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July 18, 2011

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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.

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  1. 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….

  2. 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.

  3. Clarissa Draney says:

    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

  4. Meagan Briggs says:

    Agreed!!!!!!!

  5. Haha! Chris and I were JUST talking about that. At some point, painting stopped being an all-day-ordeal that we have to pump ourselves up for and is now a during-Greta’s-nap project.

  6. I love how you just paint halls like it’s no one’s business. “Okay honey you get the lawn I’ll cut in and paint a hall”!!

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  7. Meagan Briggs says:

    Interesting pattern….I can’t wait to see the finished product and how it worked out for ya. Just work quietly, since Greta’s room is like RIGHT there off the hallway. We have a humidifier in Brin’s room that sounds like a hurricane. It’s awesome. No way she hears anything, which came in handy for our 4+ months of a screaming baby non-stop.

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