Since Brendan was on spring vacation this week, I took advantage of the time off from work to paint the dining room (which I had started work on back in February.) Here are a few pictures of the progress.
Before - with the gingham wallpaper...
Wallpaper removed and the chair rail is installed...
After the rail is finished and painting is complete. These pictures really don't do it much justice. That red is a nice dark burgundy.
As many of you already know, my poor hubby was in his second accident in less than a year about 2 1/2 weeks ago. A woman in a large truck took a left turn right in front of him (thanks to an SUV in the left lane of oncoming traffic giving her a space to go) but unfortunately J didn't see her and she didn't see him, so despite his attempt to swerve, he ended up smashing right into her side. Here's a few pictures of the destruction:
Unfortunately, the car was totaled, but since then he has gotten a brand new car thanks to the check from the woman's insurance company. It's a new Audi A4 (he didn't care much for the new BMWs) but the exterior color is almost the exact same as the wrecked beemer. And it doesn't stop there! The interior is almost identical too - black leather with wood-grain trim on the dash. LOL He loved his car so much, he wanted to replicate it with the new one. Too funny! I'll post pictures of the new one shortly...
