Before pictures of the Dining Room

Before I get into pictures of my next big project, I want to go back for a moment to the spider's potty place.  A few hours after publishing my post yesterday I Googled "Spider Poo."  I was very surprised to find other people have asked this question.  I blogged about it just for  "comic relief" although I  wondered if that was what the tiny spots were.  My conclusion is that yes that's what they were.
Spider poop.  Would you believe there is even a video of a spider pooping!

CAUTION if spiders creep you out don't look at the video


Now the before pictures:
In getting ready to paint the dining room, I moved the table, chairs, and plants to one side.  I'm going to paint half the room, move everything again and then do the other half.

 

I have decided not to paint the ceiling.

  Craig thought I should, because thats what we have always done, but since we don't smoke anymore, it's in fine shape. 


 I should get up there and dust it, but that is just part of a normal good cleaning.

The room has two doors, a patio door, and five large windows.  


Lots of cut-in to do.

  The windows have brown metal vertical blinds. 


 They are rarely pulled, but when the sun is bright on the hottest days of summer, the blinds keep the heat out.  


The little rods above and between the windows are for the sheer curtains that are being replaced.


I have chosen a very light blue paint color.  It echos one of the colors in the area rug that is below the table. 


The room itself is about 15' by 25'.  I can do most of the painting, but like the living room there are places  I cannot reach from my step ladders, and Craig will have to go up the extension ladder to paint them.


Perhaps when I'm finished I will to try to do  a panorama room!  It would be good practice. 


If it works out, I'll post it of course!