So my parents came into town this weekend to help us paint, put up lighting and fix up some other things ... little did they know the majority of their time would be spent painting.....
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It seemed like an easy job.... we found the perfect gray color... had the brushes, rollers etc. but we were still in for a rude awakening... here's the conversation that started the whole ordeal:
Man at Lowes: "What kind of finish do you want"
Me (confidently): "Semi-Gloss to match our kitchen Please"
After spending the day painting... and repainting... We realized that we actually painted the kitchen with a Satin finish... (sigh).... Semi-Gloss was a little too shiny for us. Our walls looked like they were silver plated! The next day we had to sand, clean, re-tape and paint all over again.... my parents were good sports about it, but I'm pretty sure they're going to be hesitant to start any projects with us in the future... All in all the project probably took 12 hours... Needless to say... we're NEVER changing our wall color! But we love it, so it all worked out! You live you learn.
For those of you who don't know here is a link defining different finishes in paint.... Hopefully it will only take you 6 hours to paint your living room!
In other news Joel and I went to a baby shower for a friend from Chick-fil-A yesterday.... I decided to make a matching bootie/onesie set... I thought they turned out really well!
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