Honestly, its almost kind of weird to have the pantry door back on.
But its a nice way to remind myself that thekitchen walls are DONE. Wallpaper removed. Walls skim coated and sanded. Primed. Bubbles removed. And Painted.
Which used to look a lot more like this:
2010
Not half bad, dont ya think? Sure, theres still more to do as always. I still need to add window treatments, crown, molding to the tops of the cabinets,cabinet hardware, and decorate for Christmas. But after spending a couple weeks snarling at my walls for being so persnickety, they are smooth (!), and I feel pretty satisfied with the results.
For those wondering, the paint color is called Cold Steel by Olympic (mixed at 50% tint to make it lighter). I knew that you could ask for tint percentages at the pricierspecialty paint stores, but was really pleased when Lowes and Home Depot said I could do the same (the more you know, right?)!
I first picked out the color back when I was looking for onein the dining room as part of a partnership with Olympic paint. Jacque & Matt from the DIY Villageused the same (100% tint) color in theirbathroom, but theres enough blue/green in the paint that it looks a bitdifferent depending the light in the room. I wound up going with Olympic again (not just the color, but the paint) because they impressed me with the finish; that may seem like an insignificant detail, but I get curious about paint brands a lot. So, heres why Im ramblingabout this:
In terms of painting over a fresh skim coat or a patch job on normal drywall, theres a thing commonly called flashing. This is basically the term used for a lack uniformity on the sheen because some of the joint compound (thicker spots?) will absorb the sheen and appear dull.Ive been using a Glidden primer, then paintto resolve this, but since I knew Id be doing two coats anyway, I gambled with seeing how much flashing would happen with the first coat. To my surprise, while there was some flashing, thesecond coat covered it and a lot nicer than I usually expect ofany paint and appeared perfectly uniform without additional primer.
(I dorealizethat most people are never supposed tocare this much about paint, but part of this blog has often been about testing products for curiositys sake, and I was experimenting. Ive recently seen some brands, like Behrs Marquee line, claim to cover things like this in one coat, which I found hard to believe. So I thought Id figure out if it was true and was disappointed with the quality of those claims. Thats pretty muchanswering a question you probably never asked, and thisisnt sponsored or anything, so I thought Id pass on the comparison shopping results for the next time youre picking new paint.)
Now, its just a matter of getting all the finishing touches you know,finished. Like painting the baseboards, touching up areas I had to caulk, switching out the nasty old outlets, raising the curtain rod for the sliding glass door, etc.
It also involved putting in a new light fixture, but heres the thing: I bought it a long time ago assuming Id get this project done a long time ago (because things only seem to take this long for me), and Im not thrilled about the light anymore.
Its not bad. but its not great, either.
I considered taking the bottom (silver) part off as a way to fix the main thing I disliked, but Im now considering a whole different look(damn you, internets, for making window shopping so easy!). More to share on that search and some more plans coming to the kitchen soon!
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheUglyDucklingHouse/~3/eQWnFb-Hm4s/
But its a nice way to remind myself that thekitchen walls are DONE. Wallpaper removed. Walls skim coated and sanded. Primed. Bubbles removed. And Painted.
Which used to look a lot more like this:
2010
Not half bad, dont ya think? Sure, theres still more to do as always. I still need to add window treatments, crown, molding to the tops of the cabinets,cabinet hardware, and decorate for Christmas. But after spending a couple weeks snarling at my walls for being so persnickety, they are smooth (!), and I feel pretty satisfied with the results.
For those wondering, the paint color is called Cold Steel by Olympic (mixed at 50% tint to make it lighter). I knew that you could ask for tint percentages at the pricierspecialty paint stores, but was really pleased when Lowes and Home Depot said I could do the same (the more you know, right?)!
I first picked out the color back when I was looking for onein the dining room as part of a partnership with Olympic paint. Jacque & Matt from the DIY Villageused the same (100% tint) color in theirbathroom, but theres enough blue/green in the paint that it looks a bitdifferent depending the light in the room. I wound up going with Olympic again (not just the color, but the paint) because they impressed me with the finish; that may seem like an insignificant detail, but I get curious about paint brands a lot. So, heres why Im ramblingabout this:
In terms of painting over a fresh skim coat or a patch job on normal drywall, theres a thing commonly called flashing. This is basically the term used for a lack uniformity on the sheen because some of the joint compound (thicker spots?) will absorb the sheen and appear dull.Ive been using a Glidden primer, then paintto resolve this, but since I knew Id be doing two coats anyway, I gambled with seeing how much flashing would happen with the first coat. To my surprise, while there was some flashing, thesecond coat covered it and a lot nicer than I usually expect ofany paint and appeared perfectly uniform without additional primer.
(I dorealizethat most people are never supposed tocare this much about paint, but part of this blog has often been about testing products for curiositys sake, and I was experimenting. Ive recently seen some brands, like Behrs Marquee line, claim to cover things like this in one coat, which I found hard to believe. So I thought Id figure out if it was true and was disappointed with the quality of those claims. Thats pretty muchanswering a question you probably never asked, and thisisnt sponsored or anything, so I thought Id pass on the comparison shopping results for the next time youre picking new paint.)
Now, its just a matter of getting all the finishing touches you know,finished. Like painting the baseboards, touching up areas I had to caulk, switching out the nasty old outlets, raising the curtain rod for the sliding glass door, etc.
It also involved putting in a new light fixture, but heres the thing: I bought it a long time ago assuming Id get this project done a long time ago (because things only seem to take this long for me), and Im not thrilled about the light anymore.
Its not bad. but its not great, either.
I considered taking the bottom (silver) part off as a way to fix the main thing I disliked, but Im now considering a whole different look(damn you, internets, for making window shopping so easy!). More to share on that search and some more plans coming to the kitchen soon!
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheUglyDucklingHouse/~3/eQWnFb-Hm4s/