BeMoody More Decor

This Tuesday Tip seems like common sense - but there's a lot of questions this still come up around it for those that may be newer to it. ⁠⁠
Think of it this way... you know when you have that perfect crisp outfit on for that client meeting, but you hit a bump just as you took a sip of your coffee? You've done everything else to make sure you stay crisp, but life happens. That's the same thing when you paint. ⁠ ⁠
Even when being the most careful, life happens, and paint will end up SOMEWHERE on you that you weren't planning on. So where those old cruddy sweats and tee shirt with a hole in it. Because life happens. :)⁠

Any other vintage shop hoppers getting an early start to the day? Here in Illinois and Wisconsin, there's a fantastic event put on that has hundreds of shops participating this week. So it's time to shop hop and hunt! This salvages automotive spring and vintage Auto-Lite spark plugs were found on previous shop trips - so who knows what I'll find this weekend for a new upcycled decor project! It might be hard to beat this salvaged auto spring light. ;)⁠

It's Tuesday Tip time. And honestly - I even after all these years of painting - still sometimes do this backwards, and it's normally because I'm feeling lazy and just want to get some paint on the walls. ⁠⁠
Trimming in the room first makes a big difference. This is also where a really good paint brush stands out and makes the job easier. My go-to is Purdy - spend the extra couple dollars - if you do then you most likely won't have to spend the time before in trimming things off with painter's tape. My tip on this just make sure you do the trimming in when you have the most energy. It does take a bit of focus (and that good brush), so for better lines along the edges, that energy counts. ⁠

And for this ... Choosing a paint color... the ever troublesome first task of getting a project started. Narrowing it down to the top five is normally easy enough to do after standing in front of the paint color chips for awhile. The next step tends to be the most important - how will it really look like in your house? ⁠ ⁠
There's a couple different ways you can test the colors. Option 1 (and my preferred) - is just taking samples of those paints and painting them up on the wall. This is a great way to see how they look in the light in the room throughout all times of the day. Option 2 is similar - but instead of directly on your wall, use a white poster board or something similar to paint the samples on and then move it around the room to also see the colors in the light. ⁠ ⁠
There's one difference between these - the color painted with a white base, and the color painted with whatever base your wall currently is. If you aren't going to do a prime coat first, and are using a paint/primer in one - keep this in mind!⁠

The Before... and the much upgraded After. This is a great example of a project any skill level can tackle! This old 3-drawer dresser, is one of those build-it-yourself items from Target, 15 years old. Now with a simple cost of paint a couple license plate embellishments and k***s - it's upgraded and has an extended life! ⁠⁠
I want to comment a bit about the license plates selected for this project. They are the years family members were born - making this project even that more special. It's always in the details that the true special meaning of a project comes out. ⁠⁠⁠⁠