Thankfully the cats are still in our rented house. I can get most of the work done while my kits sit and nap at the old house. I don't think that paint will make them sick as long as you keep the rooms you are painting well ventilated. I will still be painting when we move the kits over so I hope I'll be able to keep my little nosies out of everything.
I am using a roller. I can't use a paint brush very well, I leave streaks all over whatever I'm painting. I'm such a klutz, most of my time is spent cleaning up spills and getting the paint off myself. I plan on posting before/after pictures when we complete each room. It will take a while tho b/c we are redoing EVERYTHING, from putting down hardwood floors to replacing light fixtures. I wish you and your hubby could come do our garden/patio area!!!!! Yours is gorgeous!Originally Posted by flisssweetpea
Poor you! Are you using a brush or a roller? I find a roller or a paint pad (depending on the finish you want) gets the job done in a fraction of the time it takes with a brush.
I'm sure it will look fantastic when you've finished.
C'mon Katherine, what's 8 or 9 hours? You're practically next door!
Thanks for the info! I've never used Behr before, I'm gonna go to Home Depot today and check out the colors!! If I spend all this time painting, I definitely want to use the best paint!!
I would love to be on Trading Spaces!! Maybe I'll write in to HGTV. My house needs so much work, they could do an entire SERIES while working on our house!!Originally Posted by Zoe'n'MissKitty
If I lived near you I would come help! I love painting!!! hehe
Maybe you could get one of your neighbors to go on Trading Spaces with you.
A natural stone floor! That is gonna look great! I can't decide what to do our kitchen floor in. I'm not sure what will look good with stainless steel appliances and countertop. It sounds like your hubby a lot of work ahead of him, too! (i'm sure you'll help)Originally Posted by flisssweetpea
Awww thanks!
I think hubby would swap your job for his at the moment. At this very second he's painting in our kitchen. Which is totally bare - waiting for the new kitchen to be delivered next Tuesday - he will be fitting that himself. Tomorrow, he has to get all the bitumen (tar) off the kitchen floor, it used to hold the old tiles down - we'll be putting a natural stone floor down.
Ah well - at least you can feel happier that it would take you longer with a brush
Yes please - before and after pictures. I'm sure it will be fantastic when you've finished. It will be your home for many years - you don't have to do it all at once!
That's sooooo cool! I've always wanted to go see the Biltmore and now that I'm this close, I have to go this summer! Do they have rooms that you can book?Originally Posted by Kiwideus
Yes - I have been there and I need to go back and use my free ticket!(A friend's father worked there and he got a lifetime of free tickets when he retired and he gives them to us)
We're putting travertine on the walls and floor - that's being delivered next Tuesday as well - I haven't got a clue where we're going to put all this stuff until it's fitted
Truer words were never spoken! My problem is if something needs done, I can't rest until it is done. Maybe I'll chill out a little, it WILL be there tomorrow.Originally Posted by captiva
Kelly,
Take a big deep breath and realize that it will be there tomorrow. Take your time!
OOh! Where can you rent a paint gun??? We aren't keeping the carpet so that sounds like a great idea!! Can you use regular paint with it?Originally Posted by catherine
I LOVE to paint!!! I painted every inch of both of our homes!! It really doesn't take very long if you have the right supplies. I would do all of my trim (corners & around moulding) work first. By the time the 1st coat of trim work dried, I could start on the 2nd coat. Then I would use a roller to roll the walls and again, I was ready for the 2nd coat right away!
The thing that takes me the most time is the "real trim work" - the mouldings and baseboards.
I wish you luck and I'm sending good painting vibes your way!!~~
I was thinking, if you aren't keeping the carpet or are able to cover it very well, you could rent a paint gun and spray it all. That way all you would have to do is the mouldings.
Painting IS instant gratification and it's amazing what just painting the walls can do to a room!! I love the idea of rich red in the dining room! That's gonna look great!
eOriginally Posted by fwan
I love painting...
I did the kitchen and my bf said i did a very bad job
its not too bad, really! the we just had a little bit of paint left, and i had to cover this massive thing that these people drew before hand and it looked like a tatoo i had to go ove rit 7 times to get the wall white! half of the kitchen was already white enough anyway.
But now even the other room that bf painted mostly has gone back to its old dirty colour.
we cant wait to move though!
Aw, I was hoping I could stay there!!!! Who wants to stay at Super8 after seeing the Biltmore?!?!?! Lowe's has a paint line out right now that was inspired by the Biltmore, they have brochures with pics of some of the rooms and featured colors pulled out of those rooms. I'm doing our family room in one of those colors (hopefully, hubby still isn't convinced).Originally Posted by Kiwideus
LOL - you can't stay in the biltmore house itsself, but there is a inn but it is ultra expensive, one can only dream of staying there!
There are quite a few hotels nearby, naturally.
I would LOVE to pay someone to do it for me!! The only problem is, one of the reasons that we bought the house is so we could fix it up and make a profit off of it when we sell it in 5 years. We're trying to do most of the leg work ourselves so we can keep costs down. My Father in law was a contractor before he retired so he's gonna be putting in quite a few hours at our house (you can't beat free labor)Originally Posted by rosiemac
Urgh i hate upheaval at anytime, so to get the job done quick i pay a decorator to do it, plus they clean up any mess
