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The easiest and cheapest way to make a dramatic change
in any room is to paint the walls. Drew chose a pretty
cornflower blue color that added a nice splash of color
to the room. The color is not at all babyish or pastel,
but has a rich, mature blue color.
 We
started the paint job by taping up the moldings on the
bottom of the walls and the ceilings.
Quick Tip
Blue painter's masking tape is the best to use for this
process. It is less adhesive as the white version and
won't pull off any paint from the moldings. Taping is
work, but it is really an essential part of making a
room look professional.
After all the taping
is done, a process known as "cutting in" begins.
"Cutting in" includes using smaller brushes
to paint about five inches around the edges that you
just taped off. This process is usually done first.
You may leave some streaks, but the paint rolling will
remove any of those strokes.
Quick Tip
When "cutting in", it's usually a good idea
to pour some paint into a plastic container that is
manageable to tote around. Linda Tubbs, Leavenworth
Ward, Platte City, MO Stake, says she prefers frosting
containers because they are taller than they are wide,
making a perfect dip container for a brush.
Once the "cutting
in" is finished, load your rollers up with paint,
and fill in the remainder of the wall.
Quick Tip
The shorter the nap on the roller cover, the smoother
the paint application will be.) Be sure to cover the
floor with drop clothes, old sheets, or cut-apart trash
bags.
Allow paint to dry,
and apply a second coat if needed. In our case, we didn't
need a second coat, but we needed to do a few touch
ups.
 Quick
Tip
Be sure to wash out all brushes/rollers used with the
latex paint. If you let them set, even for a few hours,
you will have trouble getting all the paint out of the
bristles. With rollers, the roller covers could get
stuck and be very difficult to remove.
After the walls were painted,
we decided to touch up some of the furniture. Since
our walls were now cornflower, and half of our furniture
was already white, we decided to paint some other pieces
a creamy white to match.
A beautiful Queen Anne-style
dresser looks great stained a dark cherry. When we sanded
and painted it white, however, it really fit the whole
look of this room. Because we chose not to strip the
dresser of stain, we needed to sand it well so the paint
would adhere. Because the stain was so dark, it took
three coats of our flat white latex to do the job.
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