Jason's home that is! Jason's new apartment is the second floor of an old firehouse in South Philly. It is such a neat space, lots of room and a great location! The only downside, the bright colors that the previous tenants used to paint the walls. Perhaps when he was younger the bright red and the purple might have been okay, but now my grown up son is looking for something a little more classic.
Jason and I have actually only painted together a couple of times. All of those times occurred before he was even 10 years old. So this was a new experience for us. We had a great time and accomplished quite a bit. Our first job, cutting the new paint against the ceiling line around the bedroom and two walls in the living room.
Then it was onto the walls. Jason had painted the front hall so I set about painting the doors so the room could be finished.
That was one coat on the red doors. I did one more before I left and I think that only one more will be needed to completely cover the previous color.
Three coats will be needed on the walls in the bedroom, this is after two and I think it is looking pretty good. The purple was not easy to cover!
The beadboard in the livingroom was painted a bright glossy red. After two coats it is looking pretty good. The third coat of paint should go on pretty easy, it will just take time!
Those are the colors on the walls when we started! It is looking so much better and brighter now!
It is so exciting to be able to help Jason as he sets up his first solo apartment. My little boy is definitely growing up!
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Jason's home that is! Jason's new apartment is the second floor of an old firehouse in South Philly. It is such a neat space, lots of room and a great location! The only downside, the bright colors that the previous tenants used to paint the walls. Perhaps when he was younger the bright red and the purple might have been okay, but now my grown up son is looking for something a little more classic.
Jason and I have actually only painted together a couple of times. All of those times occurred before he was even 10 years old. So this was a new experience for us. We had a great time and accomplished quite a bit. Our first job, cutting the new paint against the ceiling line around the bedroom and two walls in the living room.
Then it was onto the walls. Jason had painted the front hall so I set about painting the doors so the room could be finished.
That was one coat on the red doors. I did one more before I left and I think that only one more will be needed to completely cover the previous color.
Three coats will be needed on the walls in the bedroom, this is after two and I think it is looking pretty good. The purple was not easy to cover!
The beadboard in the livingroom was painted a bright glossy red. After two coats it is looking pretty good. The third coat of paint should go on pretty easy, it will just take time!
Those are the colors on the walls when we started! It is looking so much better and brighter now!
It is so exciting to be able to help Jason as he sets up his first solo apartment. My little boy is definitely growing up!
