What i like about painting !!!!!

[F16 1UB]

NOTHING!!!!! But if you are going to paint we went to Lowes and bought Valspar brand. I can truly say that this is the 1st time that I'd ever used paint with that only required 1 coat.

F16

[Barefoot]

F16, I hear you sold Kentucky! If this is true .. Congratulations!

(And change your profile information!) :girlneener:

Hopefully Teddy and Lolli Pup can get together in the Fall at the Dog Park. Oh, and Patience and Biggins also, of course.

[Donna]

Hey 16..You did a BEAUTIFUL job...Ever think about a painting business???:clap2:

[F16 1UB]

Hey 16..You did a BEAUTIFUL job...Ever think about a painting business???:clap2:


Not only NO but HELL NO

[sschuler1]

F16 - Congrats on selling your house!!!!!:coolsmiley: Here's hoping we all get to sell this year and join you in TV! I would gladly be painting my new house instead of waiting for a buyer on this one. :sigh:

[Donna]

""Relocated St Joey from cold mud, upside down, and facing street to right side up, bathed, and sitting on window inside house facing water. HEY MIKEY - HE LIKED IT !!!!""

Hey 16...You guys MUST take St. Joe to the new house and put Him in a place where he can be seen..

[nONIE]

OH NO!!! Do I have st. Joey in the wrong position?? Hes sideways in the cold mud facing the house!!!! Im also using my dreambox morning and night that is on my nightstand. SOMETHINGS GOT TO WORK!!!!:shrug:

COMGRATULATIONS! F16 and Barb!!!:thumbup:

[Donna]

OH NO!!! Do I have st. Joey in the wrong position?? Hes sideways in the cold mud facing the house!!!! Im also using my dreambox morning and night that is on my nightstand. SOMETHINGS GOT TO WORK!!!!:shrug:

COMGRATULATIONS! F16 and Barb!!!:thumbup:

Noni..I believe St Joe must face the road, not the house

[nONIE]

But the house faces the road so its all ok right????

[another Linda]

Hey Nonie, is the ground defrosted yet? Sybericuse is actually pretty warm. I know your house will sell now!

[nONIE]

Yes Linda, we are all defrosted now, as you are. In fact weather predictions are for high 70's low 80's this weekend with plenty of sunshine! Im sure Ill love the weather its the lifestyle I miss! Thanks for the vote of confidence about the house. Wish the leaves would come out and the grass get green, makes everything look so much nicer. We have had lots of lookers but no takers! :(

[graciegirl]

I don't like painting either but it is instant gratification. I like Ralph Lauren from Home Depot. Only one coat and the Shoreline blue is so pretty. I think. However I liked your chocolate and butterscotch too EFF.

I don't think you should be doing stuff with St. Joseph in the mud. Would YOU like it? NOT! Next thing you know it will be the BVM. Hmmmf.

I know. I know. It worked, but should the end justify the means???:shrug:

[JeanneBeannie]

Yes Linda, we are all defrosted now, as you are. In fact weather predictions are for high 70's low 80's this weekend with plenty of sunshine! Im sure Ill love the weather its the lifestyle I miss! Thanks for the vote of confidence about the house. Wish the leaves would come out and the grass get green, makes everything look so much nicer. We have had lots of lookers but no takers! :(

I agree :agree: Nonie, it will help us when it gets greener!! I had a showing, and the realtor told me they were ready to make an offer the minute they walked in the house....before they even saw the rest of the property!! But because of the dang leaves not being on the trees yet, they saw a road way off in a distance and didnt like that ugh! :faint:.

I have a "wishing rock" my Mother brought back from Ireland...I make a wish everyday!! Good luck with your wishing box!! :beer3:.

Congratulations F-16!! That is wonderful news!! :pepper2:

[nONIE]

[QUOTE=graciegirl;200058]I don't like painting either but it is instant gratification. I like Ralph Lauren from Home Depot. Only one coat and the Shoreline blue is so pretty. I think. However I liked your chocolate and butterscotch too EFF.

I don't think you should be doing stuff with St. Joseph in the mud. Would YOU like it? NOT! Next thing you know it will be the BVM. Hmmmf.

