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Painting Your Bathroom? Steal These Tricks!

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Unsure what sheen to paint your bathroom walls or how to get behind the toilet? Read up on everything you need to know when painting your bathroom! One thing leads to another! What began as a simple tiling project to update the molded plastic shower/tub surround in our main bathroom, ultimately morphed into fresh paint too. Once that shower tile went up, it was all too clear the walls were due for some love. Up until recently, we didn’t have an exhaust fan, so you can imagine the shenanigans these walls have seen over 85 years…yikes! I was excited about the prospect of painting the bath. Beyond obvious maintenance reasons, I’d been wanting to test out a warmer paint color (Behr, Roman Plaster) to bring contrast to the otherwise white tile and fixtures. To bring you up to speed, above is a mood board of materials, as well as a look at the tub/shower BEFORE and with the new shower tile going in (though very much still in progress). Painting a bathroom is unlike any other room in the house due to the amount of moisture they contend with, their often modest size, and the number of built-in fixtures/material transitions […]

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Top 5 Ways to Paint More Efficiently

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:00:45 +0000

Ready to paint your space? Get our tried & true advice on how to paint more efficiently–everything from room prep to our thoughts on ‘cutting-in’. This post is created in partnership with Handy Products. Thank you for supporting brands I truly love and personally use. We are off and running painting the upstairs apartment! If you’re just tuning in, our house is a duplex, and for the last 5 years, we’ve been renting it out (best decision we ever made as 1st time home buyers!) But with both Ken and I working from home, and baby #2 arriving in less than two months, we’re at the point where we need more space. Thus, we aren’t renting it out any longer and instead living in our entire home. There’s nothing like the preeminent arrival of a baby to spark Tasmanian Devil-style motivation for wrapping up ALL projects and honey-dew lists ever discussed. Ever. Am I right?! The nesting bug is REAL, guys. With lots to do and not a lot of time in which to do it, Ken and I pulled together this quick, but thorough list of how we could paint our upstairs as efficiently as possible. These tips, which […]

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Jewelry Refresh: Colorblock Painting

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:48:09 +0000

Happy Friday! In preparation for our move to the new house, I’ve been attempting to pair down things I no longer use or need. Amidst the donation-fest, I came across an old plain, metal bracelet I hadn’t worn in ages that had been hiding at the back of my vanity. Instead of adding it to the donate pile (like I’d usually do with something I haven’t worn in over a year), I decided to test out a colorblock painting technique to see if I could give it a little facelift. Turns out a little painter’s tape and spray paint worked wonders transforming this lack luster number into a statement bracelet for Fall. I think my favorite part is that this project cost a grand total of $0.00 as I had the paint and tape on hand already. (The perfect project for a broke new homeowner!) Head over to SheKnows for the detailed step-by-step! Follow

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