Paint, paint everywhere and not a drop to drink?

Hello all. A number of the jobs we've tackled have downtime. For example, tile cement and grout need at least a day to set properly. In case you were concerned we might be getting lazy, fear not. 

Every ceiling and wall surface needed painting both for esthetics and to spruce the interior up. After lots of cleaning, sanding, and patching we've tackled rooms as we can.

It would be great to say that something as straight forward as painting went smoothly. Alas, this is a home renovation story we're telling. The room upstairs with the bunk beds was a vibrant, almost electric yellow.

No problem, right? When we started painting it was clear both that we had the wrong color and that it wasn't covering up the yellow well.

Plan B: Put primer on all the most striking colors. We can year the purists saying, "You always apply primer." Point to you. We learned our lesson and purchased several gallons of primer, once we could find it.

Here's what the room looks like now with a nice, subtle tone that works well with the white ceilings:

The other upstairs bedroom got a similar makeover, this time starting with a vibrant yet cool green:
 

That we turned into what we think is a warmer, gentler tone:

The stairway provided a bit of a challenge given that at its highest it's almost two stories. Fortunately we picked up this versatile ladder that, among other things, is designed to make the sides different lengths and thus perfect for using on stairs.

All of this area and the living room became a nice, warm buttery yellow. It's welcoming without being harsh like the bedroom walls we redid.

We've found that picking the right music to accompany a project makes the time go faster. So far the clear winner is Talking Heads for our painting blitzes. Your mileage may vary.

Until next time.