Tag: paint
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Scalloped Wall Design
I decided to give our 3 year old granddaughter’s room a mini makeover. Pink is currently her favorite color. I decided to paint 2/3 of the wall (ish) and keep the gray so it wouldn’t be too overwhelming. I started by cutting a styrofoam plate in half to create the scalloped shape. I stood my…
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Stairway Ideas
This is part of a multi step (see what I did there) process to improve our stairway to the basement. Sharing multiple ideas to jazz up your space! We had a dark, boring, brown stairway leading to the basement. I wanted to brighten it and give it personality. It had a knee wall on the…
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Board and Batten with Hooks
I’ve been working on repainting the brown basement a bright white called Snowbound. This back wall leads to the covered patio, yard and hot tub. I started with this plain wall. Over the summer I painted the doors black for impact. Using painters tape I mapped out a visual. I chose to run the board…
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DIY Chalk Paint
Did you know that you can make your own chalk paint from latex paint!? Our grandbaby has a plastic log cabin at our house. I read that chalk paint would work to cover plastic. I had almost a full can of green latex and decided to mix my own chalk paint rather than buying some!…
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How to Edge A Wall To Paint
Prepping to paint a wall should begin with edging then rolling. A prepped and edged wall looks like this. PREP– Remove all outlet and light switch covers. Lay a drop cloth on the floor. SUPPLIES– 1. a solo cup half filled with paint or you can dip right from the paint can. I like a…