Day 67

I went over last night at 9pm to paint our bedroom.  I don't really like going over that late, but I feel like it's my only chance to because Penelope is in bed and Oliver is on the verge of sleep.

 

I figured out a quicker way to paint than what I have been doing before.  I think.  I do all the edges first, the ceiling and corners.  Then it's faster when I get the roller out.  I was doing it backwards before and after I was done with the majority of the walls, I would do the ceiling edges and corners.  But that's the worst part and you think you're almost done because it's mostly covered, but there is still 20 more minutes of painting to do.

 

I found a quicker way to paint the bottom of the walls.  I just line my roller up with the floor and the metal part rests on the bottom and I just run it along straight.  It gets pretty close to the ground and is all even.  This way I'm not going up and down and accidentally getting it on the floor.  Maybe everyone knows to do this, but I just figured it out on my own, lol.

 

Ta da!  It still needs another coat though, but getting the first layer on is the most important because it takes the most paint.  The second coat should be a breeze.  Still need another coat on the teal wall too.

 

My dad just left to go over today.  I think he is going to be putting up the light fixtures in the bedrooms since all of the ceilings have a fresh coat of paint now. 

 

I need to go back to Home Depot soon to get back porch lights and more paint.  I only bought a quart for the kitchen since I'm only painting above the cabinets but looking around, I think I would be safer with a gallon.  A quart doesn't go very far.  We also need to buy some white paint for the cabinets.  I'm really nervous about painting those.  I hope they come out looking nice.