Newborn House

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We are very happy to share that we have completed the dining room. It turned our very nice. We had our first official meal in there today, when Karen, Dave and Shannon came over for my special sandwiches and strawberry shortcake.

The paint job is something that Murphy Brown's painter would have been proud to complete. There is a lot of trim in the room. For the wall color, Andi selected "ripe currant" (that's "red," to you and me) .... and it took four coats to get such a nice even coverage. The red is not a typical Victorian color, be we thought the space deserved a bold choice.

The other time-consuming parts included stripping and refinishing the fireplace mantle, repairing and refinishing the doors of the built-in china cabinet, and adding the plate rail around the top of the room.

The next -- and last -- room is the master bath. We'll post the "before" picture soon. Stay tuned.

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