Blog Spotlight: Home Painting Projects
Painting projects, tips, and tricks from our talented bloggers.
Paint is a great way to makeover your home. Today we're sharing some painting projects and tips from our Homemakers, including painting stairs and doors.
Photo: Create and Babble
http://createandbabble.com/staircase-makeover/
Staircase Makeover by Create and Babble
Last year I painted the kitchen cabinets. This year I tackled the staircase. It was in dire need of a makeover. It was especially evident after I renewed the grout lines on the slate floor. Since the floor looked so new, it made the tired, old staircase look even worse. The carpet on the steps was matted and stained and the wood...Read More
Photo: Teal & Lime
http://www.tealandlime.com/2014/07/what-to-do-when-they-discontinue-your-favorite-paint/
What to Do When Your Favorite Paint is Discontinued by Teal & Lime
You walk into the home improvement store with a swell in your chest knowing you finally picked the perfect paint color. As you near the paint counter, you wonder where the swatches went? Maybe they moved them? But they are no...Read More
Photo: Chris Loves Julia
http://www.chrislovesjulia.com/2014/07/is-the-inside-of-your-front-door-painted.html
Is the Inside of Your Front Door Painted? by Chris Loves Julia
Last week, on a whim, I painted the inside of our front door a shiny black. I actually used the same gloss paint I got for the bench, but in this lighting it definitely reads black–which I love...Read More
Photo: Dress This Nest
http://www.dressthisnest.com/2014/03/paint-perfectly-straight-level-line/
How to Paint a Perfectly Straight (and Level) Line by Dress This Nest
I recently shared our staircase makeover, but I never really got into the details of how we painted it. For the most part, it was pretty standard: we spackled the dings and dents, sanded down the high points, cleaned and prepped the walls, primed them and painted them...Read More
Photo: The Thome Home
http://thethomehome.com/2014/04/15/i-knew-you-had-it-in-you/
I Knew You Had It In You by The Thome Home
How many 5 gallon buckets of paint does it take to cover this house? Well, a lot, and if you want an exact answer I'll pull out all of our receipts that I've hidden to try to forget how much money we've spent in paint thus far. All we have been doing the past weeks has been...Read More
