Slowly but surely

I haven't forgotten about posting! I promise! Our project is just taking longer than we originally thought. Probably part because we're busier than normal - soaking up what's left of summer - and because we're starting to remember what a pain deglossing, priming, and painting (three coats) is! In this house, we Mike taped everything off. It's making priming and painting easier but definitely took a lot of time.

So far we've deglossed and stripped all of the wood trim and baseboards, which took a lot longer than expected. I didn't realize how much we had! And on top of that, you have to make sure you use a little elbow grease so you're really getting the stain off. We've also gotten the coat of primer on everything, along with one coat of paint. Here's what it looks like as of now (we're leaving the doors dark; this is going to be my mixed wood house)

 

 

 

 

I think the back hallway with all the bedrooms already is looking brighter with the wood removed. Mike and I were talking about it last night and came to the conclusion that the wood trim was making the paint colors seem dull. It's already making a big difference so at least all the work is starting to pay off! And in case you're wondering, here's a picture that shows the difference between primer (on the bottom) and the first coat of paint (on the top). Only two more to go!

 

P.S. We're using the same deglossing, priming and painting process that we did on the kitchen cabinets (which is a little bit different than our first kitchen tutorial)