Pulls in finally. Flooring is supposed to be in tomorrow so JD will take most of the day driving down and back to get it..fingers crossed it goes in soon and I can make a decision on the stupid wall color, if it stays or gets repainted a second time.

New basement door is in..kitties have a new and fancier door than they did on the old basement door. Didn’t think the door being different wood would change the color of the stain so drastically-soooo kinda killed my plan for it to match the inside trim around the doorways and windows. Not a huge deal but argh. Just one thing I’d like to get right the first time, that’s all I ask.

Wow. What a transformation. Things are looking fantastic!

I just noticed the little cat door! OMG how cute it that! How is it attached? The cat just pushes through? So cute

@ilikefriday, Hey Friday! Do you still have those black chairs in your kitchen/DR? I thought about them on another thread but I have no idea what that style is called. Can you help me out here? I remember you got them on Amazon instead of some absurd expensive brand.

Hope everyone is doing well! I haven't done much DIY lately. I made some hand crochet blankets at Christmas and painted stripes in my girls rooms at Thanksgiving. I need to get back on it!

Ooo stripes sound fun! Different color stripes or matte/glossy?

They cut the upside down U shape and then used little hinges, and there's a little hook/eye to close it if we want to keep the kitties upstairs/downstairs. The door is heavy enough it just stays open on it's own, against the big door. Dad's been hounding me to find a vinyl cut out of a cat to put on the door. The plan is to put doors on the three bedroom doors as well when we redo those....tho I think we're getting a dog the end of summer, soooo they'll have to figure out something big enough for the dog. Or a double of some sort for any time the dog can't come in but the cats can. The things people do for their pets ha!

I think they're putting the lights in above the sink today. He put the little piece of butcher block on that small end cabinet..looks good. He also said in a couple years we'll probably replace the laminate and do epoxied butcher block, or maybe white.

@Missi (4b IA)

OMG that is so cute! I have never seen a cat door.

@justcallmepool

I got them from Amazon. The brand is Poly and Bark. The cost was somewhere around @99 per chair. I no longer see them on Amazon. Macy's has them, as well as many other websites.

I have been doing a ton of painting lately. I am thinking of starting a painting business. That has been my only diy project for the past month or so.

I did redo my powder room several months ago. Not sure if I already shared the photos on this thread or not. I shared on the conversation side.

pics Friday pics!

@Missi (4b IA)

Here is what I have been working on.

My idea is to sell my own paintings but to also create large (12x18 and larger) paint by number sets for people with zero experience so they can create large pieces of artwork of their own. They can either use one of my templates or one that I create specifically for them using their photo. All my paintings, as well as the pbn sets that I have created, are completed with a knife, not a brush. And, they are done with oil paint and wax.

I did this one earlier this week using a pbn I created. It was done in two stages. The first stage was the painting without the red and blue highlights. A few days later I added the blue and red.

The technique is similar to icing a cake.

Frederick Douglass

Another one I did pbn.

Someone else did this same painting using a pbn template. This is the first portrait she has ever painted.

My painting is above. Hers is below.

No idea why Frederick Douglass is not showing above, at least not on my computer...

Wow Friday! Omg you are so talented. Those are gorgeous and amazing and I absolutely LOVE your PBN idea!

I bought a cheap pbn of Santa Claus off Amazon but still haven’t started it. 😂

And thank you for the chair info

Missi, here are girls rooms. I bought a white comforter and some new sheets. I don’t love love either but they were in my price range so 🤷🏻‍♀️
I still plan to make a fabric balance for their windows and paint some kind of palm leaves on the wall adjacent to stripes (across from window wall). And hang some art I have.

Argh just lost my post!

Pool-the stripes are adorable! Was it hard to do? I wanted to do stripes in London’s room a while back but figured there would be all kinds of seepage.

Friday-holy cow lady, those are lovely! And how cool to do your own pb-very creative! Will you have a website for people to buy? It seems intimidating to not use a brush.

