Emblazon!
After I typed so highly of it, Skip's paint sprayer decided not to pump the ceiling paint. (The primer is thinner.) After 5 minutes of ceiling rolling, Rita gave up. Skip and Eric did a couple rooms. We went out and got a new paint sprayer, the Graco Magnum DX from Home Depot. It's not really the new tool Eric was hoping to have to buy for the house, but it worked well. It took us about 6 hours to two coat a majority of the ceilings. We also got the roller attachment for it and used it to put the paint on the walls for the main color. For everything else, it wasn't worth setting up the paint sprayer/roller. The only color that we aren't quite sure is going to stick is the green for Elena's room. It is a light green, but it has a bright radioactive glow...
Do these colors match? All except 2 of my colors come from Farm and Fleet's Valspar Urban Habitat color swatches, but I'm using Hallman Lindsey paint because they have a low luster acrylic enamel (aka flat and washable.) for the walls. All my colors had to be color matched. The original yellow I picked for the kitchen is the color swatch on the right, City Escape. The issue: the color matcher matches to natural light. The tinted paint (on the left) matched prefect in natural light, but under a CFL, it looked ugly green. The store tried adding more red to tone down the green and it worked somewhat but not enough. I ended up having them match Graceful Moon, a different yellow, and they also didn't add any green to it even though it called for a little. The new color (on the wall) looks really good and almost matches the original City Escape under CFLs. If anyone would like 2 gallons of the City Escape yellow and doesn't have cool lighting or likes the funky greeness, it is yours. Unfortunately, the 3rd gallon popped opened when it hit the floor at the foot of the basement stairs...
We also got a sink hooked and then eventually hot water. That blue attachment on the sink is from a $5.99 roller cleaning kit from Menards. The yellow thing is the other piece. It is highly recommended and what you've been missing your whole life when it comes to cleaning rollers!
The foyer again and a bench that works great for edging around 8 foot ceilings. They have really nice contractor ones with adjustable heights, but this was a less expensive option available at Menards.
Eric is excited about his new office. The color is called Reality which made us chuckle.
Chicago Skyline is the master bath color. It looked so green going on Eric thought I switched the colors on him, but it dried this really pretty greenish gray blue.
For all those who wish I would stop with the house pictures and just post baby pictures... :)
Do these colors match? All except 2 of my colors come from Farm and Fleet's Valspar Urban Habitat color swatches, but I'm using Hallman Lindsey paint because they have a low luster acrylic enamel (aka flat and washable.) for the walls. All my colors had to be color matched. The original yellow I picked for the kitchen is the color swatch on the right, City Escape. The issue: the color matcher matches to natural light. The tinted paint (on the left) matched prefect in natural light, but under a CFL, it looked ugly green. The store tried adding more red to tone down the green and it worked somewhat but not enough. I ended up having them match Graceful Moon, a different yellow, and they also didn't add any green to it even though it called for a little. The new color (on the wall) looks really good and almost matches the original City Escape under CFLs. If anyone would like 2 gallons of the City Escape yellow and doesn't have cool lighting or likes the funky greeness, it is yours. Unfortunately, the 3rd gallon popped opened when it hit the floor at the foot of the basement stairs... 
We also got a sink hooked and then eventually hot water. That blue attachment on the sink is from a $5.99 roller cleaning kit from Menards. The yellow thing is the other piece. It is highly recommended and what you've been missing your whole life when it comes to cleaning rollers!
The foyer again and a bench that works great for edging around 8 foot ceilings. They have really nice contractor ones with adjustable heights, but this was a less expensive option available at Menards.
Eric is excited about his new office. The color is called Reality which made us chuckle.
Chicago Skyline is the master bath color. It looked so green going on Eric thought I switched the colors on him, but it dried this really pretty greenish gray blue.
For all those who wish I would stop with the house pictures and just post baby pictures... :)
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