huge ribeye steak! We also picked up a couple of hatch chile peppers and roasted them on the grill...
Not sure what I'm going to do with these, but I'm sure I can figure something out!
Next weekend, I'm hoping I can convince David to finish our bathroom makeover...
Hope y'all had a great Labor Day weekend!!
