let’s talk paint
i really, really, really want to repaint my entire house. the walls are looking dingy. several things need to be repaired (ya know… we have kids and all). and I really, really want to use this color..
Behr… Castle Path…
You know… because my sister Mary has it on her walls and I really like it.
The tan on my walls now is too peachy for me. This Castle Path has more grey in it. You know how I love grey (Hannah always rolls her eyes at me about grey!).
And the blue wall in my dining room has gotta go. I’ve never liked it… never.
Can I paint my house? Ugg… seems like a forever long chore. But perhaps a good winter project?
Do it!! I’ll take your littles for a few mornings. I love painting. It’s such a huge change for little money. Ugh, I just remembered the worst part of painting – the prep. I really like your color choice – it’s so fresh and clean.
i’d say, put the kids to bed and paint… one room at a time. it’s not too bad and it will make you feel like SUPER WOMAN!! (keep your paintbrushes and rollers wrapped in saran wrap in the freezer and use DISPOSABLE covers for your paint tray.)
my best cutting in brush is a angled brush that has a little nub of a handle, not a long handle. it doesn’t weigh much and it’s easy to hold, so i actually love cutting things in… i cut in, todd rolls and we can whip out a room in no time.
put a talk on your ipad and it’s a GRAND date night. ;)
love it!
AND, keep a mason jar and a sponge brush in your cabinet… as soon as you notice new marks on your paint just touch it up… it’s not hard at ALL!
(writing this i feel slightly like a mother of old children talking reminscently about when her children were young and every day was dreamy… um, we’re renting now and i can’t paint so of course i think it’s no biggie.) :)
i always think if i’ve spent more hours thinking about a project than it would have taken me to just do the project i should have just done it to begin with…
i would do one room per night… i don’t know if that came across in my last comment. after about a week, your whole house is presto chango…
LOVE THE NEW COLOR. Tan’s that are peachy bug me too.
Sorry the blue wall has to go. I know you never really loved it!
Wish I lived closer to help.