I've gotten just about all the outside stuff done that I can for now so I'm heading inside for my favorite stuff--painting and decorating!! I'm waiting until the late spring--after the pollen is over and done with--to paint Francesca's outside and turn her into a proper Tuscan Villa. I figure this is the time to do some of the painting and laying floor tiles before the temperatures bottom out.
I spent yesterday painting the Masonite panels with Kilz to prep them for paint. Man, I don't know what hurts more--my neck, my back, my hips, or my hands! You have to be a contortionist to paint this ceiling! After two coats of Kilz, I stopped for the day. It'll be good and dry by tomorrow...
Today I headed out with paints in hand--and rollers and brushes and trays and newspapers! I decided to give the center panels (aka Masonite) the same beige that I painted the side walls. However, I thought that the entire interior done in that might be too much. As I'm coming up to the ceiling, I think "Hey, this center part would look nice just left white! Kind of breaks up the whole thing a little and marks off the dining end and the sleeping end a little!" Not real sure about this, but I can always paint over the white with the beige. And I'll have strips covering the seams to add some interest. It's all trial and error!
I rummage through the paints to see if I have anything white-ish that will work--everything was white white, the whitest whites! I figure I can add some of my beige to the white and make a white that has the same color family as the rest of the walls. It worked!!! Okay, so I'm officially getting excited again!
Oh my...I'm envious of your screen door! -smile- Francesca is lovely; well done.
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