We've been painting

Sorry to leave you guys hanging...the big announcement will have to be postponed one week.  My husband decided we needed to paint our house.  Since this is a rare occurrence, everything else took a back seat.   We've painted in three bedrooms, in the hallway, and two bathrooms.  I'm kinda sick of painting, and never thought I'd say that.

I'm still touching up a few projects, but here are a couple that are finished:
First up, our girls' room.
Celeste's scallop painting was my inspiration.
However, I couldn't get her method to work for me.  So, I made a template with boxes in our recycle bin (now you know what kinds of snacks I give my kids).

{Yeah, I'm cool like that.  Inside I taped a paint stirring stick to keep it stable}

I traced the pattern on the wall.  Each scallop is 18" from the top of the wall to the end point. I just matched up the circle portion half way.
I got my trusty tools ready.  I've had my Shur-Line tool since we built our last house.  I LOVE it.  Just don't get any paint in the little wheels.  I also used my small roller and a 1.5" angled brush.

The painting took a steady hand.

Then, I used the Shur-Line to "cut in" from the ceiling, and I blended everything with the roller.

After two coats of paint, I was really happy with the results:

I love how the scallops work with the window.  Now to think of a cool window valance or something that compliments.  The wall quilt was made by my mama several years ago.  Isn't it gorgeous?

We also painted stripes in the boys' room (remember I took down the wall paper border HERE):
Best advice...paint the taped lines with the wall color first, then cover everything with your accent color.

I'll show you the bathroom transformation next post...and just wait, I have something really fun for you guys this weekend!

We can actually hang pictures in the boys' room, now.  My to do list just keeps growing!


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