the new house: before and after painting

I've been in the new house for about 2 months now.  JP has been here sometimes, but he has been in Bamako working on school stuff some of the time, too.  We are getting ready to leave for the states in just a few weeks.  So I've had a big project of trying to get moved in and arranged in the new house and there was some painting that couldn't wait. We'll probably do a bit more when we get back from the states next spring, but here are some pictures of some of what got done already.

bathroom after painting

bathroom before

guest room before

guest room after painting

before: it really needed some cleaning and painting

ahh, so much better!  The interior doors were also all painted and look good as new.

dirty living room walls before

Our living room: come on in, have a seat!