Sorry I’ve been MIA folks. The boys were sick. And it seems like life pretty much morphs into a world of hot shower rooms, medicine administering, soothing cries and trying to squeeze every second out of those restful moments. I’m thankful for them because it means I have two boys…but I’ll also be thankful for when those moments are over and we can all breathe a sigh of relief scented with Vicks vapor rub. Now on to the real meat of this thing….
This is our dining room. Well. This is our dining room before we hung up our sentimental spots artwork. You know…the one where I misspelled Riviera. Dang photoshop and its lack of spell check. Not that I would use it…but still…dang photoshop. Seriously…I can be such an airhead. But you already know that or you should if you’ve read this blog for long enough.
Back to the point. Our dining room. It used to look like this:
A while back, we dreamed about painting the trim white (see that photoshopped photo below?!). Just saying “painting the trim white” is like a boost of fresh air and a headache all in one. We love having white trim…we just don’t like painting it…by hand. After painting Will’s room trim by hand and then spraying the office and kitchen trim, we realized spraying is WAY easier. As in WAY.
So one day while Jeremy was at work and the boys were napping (it was a miracle of miracles to have them both down at the same time), I decided to take the room from this….
to this…
I was sweating like a husky in the bahamas. That’s a lot more muscle than I’m usually exerting.
But everytime I looked around the room, the creamy tan trimwork was taunting me. It was enough motivation in of itself to get the room cleared.
When we spray, won’t we have to repaint?
Well, me…I’m so glad I asked that. Yes. We will need to repaint. The overspray will definitely muss up the walls. But I hid a secret from you. The secret is that the walls were already mussed. Apparently my spelling skills are up there with my mixing paint skills.
Way back in the day, when we used oops paint to cover up the RED! paint (yes the color shouted at any passerbyers), I made a fatal error. I bought the bucket of oops paint, had the folks behind the paint counter spin & shake it, and took it home. My mom told me that I should mix it again with a stir stick. Being the daughter I am, I didn’t listen. So after the first two coats were complete, I poured the remainder of paint out in the pan (along with some white clumps that affected the color)…and proceeded to roll patchy places all over the room. Go ahead mom. Say it. You totally told me so.
Most of it was not noticable in photos….especially when I hung up artwork and such. In real life though, it stood out. It bothered me every.day. But the oops color was still better than the RED! so I left it and moved on to other rooms.
So repainting the walls was a must. Repainting the walls and trim…both big musts. When Jeremy got home, he asked what was happening. I told him that we were gonna repaint the dining room. He then asked if we were spraying the trim. Why yes. yes..you are 🙂 He was actually really happy. He loves a fancy dining room.
The rest of the room got shifted into the foyer and the reading room. Just keeping it real…
Over the course of the next two days, I Frogtaped and papered the room within an inch of it’s life. I pushed aside all urges to email/blog/shower/clean/cook and spent every second I could in here. Which leads me to my next point…I need a day. I have decided that I need one day a week where I have an hour or two without the boys. The weekends are awesome for family time and I love being a stay-at-home mom….but if I had just ONE HOUR of a mommy’s helper or babysitter or whatever they call them, I feel like it could be ultra productive. At least I could have a moment of sanity.
Sherry told me about the awesome couple-day-a-week preschool program that Clara is in….maybe I could find something like that. Or do a mothers-morning out. All something to think about. This motherhood thing is hard to know what is right for your kid and what is right for you and to find balance.
Sooo…back to the dining room….the whole thing was ready for paint. Click here for my method for perfectly taped and protected hardwoods.
We also left a surprise for Jeremy on the floor.
My gosh they are too cute. Seriously. It is probably just me and my hormones…but they are just so adorable, right?! Like perfectly iced little cupcakes…just begging for a snuggle. Not that anyone snuggles cupcakes.
Weston…aka the man of my dreams….he was perfecting the shading on his waistline. That funny eyebrow gets me. every. time.
