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So I've been working on the room that will be Lisa's office space and a guest bedroom. This room was originally Helen's bedroom. When she and her husband returned to Foxcroft in the mid 1950's it became their bedroom. I'm guessing the room was last p [Read More]

Ever heard anyone say that if you had the right tools you can make anything? Well they forgot to mention all the time it takes to learn all the good tricks that go along with the tools. Painting is not an exception, but a good brush may up your gam [Read More]

Are you tired of the dark paneling in your house? I recently changed a storage room in my house into a bedroom. The old paneling was nice for a game room or library, but did not work for a bedroom (our bedroom, no offense to those who like dark pan [Read More]

Painting ceilings is an unnatural act. Gravity is fighting you, unless you are on the extreme end of the height curve, your size is fighting you, and if you try to get by with cheap paint, it will fight you too. If those items are daunting, painting [Read More]

We have had two days of sun with temperatures on the 50's. So, I've had time to prime and paint my exterior kitchen wood trim. I stripped the trim down to bare wood, so the trim details are nice and crisp (not to mention lead free). I've included som [Read More]

I have seen plenty of those "wow" before and after photos where the owners painted a brick wall. I know it's instantly lighter and brighter. I know it feels more cohesive and put together. But.Just in case you've forgotten our lovely family room, I'l [Read More]

With guesses of "shellac" and "pie," it is time to reveal the mystery picture. IT CAME FROM HERE:So this is actually what solidified at the top of a five gallon bucket of exterior shingle stain. The color is "Oxford Brown." The blob was 12" across an [Read More]

With all my posts about pergola building one would think that perhaps I didn't do anything else this summer, but that is certainly not the case. I have also been working at painting the south side of the house.But before I talk about that, here is to [Read More]

’Tis a fine irony: In all the 93-year-plus history of this house, though its walls have worn many layers of wallpaper, the 1st and 2nd floor halls and stairway have had but one coat of paint, that attractive but too dark teal blue distemper. But i [Read More]

I did do it yesterday. I gave in to the inevitable and applied a third coat of the light peach glaze on the hall walls. Started at the bottom this time around, in case I ran out of glaze. In the event, I didn’t.The glaze job this time around took [Read More]

Painting ceilings is an unnatural act. Gravity is fighting you, unless you are on the extreme end of the height curve, your size is fighting you, and if you try to get by with cheap paint, it will fight you too. If those items are daunting, painting [Read More]

As resolved, last night I prepped a sample board with streaky, pad-applied dark green paint, and late this afternoon, I applied some of the dark rose glaze to see if the walls would need a second coat of the green. Let it dry . . . yep. No escaping [Read More]

When I was in sixth grade, the fashion for anyone who was popular or wanted to be was to put together a little volume called a Slam Book. You passed it around your class and they, each under an alias, wrote down what they really thought of you.I had [Read More]

The front door and the two bays are now finished (much thanks toSteve and Kate) but not without the usual extra problems. To paint the edges of the windows the secondary glazing sheets had to be taken out. Three of them were bowed outwards caused by [Read More]

I admit it. I delayed and now I have wimped.For the night, that is.Didn't start painting my 2nd floor hall until 8:30 PM. By 11:30 PM I had its four walls coated with what has got to be the final layer of my faux finish and the paint tray was almost [Read More]

Despite the tagline of this blog, I wish to report that I am still alive and kicking and have not killed myself trying to renovate this house. Yet.I am, however, still in the throes of the ever-expanding halls-and-stairs painting project.After nearl [Read More]

Last night I put up a new Project Tracker (from Houseblogs.net) for my interior painting, showing 16% progress.I spent three and a half hours this afternoon painting my 2nd floor hall with its ramifications, and tonight the progress tracker reads . [Read More]

Woot! Just ordered my button lac for redoing the finish on my wood trim, and it should be here by Wednesday!Progress, maybe, yes?(Oh, yeah. Earlier today I also got the second coat of paint on the 1st and 2nd floor hallway ceilings. So that's done [Read More]

I decided today that it would be wise to rent some scaffolding as I get more into the details of this paint job.  I had Stephanie snap a few photos to demonstrate the nightmare of our west side lot line.  Not only there only about 10 feet between h [Read More]

All in all, I’m really happy with where we ended up this week, considering only six days were spent painting…virtually all solo.  Unfortunately, I have to go back to work tomorrow, which will slow things tremendously.  Other than a hand [Read More]