Rules for painting 2...

Ceiling Painting

1. Don't paint directly over your head.

2. If you don't follow #1, don't look up.

3. If you don't follow #2, keep your mouth closed.

4. The directions on the paint can say "don't spin the roller" for a reason.

5. Open the window when you start, not when your oxygen level drops to INCREDIBLY STUPID.

6. Remember to stop and eat lunch.

The painting is going well.... these were actually Tuesdays rules. Monday was set-up. Tuesday was primer (all over everything ... the room was painted 3 different colors.... blue-gray was the color it came with (and a weird blue-gray at that... sucked all the light out of the room....), purple oil based exterior paint (don't ask)all over one wall (my addition... I liked the color... think intense deep lilac).. that color stayed for a year or so.... and just a few months ago I added a quart of Sagey (their name, not mine). I liked the Sagey the best so on Wednesday I did the entire room. What a hoot that was.... At some point in time someone decided that plaster-based texturing was just what that room needed. BBs response was to take a scraper to it and remove the whole thing and go with smooth walls.... however.... I kind of like the texture, gives the room character and all that. Well.... I have since changed my tune..... Do you have ANY idea how hard it is to paint that crap???? I spent a good chunk of today filling in the holes that the roller didn't get yesterday...and I missed a good many. I may just take the roller to it again tomorrow... will see how the time goes.... And the roller???? A half inch nap roller fully loaded with paint... let's see... how about FOUR POUNDS OF DRIPPING SLOBBER to lug around the room and try REAL hard not to roll onto the ceiling.... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! My arms are sooooo sore. In addition to the fill work, I did the trim in a dark green and the door (both sides) in a very light green... all complementary to the sage. Tomorrow I will finish the trim and paint the brand new/not plastered to the wall light switch and outlet covers (sage to match the wall) and replace all the outlets and light switch (am not sure how many layers of paint are on the actual outlets themselves... I can't even see the holes). Then, if I'm really industrious, I will wander off to Wal-Mart and get the little hardwood floor cleaning kit and do the cleaning thing. I figure since the furniture is all corralled in the center and the room is basically empty, why not now? It needs a little TLC. And... since I put heavy duty felt feet on ALL the furniture bottoms, I won't scratch my freshly finished and shined floor! Whoo-Weeee... Just call me Martha... or maybe June Cleaver..... I will have to find an apron tomorrow... and put the wax down while wearing high heels.....

Now all I need to do is figure out what to do about curtains... maybe Warm Windows again...

And for my next trick, I will paint the hall and stain my oak table.