I got nothing done on the quilt this weekend as I focused my efforts on the laundry/utility room.  I want to put a new floor in this room.  Since I am going to get a new hot water heater in a few weeks, I need to get the flooring done enough that all I have to do is finish what will go under the heater once the plumbers pull the old one out.  So before I put in a new floor I need to finish painting the walls.  I started the weekend by going to Menards and getting the solid vinyl laminate for the new floor in the laundry room.  They were having an 11% rebate promotion.  Here is the flooring now stacked in the garage.
I wanted the lightest color they had and this is what I ended up with.  The color is called Sea Salt and I had to see a piece against the old floor.
I spent Saturday and Sunday working in the laundry/utility room cleaning up.  This is what the room looked like.
I had to move all the stuff off the shelves so I could take the shelves down to paint.  I spent most of Saturday organizing things, moving the containers out of the room, pitching some stuff, and hauling a lot of stuff to the garage. 
The arrow is where I had stopped painting.
I also had to rip out the rest of the baseboard, vacuum the floors then I steam cleaned them.  I pulled out the washer and dryer and cleaned under them and behind them.  I got the shelving wall patched and painted.  It looks so much better!
The wall across from the shelving wall was accessible since I had cleaned out the room so I moved all the hanging items so I could paint the lower half of the wall.  The arrow is where I had stopped painting when I installed those cupboards.
The lower wall is now painted from the corner to behind the dryer.  I will take down the shelving unit to paint the upper part of this wall.
I started cleaning up about 4 and then headed over to my brother's to fill up the trash bin and set it out on the curb.  I still have two more loads to get rid of.  He had a closing date on the house and it feels strange that in a few weeks I will not have to take care of his house any more.  
The city put up a sign now next to the cone I showed you last week.  This is the backside, but is says "Uneven Pavement".  No kidding!  Duh!
Monday, March 2, 2020
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that is a LOT of work you did in the laundry room. Preparing for the painting takes longer than the actual painting most of the time.
I got tired just looking at what you have been doing, lol. It all looks great so far. I am feeling kind of guilty...NOT...I am excited to move to a new place that is set to go. I may not even put pictures up for a while just to relish the newness.
This is the first year in a really long time that we don't have pot holes everywhere. It's been a record setting winter here.
xx, Carol
One of my least favourite truths in life is that in order to make things look better, you have to make a mess first. You got a long way in one weekend though.
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