today was a LONG day....6 month pregnant back did not enjoy sitting on the floor all day painting! the couch and heating pad feel amazing!!
it was definitely worth it though....today we striped the bottom half of the nursery walls.
hubbie has been planning and mapping this out ALL week. he'll use any excuse to use Excel. so here's our pattern, done to scale in Excel. each wall on a different page....
he marked how wide each stripe was going to be and where the tape should go...i laughed at him but it was a HUGE help...no errors in the pattern at all...
he went around once to measure out the lines then again with a level so we knew where to put the tape.
we bought the 'delicate surface edge lock tape' so that it wouldn't take off any of the base coat.
all taped and ready to go....
our colors...they match the bedding perfectly
our audience....she always looks so sad...
the darker blue was 2 inches (rollers don't come that small so we had to use a brush for that, oh and 3 coats!), lighter blue was 3 inches, and brown was 6 inches.
break to stretch, take pictures, and 26 1/2 week belly shot...
getting close...
all painted, just have to take off the tape...we were a little nervous....
looks pretty awesome! the top of the stripes look ugly but the chair rail will cover it.
close up...
as exhausted as we are, i'm glad we got it all done (with help from aunt bri and nana) in one day! taking tomorrow off to go to ikea!! and we get next weekend off to go to NYC! chair rail and floors in 2 weeks!!
total time: 8 hours
prep (measuring and taping): 3 hours
painting/dry time in between coats: 5 hours
total cost for striping: $74
paint: $44
supplies (mini rollers, brushes, and tape): $30
