Martha Stewart Pink Glitter Paint Over Black Walls

Not really feeling it. The Martha Stewart Pink Glitter Paint is semi decent depending on what color background you are applying it to. I found it odd that it was a pink hue yet when dry gave off a green glitter shimmer. Meh, so be it.

At any rate, on top of black walls this is basically the results, it is more of a cosmic star sort of finish, which is not terrible, but if it is not something you are looking for, I'd skip it. It's also rather streaky.

Bull Terrier Puppy!!! Maybe!!!!....

I cannot lie, being in my new home for only 3 months now, and we have already gone through $10,000 just to get the place in order. I hate watching my savings dwindle down, but that is life...

At any rate, with that said we decided on one more semi large expense... however this one is a gift to ourselves that'll keep on giving... pee-poo-barking and so on.

We already have a bull terrier, he is one filled with energy, farts, burps, and lots of love. He is really a gentle giant, but has a lot of energy. Back when I lived home my brother had a boxer that Bully loved and adored. My brother moved, and took away his best friend. My little dog is just too tiny to play with Bully, and honestly my little guy hates him.

I caved this past week and started looking online for a semi stocky breed- one that could handle his rough housing. I was initially going to adopt a pit bull from the shelter, but as asinine as it sounds, I do have reservations about pit bulls in general... which I know- it is stupid, and it is so hypocritical of me considering the fact that Bull Terriers come from the line.

After poking around on the net, I found this one Bull Terrier though that stole my heart, and the reason was due to the fact that she has these markings that make it seem as if she actually has eyebrows!
It's rather interesting, and after posting a picture of her on my Facebook profile, a lot of my friends thought it was fake, or photoshopped, but the fact of the matter is that those are her real markings.

After contacting the owner I got some more photos sent to me of the little girl laying down. She appears a bit larger in the photos in comparison to this photo, so I am curious as to how big she really is. I know Bull Terrier puppies are larger in general. We got our fella at 6 months old and he was already nearly full grown.

At any rate, she is pricey, a $1,500 drop in my bank account, but figure she will make the perfect addition to our tiny family. More so for my big guy who misses his old pal. Hopefully this here puppy will keep him busy and out of my hair!

We are scheduled to go and meet the fog this Saturday in Queens. I initially was going to take the train, but figured riding in would probably be cheaper and faster.

Not sure if she is coming home with us or not yet, but I guess Saturday we will know!!! I'm excited!!!

UPDATE!!!

We got the little girl... her name is Demonia, and she is pretty high maintenance, a little more high maintenance than our first bully, but she is a riot, and fits in with our little family perfectly!!!!

Hand Sanding Old Wood Floors

Underneath the old shabby carpet in our parlor sat these wooden floors, likely not touched since the 50's, and ever since the 50's I am sure these poor wood floors have seen their fair share of cat pee, cat poo, dog doo, and all sorts of yucky and nasty....

It became my mission to restore the woodne floors in the house, to make them dark, shiny, and looking like a pile of new!!!

I knew I could easily just hire some handy man to sand them down and re-finish them, but I am not that sort of person. I would rather save myself $500, and tackle it myself. 

The photo shows what my floors look like now. Last night I found the time to whip out my orbital hand sander to begin sanding the floors by myself, by hand!

I was amazed at how nice the areas I covered looked with barely any effort on my part. My little Makita sander is a pretty awesome tool, and it seems to be scrapping up and sanding the floors right down to their natural beauty. 

I figure in due time, the entire parlor will be done and sanded, and ready for stain. 

I will come back and update this here blog piece as I move along in this particular room/floor. 

OK- So here is the during photo. This is the floors after about 6 hours of hand sanding using the orbital hand sander. I have to go down a little deeper till the wood is pale before I can stain it. However, 6 hours on my butt, and this was the result, which is not bad at all. What a difference! And they said it could not be done! Pssshhh.... it was actually quite easy and the room is rather large too.

But the best news is this:

When we first purchased the home we were told that only the parlor and small hallway were wood floors. However after making my way around the room, and getting to the threshold that connects the parlor to the kitchen, I discovered that the wood floors do in fact travel through the kitchen.

So--- tonight's big project when I get home from work is to yank up the old floors, and the baseboard laid down on top of the wood floors to reveal the wood floors in the kitchen! Crazy people who covered them up!

I am so excited about this and cannot wait to just get home today to begin!

That's me down there, excited to discover the wood floors in the kitchen! We don't know how far they travel, but we are about to find out~!

For those wondering, the hand sander I am using is the one available in the link below- the smaller 5 inch orbital sander.

In order to sand wood floors, you will want to use a low grit- anywhere from 20-30. I am using a 30 grit, only because they did not have the discs available in a 20 grit.

When all is said and done, I will re-post the finished product on this blog.