The floors were ready and the doorways got plastic wrapped. These giant sheets of plastic are available at Lowe’s. They are 9×12 I believe and they are 3 for about $3. They are REALLY thin though so you have to be careful not to rip them when hanging them up.
The next two days Jeremy did all the spraying. He said he really enjoys it. It’s the only kind of painting that he does like. Probably because it is FAST. He was done with the entire room AND clean up of the sprayer in thirty minutes each day.
We have the Graco TrueCoat Plus sprayer…I know you’ll ask 🙂
And he did two coats. That’s it.
The other area that was calling for a coat of white paint was the ceiling. All the ceilings here are tan. ergh.
So Jeremy rolled while I cut in. We used bright white ceiling paint. It’s flat and covers a lot with one coat.
We decided to paint both levels of the tray ceiling. We considered making the lower level a different color again…but in the end, we just wanted it to be all white. We just felt that this was a darker room and needed more light…especially if we planned a darker wall color.
See how different the white is from the cream?
And the previous wall color even looks different now that it’s against white instead of that Nicole-Kidman’s-skin-color.
Next up? PAINTING! I am so so excited to show you all the wall color. It’s killing me a little just to have to wait to upload the photos. I MIGHT DIE.
spoiler alert…we already bought the table for in this room too! AHHH! Since we were able to save a little in the kitchen, we decided that the extra moolah could be used for a new table. Unfortunately it’s not in there quite yet because we didn’t have a truck to haul it down from Chattanooga…so for now we have a different table in here (that’s actually quite cute for a smaller dinner table). I can’t wait to share both the place-holder table and then when we get the big one, share the one we’ve DROOLED OVER.
Okayokayokay. I’m off to our playdate and then back to getting the house ready for guests.
p.s. This is a sponsored post brought to you by FrogTape. The opinions and spelling mistakes are completely my own based on my experience.
Sorry if I missed it, but wondering what is the gray paint color? The white makes it pop!
Love the white! Looks amazing! When we bought our house I thought I was picking white but I really picked an off white. I’m still regretting it. It’s alabaster, so only a shade off from white, but it’s not white. I’m lying to myself everytime I look at it and don’t repaint it. I now get to start repainting the trim and doors in every room. Next time, just pick white!
Oh – and your boys are the cutest little men. ever. 🙂
Wait. People don’t snuggle cupcakes?
When I grow up I want to be Katie Bower. Seriously. I love you. I thought people were maybe a little mean with your spelling error, but you totally just owned it and moved on and didn’t care despite the fact that you put your life (and mistakes!) on public display. Your blog is one of my favorite because you keep is so real! You’re awesome!!!
Love your blog, Katie! I’m a 54 yr old grandma who gets a kick out of watching you with your family, DIYing your home and how you share all of it with us. Thanks!
ps. I’m about to have my kitchen cabinets painted. Actually, getting a quote from a friend who does this on the side. Praying it’s affordable.
you nuthin but a bug tease :)…can’t wait to see the finished pic.
but I really came here to say that every time I see your house taped up with that clear protective covering thingy, it reminds me of DEXTER, ha!
bye now.
There is nothing better than crisp white trim!
Girl, if I was in your neck of the woods I would come over and snuggle those cupcakes while you crafted and DIY’d and left me feeling inspired every single day! I think you should look into some sort of daycare or even having a babysitter just come over one day a week. You deserve a little Katie Bower time 🙂
Can’t wait to see the new room!
My spelling is bad enough, I never would have caught the mistake 🙂 Now your DIY has a fun story to go with it 🙂
I am soooo excited for the big table reveal! And paint color too, but especially the table.
I can’t even imagine how long it would have taken to paint all those little squares. Yay for spraying! And oh my the outlines of the boys are so adorable!
Paint sprayers intimidate me. Great job!
aahhh! I can’t wait to see what color you choose. I ended up color matching our dining room to match yours (well to the best my eye can see) and I just know once you reveal this new color I will want to change ours. and love the sketch of the boys, what a fun afternoon activity.
