Scott is gone for the next three weeks for Army annual training. I decided this would be a good time for me to paint the kitchen because:
1) I have some free time in the evenings with not much else to do, so I can do it a little at a time,
2) The kitchen is in utter chaos throughout the process, and that doesn't bother me as much as it would bother Scott,
3) It's hard to cook while redoing the kitchen, and I am perfectly content to eat a bowl of cereal for breakfast and supper every day, and
4) I like painting and the sense of accomplishment it brings.
Here is a shot of the sink and window before. Lovely striped wall paper with apple border. Lace curtains (the bane of my existance).
I spent the first evening pulling off wallpaper and border. It fortunately came off pretty easily--what didn't peel right off came off in chunks when I sprayed it with warm water. I did discover that they applied the wallpaper directly to the dry wall. Good thing I was planning to primer everything, because it needs it! I also like how you can see how dirty the side wall is where there wasn't any wall paper or border.
Monday night I painted the ceiling (white), and had a little time before bed, but not enough to do a big project. I am painting most of the walls brown, with one small highlight wall of red below the chair rail. I put primer on that wall, and it took just the right amount of time.
Last night I got home from work a little early, so I went to the gym and lifted weights, then make some corn and chicken chowder to bring to work for lunch. Then i showered, got into my "I'm painting and don't care what I look like" gear, and started the primer.
It already looks much brighter! I finished priming everything last night except for the wall with the chair rail. It was already 11:30pm when I got there, and I was tired. Tonight is church, so I'm going to take the evening off from painting and go grocery shopping instead. Thursday I'll finish priming, then first priority is to paint behind the fridge so I can push it back into place and get it out of the middle of the kitchen.
I spent the first evening pulling off wallpaper and border. It fortunately came off pretty easily--what didn't peel right off came off in chunks when I sprayed it with warm water. I did discover that they applied the wallpaper directly to the dry wall. Good thing I was planning to primer everything, because it needs it! I also like how you can see how dirty the side wall is where there wasn't any wall paper or border.
Monday night I painted the ceiling (white), and had a little time before bed, but not enough to do a big project. I am painting most of the walls brown, with one small highlight wall of red below the chair rail. I put primer on that wall, and it took just the right amount of time.
Last night I got home from work a little early, so I went to the gym and lifted weights, then make some corn and chicken chowder to bring to work for lunch. Then i showered, got into my "I'm painting and don't care what I look like" gear, and started the primer.
It already looks much brighter! I finished priming everything last night except for the wall with the chair rail. It was already 11:30pm when I got there, and I was tired. Tonight is church, so I'm going to take the evening off from painting and go grocery shopping instead. Thursday I'll finish priming, then first priority is to paint behind the fridge so I can push it back into place and get it out of the middle of the kitchen.
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I'm tired just reading about all you've done after work in the evenings!
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