Smells like paint!

Well, as I stated in the previous blog, the painting of Casa de LoPresti has begun. First up was the kitchen, which had absolutely no color to its walls. After much time spent (by me of course) analyzing EVERY shade of red imaginable, "luxurious red" was the color of choice for this room. Here are some pics of our new kitchen wall color (sans the final touch-ups). Enjoy!

Here's the before...or should I say "in the process" pic:













And the after....

The Couches Have Landed...

Since we moved into our new home a few months ago, Mark and I have slowly been working on our "home improvement" list. Buying a new couch, as ours was over 13 years old, was ranked pretty high. So, Mark and I ventured out to various furniture stores last Sunday, and finally found the sofa of our dreams. For me, it was squishy and perfect for napping....for Mark, it was very long and deep, perfect for his long legs (to help you with the visual, my feet dangle over the side). Well, we decided to forgoe the usual purchase of a couch and loveseat and decided to buy two couches instead, as the price difference was only $20...and we really wanted as much seating as we could get for entertaining guests in our home. So, this past week, we waited in excitement for the arrival of our 2 new sofas. Today, the truck pulled-up and two guys proceeded to unload 2 massively packaged pieces of furniture. The sofas were unwrapped, the truck left, and Mark and I just stood there staring in awe at the HUGE green sofas. For the next 20 minutes we arranged and re-arranged the living room lay-out, trying to find the best possible layout for our living room. I must say, that it was then that I began to understand why most people buy one couch and one loveseat...2 couches, especially of this design, is quite a bit of furntiture! Mark is in love with the new sofas, but has agreed to look into a possible exchange of one of the sofas for the loveseat. Who would've known buying our first sofa would turn into all this craziness! Update to come soon...but in the meantime enjoy the pics of our oversized sofas...which make all of our previous furniture look miniature! ;-)

P.S.--> Please ignore the hideous paint color on the walls...we're hoping to begin painting this week...another task that was ranked high on our "list."