You should def look into a mothers day out program-best thing I ever did with my son. I started him at 2 so he could have all that social time with kids his age without me there. Play dates are different because you are sitting right there & they know that. At mothers day out, they learn to be independent & social without mommy 🙂 When my daughter turns 2, shes going too! Trust me, you will be so happy to have 2-3 hrs alone (or with baby Weston) you won’t know what to do with yourself! I forgot how GREAT it was to go to Target or the grocery store, alone. 🙂
Dnot gte os donw on yurself fur speling mistkes/typoos, wee dont caer! 🙂
Trim looks great. And it is not just your hormones. They are adorable!!
I’m obsessed with your house. Don’t mind if I move in, do you? OK great, see you in an hour. 😉
SERIOUSLY, love everything you’ve done with it and seeing it turn into a more stunning home than it already was! BRAVO mama! You’re flippin wonderwoman!
Love this so far! Such a big improvement already…so much lighter and brighter! Can’t wait to see everything all painted up and put back together again!
I love the white! It looks so crisp & clean next to the tan!
Also, FYI, Photoshop does have Spellcheck. Just go to Edit > Check Spelling
yay for painted cabinets! Wishing you a very low but not too low that you question the quality of work quote!
xo – kb
Aww Dexter. I miss him.
And yeah, I would put all the photos in one post but my international readers complain of the download time…so my max is forty. sometimes fifty 🙂
xo – kb
This one is really easy. I think it might be even easier than a roller.
xo – kb
Learn something new everyday. Do you need to have the text layer separate? or selected? I need to know more!!! Posters everywhere will thank you!
xo – kb
Seriously – can your boys get any cuter? I think that you need 2 days a week of daycare so that you can provide us with more eye candy. Kidding – but not. You will find a balance that works for you. In the meantime, can’t wait to see your finished dining room!
Please say you bought a table from South Eastern Salvage in Chattanooga. Puh-lease! They have the more beautiful tables. EVER. If you haven’t checked them out, they’re off Lee Hwy, across from the Sam’s. Check. them. out. I love it there.
And by the “more beautiful tables” I mean “most beautiful tables.” Those types are completely my own as well. 😉
Man man man. White does the trick…
Unless you’re living in an all white apartment that allows neither painting nor nailing stuff into the wall! OH THE HUMANITY.
I haven’t quite yet embraced the whole all-white-room trend, so I’m still dying for some color in our itty bitty place (350 square feet.) Then again, the white probably goes a long way to making it feel lighter and airy!
Hope everyone is feeling better KB. My little one was stuffy last month and it was the pits. Poor stuffed up little things.
On the upside… Welcome back! I was beginning to think I was obsessing, wondering maybe she doesn’t post as often as I’m convinced, and I’m just being extra stalker-ish. Good to know that’s not the case. 🙂
Or is it?
Love the white trim! I’ve hand painted all of the trim over the last 4 years and most of the doors too; I’m stalled now until I can open the windows! Wish I had been brave enough to try a sprayer. I can hardly wait to see the wall color for this room.
In the last city I lived in, we had a place called Mother’s Morning Out and it was a sanity saver. Errands could be done alone as well as doctor’s appointments and business appointments. Best thing ever!
The white totally pops!
Love!
The surprise sketches are too cute!
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Dang – that is a lot of work! Can’t wait to see the finished product. You got me waiting on baited breath over here!
Are you still using the Graco True Coat Plus? Do you love it? I am trying to pick out a sprayer.
I never would have guessed that once you got all the prep work done that spraying would be that quick. This is good news because we are getting ready to spray paint our kitchen cabinets.
I’m looking forward to seeing the new dining room color as well as your new furniture!
It looks so much better already & can’t wait to see the new wall color & table(s)!
Also just have to mention that whenever I see pics of your boys it amazes me how much they look like you & Jeremy! Of course, I don’t know you guys personally but Will is the spitting image of you with his dimples & Weston is the image of his daddy! Both adorable!
