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Paint on Vinyl Flooring

26
May 2011
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Clean floorWhen I moved into my condo there were paint drips all over the vinyl floors. I tried all kinds of things to get the paint off from using a dull blade from a utility knife to one of those scrubbing sponges. Nothing was working. I finally wet the spots and used a metal spatula to remove the paint. It worked really well.

The floor has grooves in it so I had to use a small screwdriver to get the paint out of the grooves. My floor looks so much better now. Now I don’t cringe when I walk into my kitchen.

I tried to do the same thing in the bathroom but I need to find a plan B for that room because the flooring has a different makeup than the kitchen floor and the paint just won’t come off. I even tried nail polish remover (in a hidden area) but that just started removing the finish of the floor… (oops!!!).

I’ll get it all cleaned up eventually. It will just be a case of trial and error in the bathroom.

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Painting

21
Sep 2010
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We’ve been working on this house trying to get it into shape to be sold. It’s not our house. It belongs to my sister-in-law and she just put it on the market. If I were to walk into it in the condition it was in I would have turned around and walked out again. The walls looked horrible and were in bad need of a paint job.

That’s what Andi and I have been doing lately. The living room, kitchen, family room, bathrooms, upstairs hallway and 1 bedroom have been painted mostly by Andi. This week I’ve been working on my bedroom. I got 3 walls painted before I ran out of paint and most of the trim done. We still have to get more paint to finish my room and the last bedroom, which is a bright pepto bismol pink! We need to get more ceiling paint too to finish the upstairs hallway, my bedroom and the pink room. Then we should be finished with the painting.

Andi also painted the kitchen cabinets and Drew painted the hardware for the cabinets and the exhaust hood for the range. Everything is starting to looks so much better.

Now to get sis-in-law here to go through all of the stuff she left here when she moved. There are boxes and boxes of stuff all over the place.

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Rehab

06
Aug 2010
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Andi, Drew and I have been rehabbing my sister-in-law’s house that we have been living in. Some bedrooms have been painted. The living room has been painted and so has the kitchen. The kitchen could use new counter tops, sink and new Moen kitchen faucets. It’s surprising what a coat or two of paint can do. The kitchen cabinets have been painted white and the old hardware was taken off and painted what now looks like a brushed chrome. It looks really pretty.

Drew took down the range hood and gave it the same brushed chrome look too. The walls had an apple wallpaper border along the backsplash and we took that down. It was very easy to do with a spray bottle filled with hot water and a scraper. Over the sink had apples painted across the wooden strip that joins the cabinets on either side. They are now gone too thanks to primer and paint.

I have to admit that I didn’t get to help out with the painting much. I mostly kept the baby occupied while Andi did most of the work. I did help with the trim while the baby was napping though.

The house looks almost 100% better now even though there are still more rooms that need repainting.

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Need to redecorate

02
Aug 2010
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I need to redecorate my bedroom. It’s needs painting in the worst way. I also need a real bed. Right now I’m sleeping on an air mattress bed and I really miss my queen bed. I have a $50 gift card to spend on bedding and will either use that to get a nice mattress pad or matouk linens for the bed.

I’m thinking of painting the room a nice, calming color. Right now it’s my escape.. well it will be more of an escape once I get a TV for in there and get it painted and get new linens and comforter. It’s a plain, dirty white rectangle right now.

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Moved

24
Jul 2010
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I moved 2 weeks ago and it feels so good to finally be out of that camper we were in. I’m living at my sister-in-laws house with my daughter, her fiancée and son. I’m also living with a kitty and puppy too. They don’t get along too well yet but they are getting better being around each other.

My sister-in-law moved into a 1 bedroom condo and we are paying rent and also trying to fix the place up so she can sell it later on. The house needs lots of paint and care to get it ready for sale. There is a fireplace in the basement that is white painted brick. It would be nice to be able to get rid of the brick and replace that with one of the nice Amish fireplaces that I’ve seen. There is one that even has a entertainment center type surround for it.

This house is electric and having a fireplace in the winter helps to keep the heating bills down. It doesn’t have central air either, just window units. We only put the air on in the rooms we are in. At night we turn off the downstairs units and turn on the bedroom units.

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Fixing up

11
Jul 2010
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I have the bathroom all fixed up here. It just needs a nice paint job. I don’t really care for the color…. it’s too dark. I found a basket that I had with me that I put on the back of toilet tank that I have my deodorant, toothpaste, hair brush, combs, and makeup in (no testosterone cream though).

It’s so nice to have a full sized tub/shower, a real toilet and normal sized sink again. After living in a camper and using a tiny shower, a camper toilet and small sink I feel like I’m living in a castle!

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I need a house

25
Jun 2008
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I keep getting a decorating bug but I can’t do what I picture in my mind. I am allowed to paint, but the colors have to be neutral. The picture in my mind is in the style of the Tuscany villa rentals. If I had my own home I could do whatever I wanted with it.

Hubby thinks I watch too much HGTV. That could be true but I get a lot of good ideas watching those shows. I think I’m a closet decorator.. lol. I also like to watch Clean House on the Style channel. Watching that show makes me think that my messes really aren’t as bad as I think they are!

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