I know. I know. It worked, but should the end justify the means???:shrug:

Gracie, I know I know, I really felt bad burying him in the mud. But it seems to work for everyone and I dont think he minds. Actually I think hes glad to help us out and believe me, when this joint sells, he will have a place of honor in our new home in TV. Promise!

[uujudy]

Oops. I misunderstood the topic. I took the "Fun with Painting" class through the Lifelong Learning College. It was painting. It was fun.

[Boomer]

About this painting thing -- I think I need to pass along again my helpful tips that I put in an old thread a long time ago. If you follow these guidelines, you will make the onerous chore of painting quite simple and fast and easy.

Here are my helpful tips for those of you who hate painting as much as I do:

1. Ask husband to help.
2. Proceed with painting for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Drip a little paint here and there.
4. Blob a blob of paint on a window.
5. Get fired by husband who finishes job perfectly all by himself.

Princess Boomer

[faithfulfrank]

I love painting. I've painted whole house interiors, and it is gratifying to see a worn out looking house transformed into a thing of beauty.

The key is good prep work and good tools. I recently had a terrible experience with some bad paint I bought at HD. Thank God it was at my house and not someone elses. I'm in the middle of a labor intensive fix, using valspar to cover up the bad Behr paint. I should have listened to an old painter friend of mine who says, "Better to leave the walls bare then to use it."

I'm hoping the Valspar will be the proper fix. We leave for Florida next Saturday,(Yippee), so I think the job will not get done until we return in June. I can't wait to get back down there.

Frank D.

[eujaynia]

I love painting. I've painted whole house interiors, and it is gratifying to see a worn out looking house transformed into a thing of beauty.

The key is good prep work and good tools. I recently had a terrible experience with some bad paint I bought at HD. Thank God it was at my house and not someone elses. I'm in the middle of a labor intensive fix, using valspar to cover up the bad Behr paint. I should have listened to an old painter friend of mine who says, "Better to leave the walls bare then to use it."

I'm hoping the Valspar will be the proper fix. We leave for Florida next Saturday,(Yippee), so I think the job will not get done until we return in June. I can't wait to get back down there.

Frank D.

Hi Frank.

Yikes! What was the issue with Behr paint? Well, not that it can help me now. I have used 1/2 of 1 gallon and have 2 more gallons of a different color.

My issue with painting is the stupid popcorn ceiling. HATE IT! Being inexperienced & with hind-sight being 20/20, I should have attempted to place tape as far to top as I could to have the illusion of painting to the ceiling and have a straight line. Did the best I could, but it isn't very good. And that blue tape that is advertised as so wonderful... well, maybe I dabbed too hard or something, but it bled under and I do not have the nice clean edge I expected.

With this said, I'm going through posts to contact some painters to help me correct my errors and paint the rest of the living/dining/kitchen areas.

Oh ... primer. Has everyone primered or used flatwall paint first?

Regards,
Rebekah
Bonita Village

[graciegirl]

NOTHING!!!!! But if you are going to paint we went to Lowes and bought Valspar brand. I can truly say that this is the 1st time that I'd ever used paint with that only required 1 coat.

F16

Dang EFF!

We went to Lowes and got us some of that Valspar. (Previously we had used Ralph Lauren from Home Depot.) On your recommendation we used Valspar and it IS good. However we were painting over some deep color so we had to apply primer and than paint and that guy Sweetie, is a PERFECTIONIST. He had to apply TWO coats while I am yelling "It is perfect. It is perfect. No more. no more".

The score is so far..... Two bedrooms and two bathrooms done. (including the sewing of new draperies and stuff) On one ceiling I had painted the night sky.(Very hard to cover) We also had to remove wall paper in the bathroom from walls that were NOT sized. We learned a lot about skim coating. Everyone at Lowes knows us by our first name.

I'm so tired and we have acres yet to paint. I want to come home to TV!

Someone is gonna make that remark about writing a novel. I really DON'T think I'm interesting . When I'm typing I'm not painting.......

[k2at]

I little trick a painter friend of mine gave me is where the walls reach the popcorn ceilings, take a chisel about a half inch wide adn scrape the popcorn of the ceiling. Use the wall as a guide. Then when u paint the wall, u do not paint any of the popcorn. It is messy as the chisel scrapes off a lot of popcorn and it all lands on the floor, but that is what vacuums r for. Scape the ceilings throughout the house before u start painting. Makes the job a lot more manageable.