It’s looking amazing, and I too, am a big fan of the paint sprayer when it comes to jobs like this one! Can’t wait to see the color you put up on the walls – it’s a gorgeous room to begin with!
Nope! The text layer doesn’t need to be selected or Ungrouped or anything. The “Check Spelling” command will automatically check any uses of the text tool in your document. If you have a text layer selected, it will spell check that layer first, but it will then do all the others.
Obviously, if your layer is locked it can’t make changes to the spelling, but other than tht you’re good to go. (I also can’t remember off the top of my head, so this may be inncorrect, but I’m fairly certain that the text layer also has to be visible to be spell checked.)
Naturally, PS can only check text that hasn’t been rasterized. And, if you only want one word selected, just highlight it and only the highlighted portion will be checked.
P.S. – Those boys are ADORABLE! Takes me back to when my boys were little like that – so sweet. And that eyebrow is the cutest!
But there’s nothing wrong with snuggling cupcakes, right?
Love it! The white trim and ceiling will make everything pop.
Love the trim… So crisp and clean!!!
So when my babies were, well, actually babies, my playgroup decided that each week a different mom would get the day off. We took turns being the one who left our kids with all the other kiddos and moms. It worked great! We all loved our mom time together, but those precious 3 hours of alone/errand/whatever time was soooooo helpful! And when it wasn’t our turn it was so not a big deal to watch 1 or 2 extra dumplings!!
Wow, I just love your house. I love the trim. EVERYTHING! Totally my kind of cuteness. I really like how bright the room looks after the white paint. btw, for some reason everytine i see the brown paper and the green frogtape, I feel so anxious inside to see the finished product because it’s always amazing. I’m a 16 year old living in NYC and I just love your blog. If i lived in Georgia i would totally babysit for you. I would be your mommy-helper. Furthermore, I actually want to be an interior designer. It would mean a lot if you followed me on Pinterest. Mine is Paola Arletty and my favorite board is titled “Classic” which happens to be my design style. Keep Rocking, You’re Amazing.
Ps– if I ever go to Atlanta Georgia, I will SOOO LET YOU KNOW! I gotta meet you or contribute to your home-decor in any way. It would be so cool to collaborate with you. Your taste is very similar to mine.
awesome! can’t wait to see the wall color! 🙂
Ugh, I totally do that splotchy thing with paint EVERY TIME. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m glad to hear Katie Bower has done it, too. I’ve learned that I have to do two full coats while being suuuuper careful to get every little nook. Touching up is just asking for trouble. 🙂
The white looks awesome, by the way. I hope you can show us the paint color tomorrow! Aaah!
Here in Australia the norm (where I’m at in Sydney burbs) is for 3 year olds to go to preschool – 9am to 3pmish) for one day a week and then as 4 year olds to go for two days. Helps acclimate them a little so Kindergarten isn’t a total shock, being gone 5 days, plus gives moms a break. Many moms here also work one or two days a week and stay at home the rest as a choice (pharmacists, social workers, admin, etc.) so I’m sure you can find some option that’ll give you some breathing room and give you even more energy for being at home with them when you are!
I have to tell you that when I read blog posts I rarely read the whole thing, I’m a very visual person and love pics. But when I read your posts I start the first sentence and all of a sudden I’m reading the whole thing. I love your writing style!
P.s. I’m Hispanic and had to go back to the post where you misspelled riviera, because I missed it! It’s one of those words, I tell you!
C’Mon!!! You cant leave us hanging like that?! I cant wait to see what color you chose. I LOVE the picture of the contents of your Dining room in the foyer….love how you always keep it real. I have a little of the SAHM world, and a little working mom. I work 3 days a week and then am home with my kiddo the other days. I also have a sitter come on Friday afternoons for 2 hours. IT IS AMAZING. i never thought two hours could could feel so luxurious! 🙂 Some days I just sit in my car and eat McDonalds alone ( I wish I was kidding). You are such a great Mom, and some Moms (such as Moi) are even better Moms when theyve had a chance to be NOT someones Mom for an hour or two 🙂
XO Lynn
I’m a nanny for a family in Buckhead. I got my job through an agency, but before this job I got one through Craigslist. I know that sounds crazy, but I’m now really good friends with the family.. Totally normal and not creepy! Lol 🙂 Oh, and my mornings are free… Will work for bacon! 😉
It looks great!!! Can’t wait to see the paint color revealed!
