"Oh I just love to paint, it's so relaxing!"
If you have made this statement in your life, I don't think we can be friends ;)
I LOVE color!
I LOATHE painting. I am NOT one of those meticulous gals. I get bored in about 19 seconds and am a natural born messy messaroo. The idea of taping and cutting in and dripping and cleaning rollers makes me crazy just thinking about it.
But then my good friend Google said she could help! I found a video from a company called Shur Line. Skeptically I watched, because everything is easy on ALL these company run training videos. I went to Lowe's AND Home Depot.com and read reviews of the product. Most were raves. Everyone agreed that you need a bit of a learning curve and FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, which frankly, I never do. And it's a Thrifty $4.95!
But this time I did follow directions and I have to say WOW. 15 minutes to do the baseboard area of a room with relative little mess. Do yourself a favor and watch the video first! ( No, I don't get money for this, I just really love this edger!) The video has an annoying twinge to it but hang it in there, the info is good.
Shur-Line How to Video
But be careful when you go shopping They have two out there. Get THIS one:
NOT this one. This one with white wheels has no levers to lift the edge guide and the pad falls off whenever it feels like it. I used it before trust me.
So I got mine out and ready to roll. I followed instructions to lift the edger levers then LET IT FLOAT. Don't pounce, dip or smash. This was the learning curve. But once you get it, you GET IT
Swish and swirl the excess in the pan
Wipe on the sides of pan
This I did this myself. I wiped the top edge with a baby wipe to make sure nothing was on the edge ends. I did this each time and I believe made a HUGE difference.
ONE MINUTE to do that one wall!
The upper edging was a tad bit trickier. I used a fancy paint extender ( aka BROOM HANDLE). My ceiling has that popcorn texture so it was not as smooth as the baseboards. But I have zero complaints and I usually and I champion whiner. So 5 thrifty stars to this little fella!
So go ahead haters, paint away!
My trick to doing walls in my next post! And watch for more updates for this kid room to craft room makeover!
