So, I'm usually great with getting things done in the house but I've found out that right now, that's not the case. I have such a heavy work load with my customers, that my house and the renovations are going crazy slow, which is making me really tired. I get excited with new ideas for my house and the cheaper, and more craftier ways the better! So here's what I'm *attempting* at the moment.
I am going to turn our junk room (literally filled with junk) into an office, because we've decided that my son is going to start attending school online in the fall; so he's going to need a good space. So here are a few before and during to help you visualize the mess I have currently found myself in.
A little background before you see the pictures LOL! I have had family staying with me since September and they have occupied my room and like dominos, the house and its insides have blended into every room and most of the small items have wound up in what is known as our junk room. Okay, now you can look haha!
The photo on the left is what it looked like when I walked in there to start the project. I wanted an honest picture of what kind of crazy thing can happen when you let family move in lol! The padding on the floor is from my son. He would come in here some times to be alone and watch tv so he wouldn't hear the loud noises. The photo on the right is when I began picking up the majority of the junk and actually moved it to the dining room lol!
So what I'm going to be doing is faux wainscoting in here and so I need to split the walls in two. To do that, you need to know the average height of a chair railing, which is 3ft. Measure 3ft up on one side of the wall and then go to the other side of the wall and do the same. (Have someone help you with this next portion) Get your painters tape and place it on one side of the wall above the 3ft marking and have your helper hold this tape here to make sure it goes on level and well, doesn't pop off the wall because you'll be pulling the tape tight to the other side of the wall where the other marking is. Then you can take the color you're going to have for the bottom and paint the trim twice if you get good paint; I only use Behr.
Once you've done the two coats of trim, take your roller and paint the bottom portion (once again, you should only need 2 coats). Then, remove the blue painters tape!
As you can see, I did not place new blue painters tape down but that's because I trust myself to make a fairly straight line with the paint for the top portion. Besides, I can cheat, chair molding will cover the majority of the imperfections! So, this is as far as I got, because I had to complete an order for a customers of mine, a blue dresser/mirror.
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