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Paint, Stuff and Painting Stuff

by Lindsay Ballard on November 7, 2013 7 Comments

I really think that I was born to paint stuff.  Walls, furniture, light fixtures – there’s pretty much nothing off limits.  As a matter of fact, I have two simultaneous paint projects going on right now.  I can’t help it. Some days I wake up and just need to paint.

DIY paint technique articles on My Colortopa via MakelyHome.com

If I can’t paint, I like to help other people learn how to paint for their home.  One way I do that is through writing on this blog, which is such a joy for me.  The other thing I do is write for Glidden’s My Colortopia blog.  Each month, I write an article  that highlights things I’ve learned – and even things I’ve learned the hard way.

Oh, yes.  There have been lots and lots of things learned the hard way.

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Nancy Drew and the Case of the Marbled Light Bulb

by Lindsay Ballard on November 5, 2013 1,779 Comments

When we moved into our home over five years ago, we found that we could barely see in our master bedroom closet.  The light was so dim that I had to bring garments out of the closet to tell if they were navy or black.  One day, I may have even put on two different shoes.  And don’t even get me started on how it effected my color blind husband.

The first thing that would pop into most people’s heads would be to replace the light fixtures so that we could use a higher wattage of bulbs, right?  Yeah, we thought that too.  We even bought several can lights that Tom was going to install, but it never happened.  Ahem.  ::sideways glance at Tom::

Well, one of the bulbs in those old fixtures finally burned out a few weeks ago.  When I opened the fixture to remove the bulb that had burned out, I found that it looked like this:

What causes a marbled light bulb? via MakelyHome.com

What in the world?  This was originally a soft white bulb, but now it looks marbled.

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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