I just love getting a little taste of reality up in here every now and then.. Or maybe your garden doesn’t look like mine.
Paint, of course.Paint is almost always the answer.
In fact, I’ll let you in on a little secret.When 2014 started, I decided that this was going to be “the year of paint”.I knew I wouldn’t have much time on my hands with the baby in the house, but with paint I knew I could still do lots of little projects that would make me feel so much better about my surroundings almost instantly.
It turned out that I held true to the “the year of paint” thing, and earlier this Fall I partnered with CIL to visit a bunch of Home Depot stores and meet with customers to help them choose their perfect paint colours..When CIL contacted me again this Holiday season to see if I wanted to come up with a fun little paint project to share, I knew just what I would do.
You saw last week in my Holiday.
that we just got some new living room furniture.Now, I’m all for doing things the right way and putting quality workmanship into your home, but sometimes it seems like we can talk up this relatively-simple job to the point that people are intimidated by the thought of even picking up a paint brush in their own homes.
It’s painting, people!Every time I hear someone describe themselves as “not a very good painter” I cringe a little, because really, all that there is to it is that you pick a color you like, slop it on, and then smear it around until it looks presentable.
AND, it almost always looks presentable.The skills required to do an amazing job just require a tiny bit of practice and you.