Friday (the first day of our long weekend!) we arrived at the Weld House to see this ferocious mountain lion. Or maybe Herman finally got to join us and he did not look to ferocious meowing, wondering how to get down from here. I was a little worried he would be too mischievous by wet walls and paint buckets, but he was actually very well behaved. Good boy.
After Jason painted the master bathroom (he's in the closet, that's the toilet closet to the left), he taped off the ceiling in the master closet to keep it the painted white sheetrock. Both the bathroom and closet were painted Natural Linen. This is a tad darker than the off-white in the other parts of the house.
Following, he painted the gym Natural Linen too. To remind you, we bought a five gallon bucket of this color thinking we would use it down the hall, in the den...you know the bigger main area downstairs. At the last minute, we changed our mind to a lighter choice. I really like this color so am glad we were able to use it in other areas. It was just a little darker than I was wanting for that one particular area that will have lots of dark wood accents that I want to "pop" against the light background...ha-like I really know what I want.
While Jason basically painted the entire house, I painted (with a roller!) the small kids' bathroom. It was tedious but I've learned I am better at the take your time, be nice and neat jobs, while Jason is better at the let's get things done in a flash kind of jobs. I guess that's how we get things done and how I keep from scenarios like him covering the bathtub with paint which would lead to me wanting to knock his lights out-not something you want for you marriage. The tub in this room had lots of caked on mud from the sheetrock. I chiseled it away, wiped it down, tapped it off and then painted a pretty straight line if I do say so myself. The color in this room is Forest Khaki and has a much prettier greenish, brownish tint than the picture shows. I really think the dark brown vanity with white sink/tub are really going to complement one another.
Jason blowing and a going, made it to the office where he painted the walls Stone White.
Right after he put in the paint for the wall that is at the top of the stairs (far wall of the game room), the air pump went out. Boo! He bought the red machine as a back up after the yellow guy started making a knocking noise at the beginning of our painting. After the knocking started, he read online and discovered that our little machine did not receive great reviews so lost faith that it would hang on. (We bought the yellow guy a while back when we primed the main steel frame of the house, so it was out of warranty.) With only two more areas to paint it seemed like a big bummer. After a little debating and discussion, we decided we could stain all those doors I've already spent way too much time on (along with several other projects) with the red machine...and plus Jason just likes tools so it was not that hard of a decision.
So back in business, Jason painted this upstairs wall Fresh Baked Pumpernickel. I really like this colors name and how it ended up looking. We talked about a color for this room off and on for a long time when finally this choice seeped into my mind. After seeing it finished and dry, I can't believe it took me so long to think of that.
Since I finally finished the kids' bathroom, I moved on to another big room, the pantry. It's painted (with a roller!) the main color Cappuccino White.
Jason fixed a crack we already have in the sheetrock. There are reasons we are not huge fans of this stuff. Basically it looks like the sheetrock was cut with a knife to be broken in half at one time. (I think how it works is they slice it with a blade and then crack it in half.) Well, they changed their mind after the cut so it was never cracked but installed in the middle of the wall. You would have never been able to tell if it would have been taped and mudded, then textured. We considered having them come back and redo it but figured it would make more of a mess than it was worth especially since cabinets and the refrigerator will cover it. And after Jason touched it up and I painted over, you could hardly tell, even if you knew it was there. That's what happens when you just don't do something yourself :)
Last room to be painted was the laundry room...three times. So remember that color I mentioned the other day that was green but it wasn't...well it was. And let's just say the green did not go with the green I've already used for the cabinet for that room or it may not have mattered. So after Jason had about a wall and a half painted I told he we might want to move in the cabinet to see how it looks. So after tugging, pushing, tripping, and dragging (and maybe a little cussing-Jason-not me!), we finally got the cabinet in the room. As I write this I wonder if we should have let the paint dry a little more before making a final decision, but we didn't and went with the thought that "the greens did not go." We had some of the Stone White left from the office so decided that might be a better choice...
So after Jason sprayed the White Sage (aka mysterious green) in the art room (we really do try to work with what we have with minimal waste),...and I do like this color just not with the other color,
He went back to the laundry room with the Stone White, which basically looked white in the bright (big window) office. But in in here it looked gray...so I should have stuck with my original plan of white walls in this room. Your first thought is usually right. Sorry the colors in this post are not a good representation. Some of these rooms have no windows and no lights besides our worklight. Hopefully after lights are installed, I can get some better pictures.
