not so thoroughly modern mini

painted + papered!

2 rooms painted and papered! the blue room is the master bedroom. the coral room is the livingroom. it looks quite bright in the photo, but it's actuallly more of a muted dark coral. i wish i had reversed the color schemes. i'm not quite sure about the coral in the livingroom, but what's done is done. now i'm getting really curious to see what the finished rooms will look like! i'm undecided about the flooring. i'm not sure if i will use a sheet or strips. i guess i'll have to make a desicion soon.

 

 

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finally something easy and fun!

putting the ceiling paper in was a piece of cake! it was the quickest and easiset job thus far. i'm really glad i ordered the paper rather than painting the ceiling. i'm really pleased with the way it looks. let's just hope that i don't screw up cutting out the opening for the stairs. next up, i'll wallpaper this room and then paint and paper the rest of the house. finally, the fun has begun!

 

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paint and paper

accidents will happen... i went out and bought scrapbook paper to use as wallpaper, got home and realized that i forgot about ceiling paper! i was really eager to get started, so i decided to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls. i hate it when the walls and celings are the same color, so why i suddenly thought this would be a good idea is beyond me. i painted the ceiling wedgwood blue and i knew immediately that it was a mistake. painted over it with white and that didn't work either. i woke up this morning and ordered some lovely, textured ceiling paper on ebay. i'll wait to put the ceiling paper in before i hang the wallpaper. on one of the forums someone suggested putting masking tape over the tapewire before painting. it made sense to me, as i'm sure you wouldn't want paint getting into the brads. unfortunately, it doesn't look so hot. i'll figure out a way to deal with that later. here's a preview;

 

boy! was that not fun!

i finally finished the wiring and, boy, was that not fun! i know, i complained about putting the shingles on. that was merely tedious, but this was difficult. the wiretape kept twirling around as i was putting it on. and then i very quickly realized that it would be impossible to set the brads without this amazing little tool! it should be included in the wiring kit because it's impossible to do the job without it! i ended up having to take the junction splice off and put it back on again. luckily it wasn't broken. i did purchase a ceiling lamp, but just as it took me a month to fully comprehend the wiring instructions, it will probably take me just as long to figure out how to install the lamp. i think it's just my nature to bitch and moan. despite the difficulties, i am really enjoying this project! i've ordered some scrapbook paper to use as wallpaper. while i'm waiting for that to arrive, i've knit a rug. i still need to weave in the ends and knit on a border (in black). i'm not sure if it will really fit into the decor i have in mind, but it's something to do while i'm waiting.

 

 

 

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