(Before: Gold walls with unfinished moulding)
(During: Choosing Martha Stewart low VOC paint colors)
(During: Mending small cracks with spackling and big cracks with expanding foam)
(During: Priming the walls)
(After: Painted with MS Spring Melt)The painting actually went in two parts: first the initial planning stage, where I painstakingly gathered paint chips and then tried out the small sample jars on the walls, and then the execution stage, where I just went ahead and used the same color that I had in the living room (Martha Stewart Spring Melt). It's a super fresh and light almost non-color that instantly brightens up the room. I also like how my (thrifted) yellow Ethan Allen furniture plays off it without looking two competitive.
The planning stage ended up costing a modest $12.83 for 4 sample jars of paint: MS Spring Melt, Rainwater, Milk Pail and Feldspar. (I re-used these sample jars in my painted cloud decals later.)
The actual painting stage was still fairly inexpensive at $83.34. Here's how it broke down (not including the cost of moulding to be added later):
- $0.00 Roller (already owned)
- $3.93 Blue Tape (" but had to buy more!)
- $0.00 Water Bucket (")
- $0.00 Tray (")
- $0.00 Purdy 4.5" Brush (")
- $0.00 Kilz Indoor Primer (")
- $5.97 2 Pack Mini-rollers (Awesome for Trim)
- $3.98 Spackling
- $1.38 Painter's Caulk
- $2.97 Wood Glue (Broken Spindle on Cradle)
- $8.57 Purdy 1" Brush (Cradle)
- $11.97 Martha Stewart Feldspar Eggshell Interior, 1 Qt (Atrium/Hallway)
- $12.97 MS Duck's Egg Semi-gloss Interior, 1 Qt (Cradle)
- $25.47 MS Spring Melt Eggshell Interior, 1 Gal (Nursery)
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