Lights are up!

On tonight. they’re dimmable but not on a dimmer switch yet.

@justcallmepool

The rooms are adorable! I am sure your kids are thrilled.

@Missi (4b IA)

The lights look great. You have completely transformed your kitchen! I have a website but it will not be complete for a few more weeks. You won't get anywhere if you try it now. www.foxiwabi.com

i hope you’ll let us know when it‘s up and ready-I’d love to check it out amd post a link on FB for people to find you!

Thank you! I appreciate that. I will let you know. I am shooting for sometime in Feb.

I agree! I can’t wait to check it out and see all your art on the site. How fabulous.

Missi, for the stripes I used green Frog Tape. I read it has some stuff that is activated when it gets wet from the paint and creates a seal. But it was suggested to wipe down the edges with a damp rag first bc it doesn’t always react quick enough before the paint seeps under.
I will say I think it did a pretty good job doing that! The first room has a little seepage but you only see it if right next to it. And anyone who is can suck it if they comment haha
The next room I made sure to run a straight edge down the tape to make sure it was down really well. And that worked great!

Missi, your kitchen is looking fabulous! I wish I had the energy and motivation to do mine.

Really great job so far on those rooms, Pool. You did an awesome job on the stripes, very professional looking. And I love the floors.

Friday, I am jealous that you will have a website up, soon! I, too, really want to sell my art and have been trying to get more paintings done (ya, know, so I actually have something to sell).

Your latest paintings are gorgeous.

@christinero

I would LOVE to see your latest masterpieces. Do you have any photos you can share?

Whoop, whoop, some progress;^) finally, pipes and INSULLLLLLAAAAATION! Drywall next!!

Would love to see everyone's art work! I need a fix, nervous about gallery walks ;^)

I think I'm coming out of the funk. School has been overwhelming teaching full time face to face and virtual too, it's like 2 full time jobs :^( Everyone's progress pictures are pulling me out! Pool, love the stripes, such patience to do those. Friday, my kids would love a knife paint by number, so many fret about not staying in the lines- fantastic idea. Missi, it's coming together and looking fantastic.

Gotta say, if I can't win the lottery, at least a girl could have some walls ;^)

I will post more pictures, eventually, but here are a couple of sets that I did for my sister. Note my professional backdrop!

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@heatheron40

It looks like you are totally in the thick of things. I love projects like what you have going on.

@christinero

Love that first set of paintings. What is the medium? Are those alcohols?

Thanks, Friday! Mostly acrylic paint and some acrylic ink.

Holy moly, people!!!! You've been busy!! Impressive work all around. Wall stripes, Pool?! Damn, that's courage in my books. Mr. Douglass is arresting, Ms Friday. Your website is a fantastic idea. Looking forward to that for you. I can't comment on everything in these updates because I can't keep up with all your ingenuity and talent. Know that I tip my hat off to you all. You're an inspiration. But really, as much as you inspire, I'd rather if you all could just move near me and lend me a hand.... ;-)

(That lovely Penny sure started a fantastic thread. Hope she's well.)

I tried my hand at paint pouring/blowing. I don't know, there's something about the process that doesn't feel right to me. Maybe I'm too controlling! LOL. Or, maybe I'm just not good at it. I don't think it's for me.

Of course, I figured this out after my lovely DH bought me a blower (since my blow dryer didn't seem to cut it). At the very least, I think I would have to add some of my own embellishments by hand.

Beautiful colors too! Especially since its so gray here this time of year :^)

@christinero

I think they look fabulous as is. The bottom left reminds me of what you would see if looking down at an ocean wave, like from up in the sky. Very cool! I love the color combo.

I like them-they're pretty! Looks like they would be fun to do as well.

Thanks, guys. I have to admit, I do like the colors I used and they are kind of fun to do.

I saw an artist on you tube who said that paint pouring is garbage and is the scourge of the art world!

