It was one of those weekends where it felt like there was no down time (except for those late nights we spent watching LOST on instant play). I guess with a toddler and a new house that needs fixin’ up–it’s kinda expected these days. On Saturday, while Chris was busy tending to the yard during Greta’s nap, I broke out my paintbrush, again. I didn’t think I would be able to get back on the ol’ paintin’ wagon for at least a few more weeks due to my marathon paint-a-thon last week, but I was too excited not to.
The upstairs’ hall went from builder white with lots of holes and dents:
To a smooth eggshell finish in the same paint we used for the majority of our main floor, Benjamin Moore’s Cape Hatteras Sand:
I broke out my putty knife and patched all of the imperfections, sanded and then rolled on one and a half coats. It was a pretty simple job, but needed to be done for a few reasons.
1.) The builder white + holes everywhere was completely uninspiring.
2.) You can see the hallway from the main floor, so using the same paint color really helped the flow.
3.) I needed to prep the space for this.
You know I love a good teaser. You also now know what I’LL be doing today. Can’t wait to show you how it looks.
It’s amazing how much paint can transform a place. I would love to paint these drab off white walls and beige trim, but we rent. One day….
Wow. Same pattern for sure. Cool. The one I got is a little larger than the one she uses, but it definitely gives me more ideas about application. Stenciling curtains would a great project.
With that wall pattern you might want to check out this website. It matches exactly!
http://www.sewdangcutecrafts.com/2011/06/moorish-trellis-stenciled-rug.html
Chris loves Julia
Agreed!!!!!!!