Well hello there! I've been busy finishing up the painting in our master bedroom and am thrilled to tell you I'm finally
done! I started this redo two and a half years ago and I'm determined
to finish it up this year. Gah.
It's taken me forever. I've dragged my
feet because as with many, I don't focus on this room as much because
we're usually the only ones to see it. And I didn't hate the old look or
anything, so I haven't been in any rush.
And oh yeah, the ceilings go to about 14 feet tall in this room. I
painted them nearly 12 years ago for the first time and still remember
how scary that was, so I've put this off mainly because of that.
But I got it done! People. I painted the first wall in the summer of
2013. Nearly three years later and I finally finished it up. I'm SO
HAPPY to get this done. And the bonus -- I absolutely love the new
color. It's completely transformed the look of this room.
Here's the old wall color -- it's a beautiful gray/green but very dark,
especially in this room that doesn't get a ton of natural light:
You can see what a mess it was. That's a lot of hanging and rehanging
right there -- up till recently I had something up there that hid all of
that.
I finally got to work -- I put the Bachelor on and my assistant oversaw my work:
You know how you build something up in your head for a long time and
avoid it because in your head it's a huge, massive, scary project? Well
this took about four hours total -- and that's with two coats! It
wasn't bad at all. I used our extending paint pole and only had to get
on the ladder for the tippy top. The cutting in was sweat-inducing but I
was fine. I had my husband listen for any loud thuds though, no lie.
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