Little projects

[mrsukyankee]

Apr 6, 2020 8:43:28 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Mar 25, 2020 21:34:22 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I have been self-quarantined in this house for 13 days straight and have yet to change that one burned-out lightbulb... :-D

Good news!  My husband changed the lightbulb.  :-)  In all serious, though, I think I am going to try to tackle our old bedroom that is piled with junk.  We don't care since we spend all our time in the new master suite, but it's embarrassing and I think most of it is stuff we can get rid of.  Maybe I'll commit to posting a before-and-after to keep myself accountable.

I wish I had taken a before pic of our living room and all the boxes/crap. I'm going to clear out the rest of the stuff soon and then do a tour of the house.

[mrsukyankee]

Apr 6, 2020 8:43:28 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Mar 25, 2020 21:34:22 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

I have been self-quarantined in this house for 13 days straight and have yet to change that one burned-out lightbulb... :-D

Good news!  My husband changed the lightbulb.  :-)  In all serious, though, I think I am going to try to tackle our old bedroom that is piled with junk.  We don't care since we spend all our time in the new master suite, but it's embarrassing and I think most of it is stuff we can get rid of.  Maybe I'll commit to posting a before-and-after to keep myself accountable.

I wish I had taken a before pic of our living room and all the boxes/crap. I'm going to clear out the rest of the stuff soon and then do a tour of the house.

[Wallflower]

I keep thinking that I should work on refinishing this little chest of drawers that I planned to work on, but then I think I shouldn't because 1) I should wear a mask, and 2) I have only one clean mask left and I want to save that for this crisis. Oh, and I'm lazy, so I come up with reasons not to do the project.

[mrsukyankee]

We purchased a push mower. I went to pick up the sticks from our small lawn and to try to get rid of some of the prickly weeds and got some on my elbow - ow!!!

[hamster]

I gave H a "covid to do list" but then made him build a new chicken coop and brooder so needless to say he hasn't gotten to the small projects yet.

We had landscapers come this week and do prep work for grass, and it got blown in yesterday. It's like 20 yards of compost/grass mix so it's definitely not a little project! So happy to get rid of that mud pit from the addition and septic field though, and the landscaper I hired did a fantastic job.

[ssmjlm]

Yesterday I touched up all the baseboards in our bathroom from the dog and the crappy caulking done by the builder.

I just repainted the playroom. See my post on paint type below.

I called SW and ordered the same color. I started cutting in the it started drying and it’s NOT the same color. Then I look at the lids and they’re different.

Builder can:



My can:


Same color, same number. It’s a bit darker.

[niemand88f]

Apr 11, 2020 12:31:59 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Yesterday I touched up all the baseboards in our bathroom from the dog and the crappy caulking done by the builder.

I just repainted the playroom. See my post on paint type below.

I called SW and ordered the same color. I started cutting in the it started drying and it’s NOT the same color. Then I look at the lids and they’re different.

Builder can:



My can:


Same color, same number. It’s a bit darker.

The builder one is flat and yours is matte - that's a big difference (sheen), and the builder one also looks like a different line of paint   

[ssmjlm]

Apr 11, 2020 15:07:44 GMT -5 niemand88f said:

Apr 11, 2020 12:31:59 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Yesterday I touched up all the baseboards in our bathroom from the dog and the crappy caulking done by the builder.

I just repainted the playroom. See my post on paint type below.

I called SW and ordered the same color. I started cutting in the it started drying and it’s NOT the same color. Then I look at the lids and they’re different.

Builder can:



My can:


Same color, same number. It’s a bit darker.

The builder one is flat and yours is matte - that's a big difference (sheen), and the builder one also looks like a different line of paint   

Yes the builder one is contractor paint. I went with something that’s better and washable.

It’s moot, I painted the whole room. I’m repainting our upstairs bonus room as well. Who knows what else will get painted by the time this is all over!

When we have the main areas repainted in the next year or so we’ll go with a better paint. I joke that if you even look at the paint the wrong way it will leave a mark. 😂

[samanthamkm]

Apr 11, 2020 15:07:44 GMT -5 niemand88f said:

Apr 11, 2020 12:31:59 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Yesterday I touched up all the baseboards in our bathroom from the dog and the crappy caulking done by the builder.

I just repainted the playroom. See my post on paint type below.

I called SW and ordered the same color. I started cutting in the it started drying and it’s NOT the same color. Then I look at the lids and they’re different.

Builder can:



My can:


Same color, same number. It’s a bit darker.

The builder one is flat and yours is matte - that's a big difference (sheen), and the builder one also looks like a different line of paint   

There isn't a big difference between matte and flat.
OP: if you want to color match from the builder next time have SW verify the color formula to make sure you are getting the same color. The names of colors can change. I remember as an intern they had 2 different color decks. One had old colors in it then the other had the "current" day colors in it. My store's employees knew which contractors used the "old" deck. I mixed paint wrong for a contractor once because I used the new color instead of the old.

[bunnies]

Weirdly, I bought SW Pro Classic semi-gloss in Snowbound in January (of this year) and then purchased again a few weeks ago, SW Pro Classic semi-gloss in Snowbound (the same thing). The formulation is completely different on the label. It's a subtle (but noticeable) difference on the trim. Which is the correct Snowbound? I'm so confused!

[mrsukyankee]

We did the first round of protective painting of our wood shed. We'll need to do one more and then it'll be protected for about 5 years. It was a pain to paint as it's rough wood and you really needed to wiggle the brush in to get it all covered.

[ssmjlm]

Apr 11, 2020 22:47:50 GMT -5 bunnies said:

Weirdly, I bought SW Pro Classic semi-gloss in Snowbound in January (of this year) and then purchased again a few weeks ago, SW Pro Classic semi-gloss in Snowbound (the same thing). The formulation is completely different on the label. It's a subtle (but noticeable) difference on the trim. Which is the correct Snowbound? I'm so confused!

This where I am. I honestly don’t care that the formula is different since this is a closed off room. But we’re planning to have the whole house repainted (same color) in the next year or so. So the few rooms I’m doing myself I will need to make sure whatever the pros have mixed will match.