A frolic in Cambodia

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I was told on Tuesday that it's never too early to start drinking.

That's right!! It's 5:00 somewhere!

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
That's right!! It's 5:00 somewhere!

Does everyone on this board engage in binge-drinking? What is going on with that? Doesn't anyone ever go to the club after work to work out? Or go home and read a book? Why the need to get completely loaded and then name the hangovers?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
You are so cute how you don't know these things. Take the chip to the Benjamin Moore dealer and ask to have that color matched in Benjamin Moore paint.

Truly, the finish is like velvet.

Which formulation? And for the kitchen/bathrooms, I should get kitchen/bathroom paint, right?

Originally posted by Anne Elk
How easy is it to swap out light fixtures?

And while we are having Home Depot Day on the FB, what about a hanging breakfast nook fixture? Cheap piece of crap fell off and dented my not-cheap kitchen table before cracking. Seriously, is there anyway to kill myself while doing this as I would prefer not to be all fried and dead on the table when Mr. Lex comes home, though I suppose that is one way to pay for the baby's college expense. Yes, that was a run-on. What of it?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Which formulation? And for the kitchen/bathrooms, I should get kitchen/bathroom paint, right?

Some people get semi-gloss paint for kitchens and baths because it withstands moisture better and is easier to clean, but high quality paint will do that regardless of finish.

I like flat paint for walls in every room, but I am very neat and also use a bath fan.

That said, I do think I should tile the wall behind my kitchen sink and stove.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by TexLex
And while we are having Home Depot Day on the FB, what about a hanging breakfast nook fixture? Cheap piece of crap fell off and dented my not-cheap kitchen table before cracking. Seriously, is there anyway to kill myself while doing this as I would prefer not to be all fried and dead on the table when Mr. Lex comes home, though I suppose that is one way to pay for the baby's college expense. Yes, that was a run-on. What of it?

Just flip the breaker (turning off the power) and you'll be fine.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by TexLex
Yes, that was a run-on. What of it?

wanna fuck?

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Does everyone on this board engage in binge-drinking? What is going on with that? Doesn't anyone ever go to the club after work to work out? Or go home and read a book? Why the need to get completely loaded and then name the hangovers?

You'll be happy to know, monsieur le petit fleur, that tonight I will probably not be touching a drop of alcohol. I have to do stuff tomorrow morning that would not be good with a hangover.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Does everyone on this board engage in binge-drinking? What is going on with that? Doesn't anyone ever go to the club after work to work out? Or go home and read a book? Why the need to get completely loaded and then name the hangovers?

I could explain it to you over a few beers.

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Some people get semi-gloss paint for kitchens and baths because it withstands moisture better and is easier to clean, but high quality paint will do that regardless of finish.

I like flat paint for walls in every room, but I am very neat and also use a bath fan.

That said, I do think I should tile the wall behind my kitchen sink and stove.

I have satin latex on the walls, semi-gloss oil on the trim. My walls are not shiny. My trim (lots of it--my house was built in 1910) is not shiny, either, just smooth and easy to wipe clean.

Devine is made by Miller. I have Miller paints throughout my house, and am pretty happy with the paint quality (I am considering Devine Lemon Drop Beans for my living room).

The painter quality is another matter altogether. We hired painters to do the entire inside of the house while we were remodeling before moving in, and though they were highly recommended, I do feel like for 12 grand I would have done better on the details. There are places where they touched up the woodwork (oil, remember?) with the wall paint (latex), and if you look at it from an angle you can see the dull spots. Annoying.

The initial paint job was all in the same color, Miller Natural Echo, which looks white but not stark. Subsequent color additions (kitchen, breakfast, back hall, and Magnus' room) I've done myself. One thing I learned about tape: if your walls and trim aren't perfectly even (see above about a 1910 house), there will be seepage that you will have to razor away when you pull off the tape. My last paint project (Magnus's room in Pekoe Tea) I did without tape, and it saved tons of time and there is no seepage.

tm

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Which formulation? And for the kitchen/bathrooms, I should get kitchen/bathroom paint, right?

No. Use eggshell for bathrooms and areas of kitchens likely to be exposed to stain or moisture. Possibly satin, but I think sem-gloss always looks too shiny. For everything else, use matte. Flat is too dead, I think. YMMV, but no gloss at all. Repeat after me. No gloss at all, unless you are painting a bathroom stall with a glory hole.

I think that "regal" is the highest grade of Benjamin Moore paints, but check on this. Retail is $35/gallon or so; you should be able to get it for $25/gallon or so by shopping around for quantities of greater than 5 gallons in one color.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Does everyone on this board engage in binge-drinking? What is going on with that? Doesn't anyone ever go to the club after work to work out? Or go home and read a book? Why the need to get completely loaded and then name the hangovers?

The activity you describe sounds completely anti-social. While drinking, partying and whatever is completely social.
Plus, I've been reading shit all day. Read when I get home? Eyestrain and all that. My hangover, Ralph, would be disgusted.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by tmdiva
The painter quality is another matter altogether. We hired painters to do the entire inside of the house while we were remodeling before moving in, and though they were highly recommended, I do feel like for 12 grand I would have done better on the details.

Costs are different in different parts of the country, but did that include the materials? That seems really high. I know of someone who recently had a 3000 sqft townhouse painted by pros for about $4000, and they did an awesome job. Even with materials, even for an old house with issues, $12k seems like an awful lot...

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by mmm3587
No. Use eggshell for bathrooms and areas of kitchens likely to be exposed to stain or moisture. Possibly satin, but I think sem-gloss always looks too shiny. For everything else, use matte. Flat is too dead, I think. YMMV, but no gloss at all. Repeat after me. No gloss at all, unless you are painting a bathroom stall with a glory hole.

I think that "regal" is the highest grade of Benjamin Moore paints, but check on this. Retail is $35/gallon or so; you should be able to get it for $25/gallon or so by shopping around for quantities of greater than 5 gallons in one color.

I suppose I will need "measurements" to figure out how many gallons I will need? Good god, this is demanding.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Anne Elk


How easy is it to swap out light fixtures? I hate the ones I have in the living room and bathroom. The only electrical work I've done is swapping out the face plates on the switches and outlets.

Easy. Turn off breaker. Disconnect current fixture, noting wires. Connect new fixture in same way old one was connected. Turn on breaker. Done.