House painting "after" shots

I realized I'd never uploaded photos of our kitchen and family room painting. 

Here's a fuzzy shot of the two-tone in our eat-in kitchen.  It's the same darker gray that's in our dining room bottom and the alternating walls in our living room.

a slightly better shot with a different angle

it's hard to get a photo that shows the color of this room. it is a gray blue

our white-washed fireplace. we need new fp doors, but for now we have to wait and just show off that cool Thomas bridge C got for his bday and our dogs.

the dreaded toy area.  it really just doesn't look nice, but that's the way it is with kids i guess. 

our new rug. i guess it's not very new anymore.

any ideas on what to put in that tray on the coffee table?  I feel like we have so much brown i the room even though it's broken up by the white walls and fireplace on the one side.

House: Living Room and Dining Room After painting

Dresser: Final shots

Here's the big reveal.  I opted to not spray paint the hardware, but keep the natural antiqued bronze look.

Avengers Party Part 5: Guests/Candids cont.

A few last photos. I somehow misplaced the Hawkeye mask sometime after Colin was playing with it earlier in the week. I'm puzzled.

I had these cute little signs for the food that I didn't get a photo of, so I will try to get one of that, too.

Cupcakes! Still not the best photo...oh well.

Enjoying his new sprinkler from Aunt Laura and Uncle Dave.

Avengers Party Part 4: Guests/ Candids

Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man.  We just needed a Thor!

S.H.I.E.L.D agents Maria Hill and Black Widow

Capt America was trying out Thor's helmet for size

The Hulk and Wasp-- we were committed!

Laura trying out the Hulk hands

Avengers Party Part 3: Cake and gifts

We headed inside b/c it was soooo hot for cake and presents to let the kids cool down from destroying Loki.

Not a great photo, but we had a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing.  C and I sprinkled the arc reactor on it.  The cupcakes turned out really well, and looked good. I will try to get a better photo with what I have left.  I had made cupcake trays to look like the arc reactor and Captain America's shield.  We also had bomb pops, too for people that didn't want cake. 

He blew out his candles in one try.  I was impressed.

licking the icing from his iron man pick

mitch giving his cupcake what for

Colin got some really cool gifts!  We, along with my parents gave him the swingset.

He also got a cool fire hydrant sprinkler attachment from Dave and Laura.  He totally enjoyed it after everyone left.  Most friends know that C gets a bit anti-social when lots of people are here.

He also got some nifty Avengers undies from Aunt Laura and Uncle Dave

Examining his new Avengers Squinkies from AJ and Elise.  He had never seen them before, but was smitten. He's been carrying them around He also got money for the movies and a new glider for his playset from grandma and grandpa; a CEC gift card from Jack and Brody; and a bags game from Aunt Sarah and Uncle Mitch. He is pumped!