Acrobatic Painting

Mike and I finally decided to bite the bullet and paint almost our entire house. The living room, dining room, stairs, upstairs hall and loft. It's been a lot of work and I for one am tired! Mom's, you might not want to look at the pics or read this part...we had to be very creative when it came to the stairs and tall ceilings. We had a 17' ladder that worked on some spots, but others, like mid stairs, we had to put bricks on one stair to bring it level to the next one and then get on the ladder so I could tape and eventually paint. We didn't want the ceiling the same color so we taped the ceiling off but even though we bought the really good tape, it wasn't perfect so I had to hand touch up the whole staircase. I got smart this time and stood on the ledge and either leaned over or put one foot onto the window ledge. Mike had to take all the blinds off and put them back up, one was 17' upbove the landing, it was a little scary. I did everything else mostly so he could hold the ladder. I was SO glad when it was over. It literally took all Sunday afternoon trying to figure it out and then actually getting the nerve up to do it.

It was well worth it, I love the new colors. It adds so much to our house. The girls were amazing while we painted. I felt really bad as they had to entertain themselves all day for 4-5 days with the only outing being Home Depot for paint or supplies.