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Last week may have been spent mostly on the couch with a sick Anna, but we did manage to get a couple of projects done around the house.
Project 1:
Batten and Board (sort of) for the dining room, stolen from here.
Kyle used his new saw and nail gun to install boards in between the existing chair rail and baseboards. I painted it white.
Thoughts- I really like the way it turned out and it was not hard to do, even with a toddler (yikes, can I just say baby still?). I like it so much, I hope to install boards around the entire room. My only complaint is that it took three coats a white paint to cover the blue. I hope whoever decides to buy this house next loves blue.
Project 2:
Paint the basement and add stripes to one wall.
I painted. Kyle helped me tape the stripes. I painted again.
Thoughts- I stole the paint color from Erin and I really like it. Kyle does not think it looks any different from the existing paint color. He is wrong. I know white is boring, but the room is small and I like the fresh, clean feeling it provides. I also like how it covers all of the marks that are on the wall and in only one coat. The brown stripe is a bit more bold than I had planned, but I think I will keep it. I started painting the white on the remaining walls in the basement, but I have many more walls (and ceilings!) to go. My complaint here is about the tape. We used the nice blue tape from Home Depot and it SUCKS! My stripes are not perfect, we had to use a razor blade to get it off, and it tore off other paint. Boo.
First of all, it all looks beautiful. I have found none of the tape works as it's advertised to, I've tried them all. I have also found the paint & primer in one from Home Depot works great at covering paints, faux painting, etc in one coat. I will use it again and again; especially in our new home.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, can I hire Kyle & you? I will watch Anna (said, toddler).
It all looks really nice. Amazed at how much the paint and boards make such a difference in the dining room. Did you get Roman shades for the basement? Last I remember, there were curtains, right? Anyway, they look really nice. Love the stripes too. What I am mostly amazed at is how much you two were able to get done with Anna "toddling" around.
ReplyDeleteYes, we used to have curtains. The shade is actually Erin's but she wasn't using it anymore, so I took it. She made it!
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