One Room Challenge - Week Seven - THE REVEAL!

Paint stripper and working in the sun helps you scrap and sand furniture much easier 

How to properly inspect a wall before painting it 

How to fill holes in wood and perfectly sand them so they are invisible

Using a brush or roller to apply paint to furniture and then going over it with a foam brush leaves a nice clean texture on the piece

Cracks in walls, no matter how small, will need to be chipped out and re-patched

How to set up a plastic barrier wall for intense sanding

Don’t buy the cheap painters tape + when to use delicate painters tape 

Bulkheads should almost always be white underneath 

Stencilling a full wall can be time consuming but is sooooooo worth it. Don‘t be afraid to cut up stencils at the end for tight areas

A high-density roller is the best option for stencilling, AND, you should definitely also order a stippling brush & fine tip flat brush for touch ups - you will need them

Doing two coats of paint on a stencil will take a lot longer because you have to wait for the first coat to dry before moving the stencil or adding the second coat

Stencils will almost always bleed a little but it seriously is not visible at all once you get 3 feet away from the wall + touch ups work incredibly well

I am not a professional painter ha!

Cleaning a chandelier by hand is very time consuming and tedious, but damn do they sparkle when you’re done 

7 weeks really do fly by!

My cat likes to be my audience when I take videos explaining stuff - and I can't keep my game face on when he does

Champagne is the best way to celebrate a job well done

1st off, all of the above!

Matte white paint hides so much on your walls - take your time when inspecting the condition of a wall

Paint will almost always look darker in your home

Paint also dries darker

Oil based metallics are shinier 

Light changes colour drastically

Always up-size round mirrors above consoles because they visually are much smaller than square or rectangle mirrors

Mix your textures & patterns by using different scales/ repeats

Always include items that excite you