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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Paint. A Lot of It.


Hello, Hoomins. Iz paint post day!
The following photos are questionable at best as they were taken with my LG, which is two years old and was run over after I dropped it face down in a torrential downpour.
Nothing but state of the art equipment is used here at Rehab.
We filled our cart with tintable semi-gloss (I like scrubbable paint, period. You've seen my crew.), white high gloss for the trim, and chalkboard paint. Did I forget to mention we have a chalkboard planned? I already have magnetic primer at home.
We also nabbed drop cloths, rollers, Frog Tape and Purdy brushes.
Everything went on the counter along with our marked chips...
...and into the very capable hands of our new best friend Jorge, who inspected our paint base choices and ran back and forth like a madman explaining what would be better for the job we had planned.
He explained viscosity to us...
...the different properties of each blend as opposed to the saturation of color we'd selected...
...and in the end made us feel pretty confident about the kaleidoscope that he was about to mix.
It's Hot Mess Time, people. Ready?
We sealed everything up, took it home...
 
 ...and we were met with delight at the exciting prospect of splashing two rooms and a hallway with brilliant fresh color! Elation! Exuberance!

Look, bub, I financed your current movie. Wipe that scowl off and start taping.

15 comments:

Musings from Kim K. said...

Bring on the painting documentary! Can't wait! Oh...maybe you meant paint taping...hee hee.

Bambi said...

looks like some gorgeous colors :) can't wait to see it on the wall.

Mel said...

I'm excited for you! Pfft, painting is nothing, tell the boy he will love it :)

red.neck chic said...

LOL Girl - I love the green! The bottom of that swatch is my kitchen color...

I can't WAIT to see your new walls!

;-D have fun!
robelyn

MJ said...

love the tshirt!! BBT? cant wait to see the finished rooms :)

Michelle L. said...

Hee. He will paint with a smile on his face or else?

Jenn @ Peas and Crayons said...

ahh blue and green make me happy =) Best of luck painting! I'd totally help if I could! =)

xoXOxo
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons

Meg said...

Are you sure Jorge was qualified to mix your paint??? His vest doesn't look very dirty ;)

Erin said...

Can't wait to see, I love these colors!

Unknown said...

Good luck with your painting project! Can't wait to see the finished product.

Sara @ Russet Street Reno said...

He's cute. I love paint projects, can't wait to see what you're doing!

Jane @ The Borrowed Abode said...

ooh, can't wait to see the results!!

Amanda @ Little House on the Corner said...

Whooo! Lovin' those green swatches (maybe because I just painted my bathroom green).

BTW, I feel your pain with the old-camera photos. But they do the job!

Heather{Our Life In a Click} said...

Ohhh I can't wait to see the paint reveal!!!! Love the tshirt and the eyebrow raise!

Deb said...

Woot! Sunny broke out the paint! Let the painting party begin! I can't wait to see what you did :)