Sending hugs! Hope you can leave it till tomorrow. After a good night's sleep, you will know what you want to do.
27 Jul 15 by member: heidij123
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My wife often finds that the color for something she picked out doesn't look like she'd hoped once it's painted on, very frustrating. I tell her our house keeps getting smaller and smaller one coat of paint at a time. :) Sorry...the good news if it can be called that once you find the right color it'll cover up the other stuff. Hope the weather turns around for you and is better suited to the jobs you're trying to complete....sending yous some good vibes. :)
27 Jul 15 by member: jmb3450
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Rustolem comes in lots of colors, maybe you can find it at a Lowes, Wal Mart or HomeDepot when you go to a larger city and re-do it. Another thought is to paint over the rustoleum since the door is now protected. Sorry you don't have a color you like.
The cool wet weather is not nice for getting paint to dry.
27 Jul 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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I really admire how your days are alwyas FRUITFUL. Know exactly what you mean about painting and colours. :( Used to happen to me a lot! This city girl has found a colour consultant at Benjamin Moore who has saved me hours of time and tears by coming to my house, and in under one hour, choosing colours from her swatches with her input. But fully realize your situation is more complicated- limited paint choices, etc. Hang in there!! You will find something that you like. :) And yah you for teachng your son a huge lesson! No doubt he will grow up to have his mom's work ethic, and his future wife/kids will be so blessed!! Already a very fruitful day!! Hugggs!!
27 Jul 15 by member: Bible Bliss
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I can understand your frustration of painting a door I did that over the winter, a year ago and it doesn't look right and have yet to repaint it. I even took color samples home and looked at it for a month's. WFN has some great idea's about deciding on paint. In time it will all work out. And at least you don't have to clean up after your son's cat and I bet next time he won't do that again. ;) One can only hope.
27 Jul 15 by member: Jones Jennifer
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i have looked online at SW paint colors and i have to put oil over oil based so they have a naval blue I really like. Rich deep blue. I think I am sending my hubby off to get some for me later. Hope it comes in qts because I do not even need close to a gallon for a door even if I did both sides. Counter guys were here with their laser template system and got is all measured. I hope I am not going to hate having 2 in rounded corners over their usual 1 in rounded. but I do not want small ones or big ppl hurt off the many corners we have esp since they stick out in places. God knows I do not need my counters to assault someone. Contractor is tearing abort the outside of the house around the door to get to the rot and it is a lot. my yard is a mess and means of egress is down to going through the business entrance. We are closed today so thank goodness for small favors. I need them.
27 Jul 15 by member: Pterath
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I am normally good with colors I am a graphic designer so i am good at picking them but everything was sold out everywhere I went - 4 stores yesterday. So I settled. Mistake. I should have just gone to SW in the first place. now we are going to spend more money in a budget that is dwindling. NOt happy about that either. SMH
27 Jul 15 by member: Pterath
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I have to do all my trim and the new fake chimney, it's all going to be white, very simple. I may eventually change my mind about the door once I build a small front deck sometime in the future. It has to stop raining for long enough, this may be my week off in September project the way this summer is going. LOL OH YUCK about the cat. Hope you get the smell out. Vinegar is often a good solution or you can get an enzyme in pet depts. that eats the odor causing bacteria, WalMart has it pretty cheap.
27 Jul 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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Did not realize you are a graphic designer, handy skill in your reno!! I'm a quilter so have developed a sense of color, it's fun seeing how some unexpected colors come together and look amazing even if it's not such a usual combo. I'm loving hot lime green accents with my dark red in my kitchen, it really pops!
27 Jul 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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I am sorry you are having a "manic Monday". Here's hoping it will turn around.=)
27 Jul 15 by member: skwhite
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No break on the humidity this week unfortunately, I am putting off some painting until the weekend. I want a fire engine red front door but I got vetoed lol. I am so tired of white and black everything. i still need to cut a pile of trim boards and stain them if it stays dry long enough. I have the wood now to build the vanity for the bathroom too, but I am still waiting on a plumber buddy of mine to swap out the mess for that new flexible hose stuff. Those shark bites look easy enough but anything that has the potential to,leak scares me lol. I swear I am not starting another project until my bathroom is done!
27 Jul 15 by member: nicholaix
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Hang in there.. it will get better. and I agree, make him clean it up ... my kids always learned the hard way when i wouldnt "save the day" i would say " work it out son." and they only messed up a few time.. Hope you day gets better....
27 Jul 15 by member: redgirl1974
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I wanted the same red door for the side and the business entrance a pop of color and with the dragon logo on the sign I thought it would be cool ron wanted dark read :P I am not a fan of red esp light or dark I want it candy apple or fire engine red like u said. so blue it is.
27 Jul 15 by member: Pterath
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Jeri, I am using vinegar... keep it around for when towels and bathing suits stay wet too long. ANd I spot treated the cushions wiped them with vinegar and rinsed as best as I could the things that can go into the wash he is doing. Some things i can trust a 12 yr old with others not so much.
27 Jul 15 by member: Pterath
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I love my project I hate the complications like yesterday... I should have just told my hubby to suck it up and deal and gone to SW in the first place. Back off to sand/steelwool the gloss off the paint so i can paint it again later.
27 Jul 15 by member: Pterath
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Trapping cats is not fun. Sorry to hear about the mess she made. Love the quotes. I must really miss Jonathan's posts because I keep seeing pics of lions and they make me think of him!
27 Jul 15 by member: Sugar Waffle
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Picture of your cat is impressive....any wonder there was such a mess
27 Jul 15 by member: alphamares
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Vinegar is terrific stuff. I use it instead of fabric softener in downey balls in the wash. I also clean with it a lot, mix it with ammonia, and alcohol for window cleaner. OOps meant to get another gallon today.
27 Jul 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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Nichol, I'm with you an the humidity, it's not nice here either. I'm sitting here waiting for breathing meds to work after running from one store to another in a vehicle with no ac. 95 degrees and I think the humidity is about the same.
27 Jul 15 by member: wholefoodnut
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That's a good lesson your son got, they need to clean up their own messes or they will never learn.
27 Jul 15 by member: snezica
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