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When to Hire a Painter

by Lindsay Ballard on January 13, 2014 1,862 Comments

One of the easiest ways to have the biggest change in a room is to paint the walls. You’ve heard that time and time again – and it’s mostly true. I say mostly, because even though I am a huge proponent of DIY work around the house, there are simply times when it is a better idea to leave the painting to the professionals.

Yeah, I know some of you are happy to hear that.

As I’ve shown you before, I have a two-story living room – with a vaulted ceiling. It was beige from ceiling to carpet. And it was the bane of my existence. I threw some stuff up on the walls when we moved into the house almost 6 years ago, and I pretty much left it at that….

How to Ask for Lindsay White Paint at Home Depot

by Lindsay Ballard on January 9, 2014 2,077 Comments

When I was searching for the most perfect white paint on Earth for my ceilings, I kept coming up short. Out of all of my fan decks, the colors were just not quite white enough. They were too yellow, too blue, too gray. It made me feel like the Goldilocks of white paint.

I knew that a lot of people bought white paint straight off the shelf. I considered going that route, too, until one of my favorite paint mixologists (I know that’s not a real thing, but I like calling them that) at Home Depot suggested that I add some colorant into the white base to bind the paint. Otherwise, it likely wouldn’t cover very well since it would be slightly transparent. So, we decided to add 1 ounce of white to the already white paint. Why? We just thought it sounded right. I mean white.

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