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Sunday, May 4, 2014
I'm going to detail this side of the room today:
Some of the items you see:
-Letter "S": Michaels Crafts, and I just covered it with some scrap fabric from his bedding. Super easy and added some fun color to the wall.
-"I am a Child of God" printable here. Thank you Pinterest!
-Canvas: Costco c/o my hubby
-Changing Table: Wayfair-Used, same one here. Had green baskets and I replaced them with the ones pictured from Michaels (50% off, score!)
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-Letter "S": Michaels Crafts, and I just covered it with some scrap fabric from his bedding. Super easy and added some fun color to the wall.
-"I am a Child of God" printable here. Thank you Pinterest!
-Canvas: Costco c/o my hubby
-Changing Table: Wayfair-Used, same one here. Had green baskets and I replaced them with the ones pictured from Michaels (50% off, score!)
Rug: Target. here.
Laundry Basket: Target here.
I want to go over the striped wall in more detail and how we made the stripes even and straight.
1. Measure your space. Make sure you subtract any crown molding or trim that will be on the wall. Then decide how many stripes you want. We decided to start and end with the grey to contrast from the baseboards and trim. We wanted a wide stripe, so ours were about 10" tall.
2. Choose your paint colors. We went with Behr in Pewter Vase for the grey and then Silk Pillow for the white. We painted the whole wall in the silk pillow first and then went in with the grey for the stripes.
3. Measure. We first used a laser that helped us snap our first stripe line. Then we just took the tape measure and went to several spots along the wall and marked 10" up from the snap line. We did this for each stripe.
4. Tape. We learned a trick to tape nice and straight without going crazy, but you need two people. One person should take one end and stick it on the first mark, the other should pull the tape as tight as possible and stick it to the end mark on the opposite side. Then you go in and tap the tape with your finger across the whole langth. You can then smooth the tape down going up and down not side to side.
5. CYA. Aka, make sure the paint doesn't bleed. The trick for this is to paint a thin coat of your base color (Silk pillow) along the tape lines where your grey will go. This will seal the paint down so you don't have any bleedage. Let that dry.
6. Get painting! Depending on the coverage of your paint, you probably want to do two coats.
7. Remove Tape. WARNING!! You should probably remove the tape before the paint dries. This will help with any peeling that might happen. A great tip we learned was to pull the tape off with at at least a 45 degree angle so you don't pull the paint right off. So if the stripe is above the tape, pull the tape DOWNWARD. If the stripe is below the tape, pull the tape UPWARD. (Very important, learned this the hard way.
And there you have it! We got this done in a Saturday, and we love the interest it adds to the nursery.
And in other news, I am starting the "Meltdown Challenge" tomorrow. It is a 6 week fitness challenge, the first one I have ever done and I'm kind of nervous! I am really motivated to get this baby weight off though, so I think it will work! I will probably be sprinkling a few progress posts in among all the home-reno craziness. Wish me luck! And if you want to join, send me an email and I will send you an invite. :o)
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