All Things in Moderation [Jas]

DaddyCool · Post by **DaddyCool** » 28 May 2020, 21:40

I missed the pokeage lol

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 29 May 2020, 11:28

Yeah, they're like slavedrivers.

Don't make a post for long enough and they prod you into action.

It's p harsh.

Post by **Noodle** » 29 May 2020, 13:55

Slavery!

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 30 May 2020, 04:16

Gotta turn the crank.

I was gonna do another episode of "On Atoms and Neutrons" but for the moment I'm not feeling it.

Life's good right now.

One major project we have going on is fixing the basement.

It's not broken, per se, but it was in a state.

Before selling the house, the previous owners painted. I think they probably just used whatever they found on the discounted paint rack at Lowes, because the color schemes throughout were unpleasant.

The main floor was like peach and salmon, the bedroom was white with a deep red "accent wall", and unfortunately the entire basement was like a light (but vibrant!) yellow and a deep olive green.

Together, the paint very closely resembled something you'd find in your bathroom after a night of puking.

In addition to this unpleasant combination, the basement felt dark and dungeonesque because of the darker colors.

We played around with the idea of some light greys to brighten them up, but they all still felt dark. So we settled on an incandescent white that's gonna show dirt like nobody's business, but makes the space livable.

We finished one area this weekend: the family room. This has our big TV, which has been retired for months as we were painting.

You see, those colors (and especially that green) were so dark they required like 6 coats of paint+primer to finally mask. I think we might have been less frustrated to have just torn down and rehing the drywall.

That, plus the fact that we just didn't want to do it, prolapse it quite a long time. The rest of the main area of the basement is nearing completion.

Then we get to paint the downstairs bedroom, which will ultimately become my office. I am currently in the loft, but it's not private enough and too hot in n the summer. So I'm moving downstairs where it's cooler and where I'd have doors.

Anyway that's probably a good update for now.

DaddyCool · Post by **DaddyCool** » 01 Jun 2020, 20:44

Noodle wrote: ↑
29 May 2020, 13:55
Slavery!

Viva the revolution!

Pixiedora · Post by **Pixiedora** » 02 Jun 2020, 08:04

Wow that is some...uh..interesting design choices they went for there

6 coats to cover? That's insane. I had to paint 3 layers of primer over a dark purple wall at ours and that was tough so feel for you there!

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 02 Jun 2020, 12:39

Pixiedora wrote: ↑
02 Jun 2020, 08:04
Wow that is some...uh..interesting design choices they went for there 6 coats to cover? That's insane. I had to paint 3 layers of primer over a dark purple wall at ours and that was tough so feel for you there!

Yeah, it was insane. If the walls were all the same color to start with, we might have gotten away with three coats. You could still see a tinge of the green after 3 coats but if it was uniform I might have been able to live with that (Jenna maybe not as much).

But since the yellow walls held the white a little better, it was noticeable.

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 04 Jun 2020, 05:37

Hm, I wonder why no one ever posts in here.

DaddyCool · Post by **DaddyCool** » 04 Jun 2020, 09:58

*wakes up from long nap*

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 04 Jun 2020, 12:19

Old age getting the better of you too? Lol.

DaddyCool · Post by **DaddyCool** » 04 Jun 2020, 23:31

Jas wrote: ↑
04 Jun 2020, 12:19
Old age getting the better of you too? Lol.

I'm not that old I fought for the Nazi's before it was cool!

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 05 Jun 2020, 03:49

Haha don't worry you're only a year or two older than me, hoss.

Unless your profile is lying lol.

GraceMellody · Post by **GraceMellody** » 08 Jun 2020, 06:46

*pokes Jas* Hi hi!

Jas · Post by **Jas** » 08 Jun 2020, 11:10

Hey hey!

Haven't done an update in here in a bit. I should do so sometime.

DaddyCool · Post by **DaddyCool** » 08 Jun 2020, 18:42

Jas wrote: ↑
08 Jun 2020, 11:10
Hey hey!

Haven't done an update in here in a bit. I should do so sometime.

Oh yeah you should