I have to confess that I have been lazy about art/craft time with Elise. She begs to “actibitees,” but most days, I can’t be bothered to drag out the mess of paints. Bad mom. Especially bad mom who loves to paint herself and wants to raise a creative child. Bad mom. But thanks to a […]
Strip painted hardware with nail polish remover
My latest old house pet-peeve: painted hardware. There are only two screws in this strike plate, yet someone who lived here before us was too lazy to take it off before painting the trim. I have a whole collection of these in my house along with some splotchy hinges. The hinges are a project for […]
Stairway progress: Painted stairs
After a week of intensive stair painting, this project is finally showing signs of completion. The steps are now a deep shade of olive green, sort of antique and modern at the same time. Before someone rakes me over the coals for painting wood, let me show you a few before shots: Originally, I was […]
Stairway progress: Painted wall stripes
Are you ready for some stripey goodness? My stairway just got a whole lot more fun! I envisioned bold, contrasting stripe, but instead of a pure black, I used the same dark gray-brown that I used on an accent wall in our bedroom (Olympic’s Oswego Tea). (Which also means I didn’t buy any extra paint […]
Mixing latex paint leftovers + “oops” paint
Yesterday, I talked a little bit about liquidating my paint stash. (Lots of paint, need to use it up before it gets gross.) So when it came time to paint the stairwell, I knew I just had to make it work without buying more paint. And I’m proud to report the white paint I used […]
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