because this was what took all my time (not including the beer break):
7:00 am today
TSP'd, sanded, most of undercoat done: 1:oopm today
and finally (for today):
First finish coat done: 6:00pm today, and it's time for dinner.
It looks brown here, but it’s actually dark grey. I did a shelf first to make sure I liked the colour. I know some people get all crazy and such when you paint wood, but I figured that 20-year old oak veneer installed at a time when oak was ubiquitious could use a facelift more than veneration. If it was a hundred years old, solid and in its original condition, I would have just given it a good cleaning. Now we won’t have to worry about the hardwood matching/clashing/blending with this end of the room.
Ironically, if the workmen were just 4 hours late tomorrow, I wouldn’t be sad because then I could do the second coat tomorrow. As the schedule stands, the ceiling guys are here in the morning, and the painters come in the afternoon for a couple of days. I may see if they’ll let me work around them, because I need to finish in the daylight.
I am making progress on the lace wrap, but no photos! I see by the pics above that I need to clean my camera lens. I will do that before I take any knitting shots, because the lace deserves it. After all, it’s lace, for heaven’s sake, not some silly renovation.
That 20 year old oak veneer and big hair…. let’s just forget the 80’s. Good for you for painting over!