Once the crew arrived, we split up into teams and got painting. We used the Valspar Signature line of paints in a satin sheen for all the rooms. In the first room my team was painting, we got really nervous as the paint started to dry. It was all different shades and you could see our brush strokes. We were not excited to have to paint a second coat. As we continued around the room, the paint dried perfectly. No splotches, no streaks and no strokes. We are by no means professional painters so we did have to go over some areas again that we skimped on during the first coat.
In 10 hours, our crew of 10 painted two bedrooms, two hallways, the living room and dining room. We also pulled up the carpeting in the three bedrooms to reveal hardwood floors. The floors aren't perfect, but they are pretty damn nice. So much so, we aren't even going to refinish or stain them at this time. I'd like to stain them darker in the near future - it's on the to do list. Later this summer, we will pull up the carpeting in the hallway and stairway. However, there is not hardwood under the carpet in the living and dining rooms so we have to decide what we want there. The carpet is an old gold and not in great shape. If we can hold out til the holidays, I'm hoping to score a sweet Black Friday deal on new flooring for the main level. As the saying goes: it's on the to do list!