I don't know that I agree with that, completely, I just don't know if it's as satisfying as doing it all by my own hand. Whatever produces a good painting, I guess. But, a lot more time and energy went into these (no paint pouring involved): What do you think?

It's not at all what I started out envisioning, so it's like paint pouring in the respect that I don't really know what I'll end up with!

Those look fantastic! I love them. As for paint pouring, I have never tried it but isn't it about making cells? Did you use a blow touch? Or am I thinking resin???

Thank you, Friday! It was touch and go with those, but I think I like them.

Yes, you usually get cells in paint pouring and there are some small ones in mine (just hard to see in the pictures). I don't really like A LOT of cells, so I don't use silicone (which produces more cells). Plus, I don't think I'm mixing my paints thin enough, which is why my blow dryer was not moving the paint (the blower my DH bought me moves it all the way to the walls!).

I do use a blow torch to get rid of bubbles and it can bring out cells and uncover colors underneath. In that respect, it is kind of fun to see what is there.

@christinero

I have watched many videos on paint pouring, and it seems like a colossal waste of paint. How much paint did it require when you did it? On the other hand, it seems to result in some stunning designs. Didn't Seajay say that her sister does paint pouring, or am I hallucinating???

I found the post. I took a screen shot of it.

I'm with ya, there, Friday, huge waste of paint (which bothers me every time I watch those videos).

I did it a little differently than all the videos I've watched so did not waste a bunch of paint.

I mixed just enough paint that I thought I would need to do the job, without all of the spilling over the sides. I think with 2 of the 3, I went back a couple of times, added a little paint, and blew it around until I liked it. So, I wasn't really concerned if I didn't completely cover the canvas the first time. You can see the layers in that bottom left "ocean wave" (that you named!).

You do thin the paint with water to get it to move so it's not all just paint but still! I don't like wasting it so I don't dump cups and cups of it on the canvas.

Messy, but it’s done! Now I wish we’d nit painted the living room repose gray. Don’t like it with the floors. Argh. Wish I knew what lights other people have that make their walls more brown. We already will be repainting the kitchen-if we have to do the living room too I think he’ll have a coronary. Tho, we’re going to put in a wall of cabinets around the tv, so that will take away some of it I think. Won’t really see the walls as much I guess then.

Haven’t ordered samples yet from Samplize, but do have three actual paint samples here that I put on the wall quick last night. The last one is the only one I like, of those three.

Love the floor! Progress, it always feels great😉 I would go with the warmest one. Guessing it's the one on the left, can't always tell on screens. Continues to look great!

Looks so good Missi!

Maybe look up the kelvins of light bulbs. Or even search here on Houzz bc I’ve read several posts from Pros before talking about how different light bulbs affect your paint colors.

@Missi (4b IA)

It looks fantastic. And I still can't get over the cabinet color. I LOVE IT!

There are some flush mount lights on Amazon I’ve been looking at-then I can pick my own temperature and CRI. The ones I have now are LED that aren’t replaceable. One set you can decide between 3k, 4K, and 5k, and it says it’s 95 CRI...but I’m not sure how truthful that is. And the lights in the pantry are like shop lights pretty much.

tha ks about the cabinet color! I still get freaked out that it’s too bright/clean snd I should’ve gotten more of a “dusty” blue.

You got the PERFECT blue. Looks fantastic.

Thank you! Makes me feel better!

Those floors are awesome! Not too dark, not too light. Just the right amount of variation. It's all coming together really well, Missi.

Thanks Christine! I think once we get it repainted I’ll be good with the counters too..then I can start putting stuff on the walls.

Also it’s really fun to watch the cats slide all over on the floor.

One whole wall done between kitchen/dining/pantry.

Love the prints! The colours look lovely.

Thanks Tartan! They’re actually pencil drawings an artist friend did for me several years ago. I have several originals and prints from her I’ll need to find homes for in the house.

Love it! Looks fabulous :^) It all goes very well together.

Oh wow, looks awesome, Missi!