Assuring Crispy
The sun did weird things with my camera, and the new ceiling color is more violet than pink in person, but this image nonetheless reveals something vital: the value of a crisp edge.
To the left is a sloppy edge, with violet paint glopped onto the porch beam. This is OK as this was the only way to get paint all the way into the inside corner.
To the right is my carefully painted beam and 1/4-round (click image to enlarge).
Ross…happy.
(Note: the electrical boxes will soon have cover plates. Ross…excited.)
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Oh! Oh! Cover plates means bulbs not far behind. I can’t wait to see a photo of the porch finally lit up.
Mary, cover plates mean plates that cover over the electrical boxes.
The porch had no lighting originally.
Bulbs are not oncoming!
Nice attention to detail! Such is high-quality work.
Beautifully crisp! Just lovely!
The porch looks so very nice!!
I know this makes you so happy!
I love the forward momentum you have going.
Are those two hangers in the ceiling for a porch swing?
Looks like your next door neighbor could use some tips on painting his house.
That’s Ross’ carriage house, still undergoing lots of work inside and out.
OK. Sorry about that. Seems like a completely overwhelming amount of work. I have no idea how he/you keep up with it all.
Ross’ uses his patented “baby steps” process. It’s slow, but very, very effective.
Pretty! It’s so amazing what a clean finished edge will do to a whole area.
What a beautiful sight, I assume you are going to paint the 1/4 round on the left side to even out the glops. But of course you will. Silly me.
Ross, no matter how you cut it — it’s just friggin’ beautiful.
It’s taken me about 5 days, but I have now read all of the posts on the blog. I found it initially as I was looking for thoughts on late 1800s/early 1900s kitchens. I read the initial kitchen posts and then went back to the beginning and just kept reading…
As an archaeologist and historic preservationist, thank you Ross, for saving this big beautiful house. Today, on an Election Day that is making my liberal heart beat too fast, I appreciate that somewhere in Kansas, things are getting a bit better…
That photo frames a lovely autumn view down your street, Ross.
I would never have thought a violet porch ceiling was the way to go but WOW, it’s spectacular!