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This is a blog about my passion: dollhouses and miniatures. This particular blog was started to follow my miniature dream: to create a Victorian Mansion. But work on my Mansion is slow. Very slow. Sloth slow. Ice Age glacier movement slow. Why? Because I am easily distracted by other personal miniature projects (I have 50+ roomboxes and 15 dollhouses in various stages of incompletion) and because I work for a miniature shop and am often up to my elbows in miniature projects that aren't mine! So, I thought, some artists work in a particular medium (woods, watercolors, clay, oils, etc.), I work in progress . . . .

Friday, February 24, 2017

Up to my elbows in primer

Spent almost 2 hours priming various parts of the House with Damaged Porch Roof from the last blog entry...
Foundation is primed and replacement siding strips are primed (gotta paint both sides to prevent a lot of warping).  I also slapped some primer on the exposed house body above the door to help seal the mildew/moldy areas.
BEFORE

AFTER
 Living Room got a fresh coat of paint on the ceiling and walls and foundation is now primed.
BEFORE

AFTER
Did not get a very good 'before' photo of the dining room, but it also now has a fresh coat of paint and looks much improved!

And, in my typical fashion, I managed to get primer all over my hands and up my arms to my elbows.  I scrubbed so vigorously to remove the paint I gave myself nasty rug burns on my arms.  they are burning right now -- Some days I am not the brightest! LOL

I hope to glue the siding on the front of the house before I leave work today and then it won't get any more attention until next week...my arms need the rest! :)

Red Townhouse customer returned to the store and finished picking out her wallpapers and floorings so I will work on that tomorrow instead.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, Lori - All that scrubbing and primer, are making a huge difference already. I'm sorry about the nasty rug burns on your arms; hope they heal fast so you can get back to more scrubbing and primer. (Hopefully without the burns!)
    Marjorie

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  2. Hello Lori,
    I do loath primer. As useful as is it gets all over my arms...and believe me, I'm hairy so washing it off is a production each time! However, the rooms are looking fantastic. I can't wait to see more.
    Big hug
    Giac

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