Enough with the mud and sanding. It’s time to paint! I did a final sanding, and then cleaned off the wall as best I could. I decided to go with a two tone scheme so Nico and his friend Milo came with me to Home Depot to pick out colors and get the gear we needed.
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The boys helped mask off the outlets after a little bit of training, and helped unload all the power tools that have been at the house.
After the boys finished masking off the outlets, I applied the first coat of paint (of the lighter color) while they watched a movie. Note that the bottom third of the wall is not painted; this will be the darker color. Tomorrow morning I will apply the second layer of the lighter coat. I need to figure out how to create a straight line with masking tape to separate out the colors. Here we come YouTube!