Your boys are so cute! Are Weston’s eyes going to stay blue? Love the people’s eyebrow! Look out for the next future WWE star!
First, I love that you misspelled Rivieria- makes it more fun and unique 🙂
I was a “mother’s helper” in late middle/early high school doing just that- giving the Mom a break for an hour or two each week. Usually she just went for a long run or grocery shopping, but I think it was a huge break for her! She paid me, but it wasn’t a lot, but it still made me feel good to be able to “make my own money!” Have you got any of those in your neighborhood or at your church?? Good luck!
Can’t wait to see the rest! Mothering in hard and as they get older, it seems like I need a little “me” time. An hour a day isn’t asking for much. I hope it works out with a sitter or something. When I was 10 I would go to my Aunt’s house a couple days a week to play “babysit” with her 1.5 year old while she did stuff. I never understood until I had a child.
Love the trim! So fresh and clean looking. And P.S. my son is only 9 months old and I’m already researching preschools that take ‘me young and don’t require your child be potty trained. 🙂 I think a couple hours a week, kid-free, would be life changing! 😉 I might have clean laundry!
I can’t wait to see it all together!!!!
There are some triplets that live nearby but I think they are really busy most days when I would need them. They might be able to do it this summer…we’ll see 🙂
xo – kb
YES! Blue eyes for my little man…just like his daddy 🙂
xo – kb
I literally snort-laughed at the McDonalds in the car comment…sounds amazing 🙂
xo – kb
NOTHING 🙂
xo – kb
Aww thanks dollface!
xo – kb
This very well might change my life 🙂
Thanks girl.
xo – kb
Yup…still using it. I would definitely say it’s better for smaller jobs and if you take really good care of the nozzles.
xo – kb
I try to post five times a week…it’s a challenge at times…but even if I’m late, this one-woman show is a go 🙂
xo – kb
I need an hour!
xo – kb
Um…yes. LOVE that place. We got so much furniture from there!
xo – kb
I have moved a lot over the last 6 years and two homes were all white walls. Make friends with 3M Command Hooks! They really hold a lot of weight and you can put pictures up anywhere. I know what it is like to crave some colour for sure.
I actually really loved the look of your dining room already although, on my computer, the colour of the trim and the mussed up paint on the walls is hard to see so I totally get that bugging you. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with now!
Hello! I heard about you and your blog on YHL and had to come check it out! I’ve ‘lurked’ for awhile reading here and there – you are so funny! I like your style. (And your videos with Sherry are so cute and full of life!)
The dining room is beautiful. Is the photo shopped version where you hope to end up? I love it… just had to write in to tell you that! 🙂
Just had to comment on the ‘Mommy Time’! I work from home and have scrabbled together every imaginable type of childcare. One great thing that worked for me was college students. If you have any local college/community college nearby you can usually contact the college and they can let you know how to get in touch with students who are looking for work. It can be a great resource for random daytime childcare since students schedules are so crazy. I was able to find someone (headed for degree in early childhood education..bonus!) for a couple days a week for a few hours each day. Kids were at home which has pluses and minuses (..plus for me…I didn’t want to take the extra time to schlep the kids and their stuff somewhere). My kids still talk about her and love her. Do it, Katie…your sanity will thank you…
I’ve already posted on this once. But I cannot WAIT to see that color!!
Wow, you are really winning me over to the spraying. All of that prep time scares me a little but overall it sounds pretty great. So excited to see it all come together!
