So as I stated yesterday my "new" room is getting a fresh coat of paint. I carried out this task today. I figured it was going to be no problem because I was under the impression I'd be helped. However, I ended up painting my whole room by myself.
Now mind you, it's not completely done. There's still some painting that needs to be done around the ceiling fan, smoke detector, and my closet. But these places were too high for me to reach. So in a few days I'll be bringing a ladder back to finish it all up. And I might even end up painting another room in the house the same color because we have a whole gallon of paint left over.
It didn't take me too long to decide on a color. I sort of already had one in mind. I just need to figure out the right shade of it. I had picked out a nice, dark tealish turquoise entitled 'Peacock Feather'. However, my father informed me it would probably dry darker. So we went with 'Mermaid Treasure' instead.
Painting the room was a lot of work. Especially since I really had no idea as to what I was doing. The last time we painted my room, my parents did most of the work. And this time around I did kind of want to do it by myself because I felt like I would appreciate it more, and because I really didn't have much of a choice. But I really like it. It looks so pretty. I'm very satisfied with the color, and how it's turned out so far.
It did take me awhile to get the whole room painted, but it was a lot of fun regardless. I started out thinking about how people paint on television and how sometimes they get covered in paint. I was really hoping I would avoid this. And I felt lin the groove about five minutes in, until I stepped on the paint can lid.
Luckily I had put down a drop cloth, so I didn't make too much of a mess. But the bottom of my foot was covered in paint for the rest of the day. I manage to get most of the paint on the walls, but paint did appear on my face, clothes, legs, arms, and in my hair. [When painting, do not get too close to the wall]
Though it took awhile to paint the entire room, I felt like it went rather fast. I did a lot of thinking and singing while I worked. Lots of reflection on the room and how I can further improve it's looks before I actually move into it. I thought about hanging a curtain as the closet door instead of having to deal with the doors. I got this inspiration from my best friend, Natalie's room. I also am in dire need of a new door. And it really needs a lock. Preferably one that cannot be picked. [Does anybody knock anymore?] I'm not sure about the window yet though. I think I might just keep the blinds, but curtains might be nice too.
There's still lots of time to think about that though. In the mean time I really need to get everything packed up so that I can actually take it over to the house when we're ready to move in. I only have three boxes packed. And one of them was a prepacked box from when we moved into the house we're currently living in. I'll hopefully be getting this done sometime this week. :]
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