Friday (the first day of our long weekend!) we arrived at the Weld House to see this ferocious mountain lion. Or maybe Herman finally got to join us and he did not look to ferocious meowing, wondering how to get down from here. I was a little worried he would be too mischievous by wet walls and paint buckets, but he was actually very well behaved. Good boy.
After Jason painted the master bathroom (he's in the closet, that's the toilet closet to the left), he taped off the ceiling in the master closet to keep it the painted white sheetrock. Both the bathroom and closet were painted Natural Linen. This is a tad darker than the off-white in the other parts of the house.
Following, he painted the gym Natural Linen too. To remind you, we bought a five gallon bucket of this color thinking we would use it down the hall, in the den...you know the bigger main area downstairs. At the last minute, we changed our mind to a lighter choice. I really like this color so am glad we were able to use it in other areas. It was just a little darker than I was wanting for that one particular area that will have lots of dark wood accents that I want to "pop" against the light background...ha-like I really know what I want.
While Jason basically painted the entire house, I painted (with a roller!) the small kids' bathroom. It was tedious but I've learned I am better at the take your time, be nice and neat jobs, while Jason is better at the let's get things done in a flash kind of jobs. I guess that's how we get things done and how I keep from scenarios like him covering the bathtub with paint which would lead to me wanting to knock his lights out-not something you want for you marriage. The tub in this room had lots of caked on mud from the sheetrock. I chiseled it away, wiped it down, tapped it off and then painted a pretty straight line if I do say so myself. The color in this room is Forest Khaki and has a much prettier greenish, brownish tint than the picture shows. I really think the dark brown vanity with white sink/tub are really going to complement one another.
Jason blowing and a going, made it to the office where he painted the walls Stone White.
Right after he put in the paint for the wall that is at the top of the stairs (far wall of the game room), the air pump went out. Boo! He bought the red machine as a back up after the yellow guy started making a knocking noise at the beginning of our painting. After the knocking started, he read online and discovered that our little machine did not receive great reviews so lost faith that it would hang on. (We bought the yellow guy a while back when we primed the main steel frame of the house, so it was out of warranty.) With only two more areas to paint it seemed like a big bummer. After a little debating and discussion, we decided we could stain all those doors I've already spent way too much time on (along with several other projects) with the red machine...and plus Jason just likes tools so it was not that hard of a decision.
So back in business, Jason painted this upstairs wall Fresh Baked Pumpernickel. I really like this colors name and how it ended up looking. We talked about a color for this room off and on for a long time when finally this choice seeped into my mind. After seeing it finished and dry, I can't believe it took me so long to think of that.
Since I finally finished the kids' bathroom, I moved on to another big room, the pantry. It's painted (with a roller!) the main color Cappuccino White.
Jason fixed a crack we already have in the sheetrock. There are reasons we are not huge fans of this stuff. Basically it looks like the sheetrock was cut with a knife to be broken in half at one time. (I think how it works is they slice it with a blade and then crack it in half.) Well, they changed their mind after the cut so it was never cracked but installed in the middle of the wall. You would have never been able to tell if it would have been taped and mudded, then textured. We considered having them come back and redo it but figured it would make more of a mess than it was worth especially since cabinets and the refrigerator will cover it. And after Jason touched it up and I painted over, you could hardly tell, even if you knew it was there. That's what happens when you just don't do something yourself :)
Last room to be painted was the laundry room...three times. So remember that color I mentioned the other day that was green but it wasn't...well it was. And let's just say the green did not go with the green I've already used for the cabinet for that room or it may not have mattered. So after Jason had about a wall and a half painted I told he we might want to move in the cabinet to see how it looks. So after tugging, pushing, tripping, and dragging (and maybe a little cussing-Jason-not me!), we finally got the cabinet in the room. As I write this I wonder if we should have let the paint dry a little more before making a final decision, but we didn't and went with the thought that "the greens did not go." We had some of the Stone White left from the office so decided that might be a better choice...
So after Jason sprayed the White Sage (aka mysterious green) in the art room (we really do try to work with what we have with minimal waste),...and I do like this color just not with the other color,
He went back to the laundry room with the Stone White, which basically looked white in the bright (big window) office. But in in here it looked gray...so I should have stuck with my original plan of white walls in this room. Your first thought is usually right. Sorry the colors in this post are not a good representation. Some of these rooms have no windows and no lights besides our worklight. Hopefully after lights are installed, I can get some better pictures.
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