Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Project Playroom: Phase One Done

So I finished Phase One:  The Walls.  The funny thing is that it has an eerie resemblance to my high school gym.  My husband asked if I was going to put our school letters on it.  Then I looked at it and just started laughing at how much it really looks like the gym.

Here is my high school gym from my 20 year reunion this year.  I cut off the lower portion just in case my classmates didn’t want to be posted, but the lower portion is painted black all the way down.

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And here’s the current state of our playroom minus the Venture Man

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Ummmmmm, not what I was going for. I’m hoping once everything else is in place, I won’t see my high school gym every time I walk in the room. If not, I’ve already got a few ideas to remedy the situation, but first I will finish the room as planned and then decide.

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So backtracking a bit.  We used a chalk line to help guide me when I put up the tape.  First time using a chalk line.  So fun!  If you haven’t tried it, you really should.  All my kids enjoyed snapping a chalk line too.  Good family fun!

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I will tell you, the first coat really scared me.  Just look at it.

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But as you can see, side by side, the second coat did the trick!  Fewww!

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And next is the part I’ve been waiting for….ripping out that nasty, stained and buckled carpet!!!!!  I couldn’t paint fast enough so I could move on to this step.  The fun part was that if I dripped paint on the carpet, it didn’t matter.  At first I tried not to, but then suddenly I threw all caution to the wind and was butting up my roller right against the carpet to do the trim.  It felt so good!  Good-bye carpet!!!  Hello subfloor???  More to come.  Stay tuned…

6 comments:

  1. Looks great! I Love the colors! I can't wait to have my own house one day and get to redo stuff and make it fun and how I want it!

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  2. You are so brave! I would be scared to use black on a wall.. but it is coming out great! I can't wait to see it develop.

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  3. I love the yellow/gold...it's very fresh looking. I think you're high school gym will be a distant memory when you finish the room. I can't wait to see it all done! Thanks for sharing the progress at Show & Tell.

    Sharon @ mrs. hines class

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  4. It does look like your gum, but I'm sure it will look great and totally different when you are finished. Can't wait to see it !

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  5. What is it that makes us try and re-create our high school experience?! I think it looks great - I love color blocking. I look forward to seeing how your playroom turns out!

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