We have a grocery store here that has a “Nest” where you can drop off your little ones while you shop, no charge. The kids enjoy it, and I know moms who go there and take a long time to grocery shop just for the break. Maybe some where by you has a similar service? Babies and kids are hard work, they are lucky they are so cute!! Probably cute for that reason.
I think it is also hard to adjust to doing your projects in increments — I like to get things done and done now. Kids prevent that from happening, for sure. : ) We’ve been spreading mulch in our yard for a week now…
Can you spray the ceiling? I think we need a sprayer but I am curious about ceilings.
It looks amazing- as usual.
Just curious- what is the name and brand of the white paint you used for ceiling? I am having trouble picking out a bright white for my ceiling and walls. Any help/tips would be welcomed! Great job so far- can’t wait to see the final look! 🙂
Maybe Dexter should look into a frog tape sponsorship.
Hi Katie!
Man, you two are super impressive! Look at you all motivated to get the house ready for Jeremy to paint upon his arrival! Now, THAT’s what i call TEAM WORK! 😉
Can i make a request?!?!?!
Can you please, please, please make a post about your spray gun one day? I know you’ve given us tidbits of info on it when you painted the office, the kitchen and now the trip… But I want to know more specifics
Like did you have to water down the paint – i know there was a post where you spot about the splatters, how do you avoid that?
Do you just stick to a certain brand of paint ?
details! I beg you…
my husband is not much of a painter and we have a house that requires a lot of painting. We purchased a foreclosed home in 2010 and have yet to repaint most rooms – only 2 have gotten new paint and all others, we tried to match but that was a big fail.
So, having a paint gun will be sure to help us accomplish the mission without too much trouble on my hubby’s end
Weston looks like a tiny tiny Mr. Bates from Downton Abbey in the best sweetest best way. They have kind eyes. I’ve been thinking it for ages and the image of him on his belly with the crayon & the funny eyebrow just sealed it for me. You needed to know! 😉
Lookin’ good…. can’t wait to see it. Cute cute baby boys. xo
I wish you lived near me cuz I would offer up my 10 year old who is awesome with babies as a Momma’s helper, she works cheap (cuz she’s 10) but she’s great (cuz she has 3 younger sisters) I highly recomend you ask around for an oldest daughter of a big family they have lots of experience! And I love the dining room transformation, my trim is oil based so it is yellowing as it ages and I HATE it.
My first babysitting gig was watching two kids around Will and Weston’s age for a couple hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer. The mom would meet up with friends, grocery shop, or just get things done while I played with the kids. It was really good for the kids too because they were so shy, it really made them feel more comfortable with the sitter when the parents went out for the night.
Weston’s eyebrow = Tierra from the Bachelor 😉
!!! So so true! I never would have seen it had you not pointed it out!
And you are not wrong, Katie–your kids are the CUTEST.
You actually didn’t spell it wrong. :p
Without a “mother’s helper” (at $3-5/hr for a twelve-yr old to help watch (entertain?) my 1 yr and 2 yr old) I never would have finished writing my PhD or moving out-of-state! I think it’s the only way I got to shower during that time too. 🙂
Anyway, a totally random question for you…but how do you like your heat registers in the wall up towards the ceiling? Why I ask is because we are about to break ground on a new house next month and our builder just let us know that we can’t have our HVAC duct work in the floor (it’s in a flood zone), so up to the ceiling it goes. Do you find that they still work well in terms of dispersing heat? and, how much of an eyesore is it to see them on the walls vs. the floor? Thanks for your input!
Do it! I have 4 kids now, and have found my marriage, mommying, and mental health all improve drastically when a get an hour or two a week to do something on my own. Usually house-related, but once I took a shower by.my.self. Besides, it is waaay cheaper than a shrink or a defense attorney!
They work fine for us…I actually prefer them now because Will used to like to try to stick things down the hole if it was on the floor. And it’s not something I even notice now…so maybe if you have a home that is in a lot of photos or whatnot…but as long as it’s not in a central location and large large large…I would say I vote wall!
xo – kb
Your boys are adorable and the white looks so good! We had our trim and bookcases sprayed. It’s amazing how fast and flawless it turns out!
