Posts Tagged ‘paint’

Since I had to call an electrician to fix whatever went wrong with the GFI in my basement, I decided to have him install the foyer chandelier and a new ceiling fan in my living room.   Now I don’t have to borrow/buy a huge ladder to be able to reach the ceiling, which was my plan when I was going to do it myself.

Ta-da!  The new foyer chandelier:

New Foyer Chandelier

This is what it looked like before:

Ugly Brass Chandelier

Next, I bought the white ceiling fan with the pretty chandelier light kit and had him install it in my living room.  It makes such a big difference, and I love the sparkle:

New Ceiling Fan

Close-up of New Ceiling Fan

Here is a picture of the old brass and oak ceiling fan I had previously:

Old Living Room Fan

Old Living Room

That picture is a waaay “before” picture!  I took that when we were having the hardwood floors installed, which is why the fan is so dusty.  I do clean!  However, when they installed the floors the dust went everywhere.  You can also see the old popcorn spackle ceiling as well as the old living room paint colors.  This place has come a long way.

I’m still struggling with paint colors for my door, but I’m hooked on green colors at the moment.  I’m now pondering this color:

Greenblack Paint

Close-up of Greenblack on Door

I’m going to get some sample cans of the Rookwood Shutter Green and the Greenblack paint at Sherwin-Williams today.  My door is going to start looking really ghetto because I’m going to paint swatches on it.

What does this have to do with martinis?  Well, to get through this rough period of home improvement, I’ll need something to drink.  As a tribute to my future new door color, I’ll be drinking Sake & Green Tea Martinis. 

Sake & Green Tea Martini

Yes, it’s a little fluorescent, but it’s green.  I’ll take it.

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 fl. oz. dry sake

1 1/2 fl. oz. premium vodka

1/2 fl. oz. Zen Green Tea Liqueur

Colored sugar or crushed peppercorns for garnish (whichever you prefer)

Chilled Martini Glass

DIRECTIONS:

Rim the glass with either the colored sugar or crushed peppercorns.   Set aside, and fill a cocktail shaker about two-thirds with crushed ice.  Add the liquid ingredients and shake until well-mixed and thoroughly chilled.  Strain into the martini glass and enjoy!