Red, White, But No Blue

Today, we (actually just I) began to paint the brick wall in the kitchen red. I say "just I" because Gary only agreed to keep the brick wall if I painted it. It's going to be more than I bargained for as my roller doesn't reach the mortar, just the brick. That means I have to use a brush to paint the mortar. And that's not the worst of it. The portion of the brick wall that is original... well, the mortar has turned to sand, so when I try to paint it, sand comes off on my brush. We will probably have to re-grout it in those areas.

I started off trying to paint the kitchen ceiling white, but with such high ceilings, it proved too much for my barely 5'2" stature. So, Gary took over, and completed the task perfectly. Hurray! It took just one coat!

The other priority has been the walk-in closet. Gary is putting the finishing touches to the wall as he had to patch up the holes left from the old bathroom cabinet being torn out and the hole made for the pocket door. He will be sanding it one more time before we paint it.