
...did just the trick! I splurged and went with the off-the-shelf white from the Home Depot that ALSO contains a primer. Worth.It's. Weight. In. Gold. This stuff is awesome. It goes on easily, covers quickly and has a very mild odor too.
Every time I walked through our family room, my eye was drawn to the growdy-jody trim. Even though you buy the pre-white trim, you still need to paint the pre-white trim. I'm embarassed to tell you how long this has been installed in our home, but let's just say it was (*FOUR YEARS!*) time to paint over the dirt-highlighting-spackle and dull trim.


Painting our trim brightened the entire room! I'm amazed at what a difference a little paint can do.


Next up was a recently rescued coffee table. Thanks, Laura! our friends received a new-to-them really great, old trunk for Christmas and needed to find a new home for their old coffee table. Our family loves free and I loved the idea of a table that was big and sturdy enough to play at. I got a little paint feisty and didn't take an actual 'before' picture.


Ta-da! Two coats later and this guy is looking fantastic! I don't even want to know how many layers a primer-less paint would have taken. Unfortunately, our table is still a work-in-progress. There was only one day in February warm enough to paint (*I'm pretty sure it was a Godsend just for my need-to-redirect-and-find-a-quick-fix-project self. Thanks, Lord!) so our poor table has gotten a few scuffs while awaiting a last coat of paint and a couple coats of polyurethane to finish him off. Soon enough. In the meantime, it's good enough for a wee little princess to dine casually at. Raisins are our afternoon choice this week!

2 comments:
Just want you to know that I think about you a lot - and I am not sure why! Ha - I believe God puts you on my mind throughout the week to pray for you and all you are trying to accomplish :) I admire your heart and am glad that we were able to know each other for the time we lived together - but I'm also sad we didn't become closer during that time! You are a wonderful person and I look up to you. XO-Hillary
Looks so nice and fresh... Kind of like a party house :). Love you guys.
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