Leslie
Sure! I have a post that I’m doing to follow up on a few things…like our duct work, our carpet, our appliances and our vacuum…so I would gladly add that one to the list!
xo – kb
It’s just Valspar’s ceiling paint in brilliant white. It’s called “ceiling paint” and should boast one coat to cover on the can!
xo – kb
How do you manage to do the projects one after another? It takes months for me to get time paint one room. With 2 kids, and being full time working professionals, I can manage one project in a few months. Wish I could be as prolific. Great job!
We did in our office but I wouldn’t recommend it. The sprayer feeds through a piece on the back and if you were to tip it backwards (to aim at a ceiling) then the paint would go back and not be fed through to the sprayer. It would be very difficult.
xo – kb
Well, some are small and some are large…we try to tackle two big rooms a year…but to be perfectly honest, we are just normal people and we treat our projects like normal people do. We take long breaks and don’t do anything just for a post. Our priority is our kids and serving others first…if a room gets pushed to the back burner or the house needs painting…fine…I would rather be living than worrying about keeping up, ya know?!
xo – kb
The photoshopped version is to show the white trim and how it would look better. It does, right?
xo – kb
Love the white! Can’t wait to see what color you chose for in here!
I’m so excited for this room! You’re just like me with the paint- two feet in and no looking back. Perfectionist friends are what trim is for. And look at that Weston holding up his head on his belly!!
Thanks for the input! I hadn’t thought about the kids sticking things down the floor registers–my 4 yr old seems to love that. Last time we had the ducts cleaned, the service hadn’t us 8 matchbox cars, a half pound of legos, and various parts of random toys.
It looks so good already! I can’t wait to see the wall color! My guess…emerald green! 🙂
it looks so good and as a new mother of 2 boys as well, i am with you 100%!!! I need just an hour to get stuff DONE! Momming is hard stuff and just a few hours a week are amazing! Sending you some good luck vibes that the babes sleep again at the same time tomorrow 😉
It is amazing to see the transformation of the house. It is great that you get the stuff done by yourselves which can be fun and also you can do it with lots of care as it is your own cosy nest.
Thanks, Katie! Exactly my thoughts, too!
Great work Katie! Love the progress you’re making on this beautiful room. One quick question – I noticed you left your outlet covers on when you painted. Did you cover the actual plugs? Does the paint adhere well to the cover? Thanks!
Some paint does but we left them on because we replace them after the fact with all white plugs and covers.
xo – kb
Ah ha. Thanks!!
That Nicole Kidman skin color reference cracked me up. You could have said “Katie Peters skin color”, but I guess it wouldn’t have worked quite as well. Cream is the new tan, right?!
Looking forward to seeing more of your dining room…
If I may add on to that request, I would love more detail on how you handle windows and doors with the sprayer! It looks like they were sprayed along with the rest of the trim, but did you do anything specific to keep them from sticking? Thanks for the inspiration!
Nope…just thin coats. No sticking and we just tape the window glass part but everything else gets coated.
xo – kb
It was oops paint so I don’t have the formula or name 🙂
xo – kb
Have I missed it? I’ve checked in every day to see the new dining room color!! The agony of suspense!! 🙂
I too would love some tips on using the paint sprayer! I have never used one before but love the idea of having such a smooth coat of paint without brush marks but have always been unsure if I could pull it off.
Can’t wait for the tutorial!
What is it about the ATL area and cream trim? My inlaws just purchased a home in Walton Co. And the house is gorgeous but has tan/cream trim. I immediately thought of all your posts about your trim. Not to mention wanting to paint every square inch of my inlaws home (and painting trim is the bane of my existence). Gonna have to try the sprayer if I can talk them into letting me paint. 🙂 Just thought I would share with you KB! Hope you and your boys are well!!!!!
Haha! I just met some folks that completely redid their house…with tan trim. I was biting my tongue the entire time.
xo – kb