Doors

Today I ended up having the day off. So I began stripping the door for the baby's room. It's a 5 panel, with the panels all horizontal. The paint is old and could be lead based, so I'm stripping it with a heat gun. I'm using the heat gun because other than the electricity that is being used it is the most ecological. The paint hardens up again right away and then you can sweep it up and dispose of it properly. When the paint is dry and hard again, the toxins are also kept in. You need to wear a mask though when you are doing this.

The Baby's Room

Most of the people who read this are our family members, but In case you didn't know we are having a baby. He or She will be born sometime around the 2nd of January. So, our priority shifted to getting the other bedrooms finished. We were working on the kitchen mostly up until we went on vacation.

We rented a place in Provincetown on the Cape for a week. My brothers were back in Massachusetts for their vacation also. So we spent time with them a lot, but mostly we just hang around. All this time my parents had been at our house tearing the walls down and insulating the ceiling. As well as a bunch of other things.

So now things are moving along. The walls are up and the wiring is done. At this point my father is helping me skimcoat the walls. Then I'll be able to put on the baseboard.

Back When We Used To Blog

I had shot some pictures with my cellphone while we were looking for paint. We had been at Home Depot and we didn't think we would be able to get anything. Well, it turns out, they sell NO VOC paint. I have to say I was surprised. It's called Fresh Aire. It's not as high a quality as Mythic. They also have a limited color selection.




We used it on our floors in the bedroom and in the dining room. So far we are mostly pleased with the results. On the negative side; the paint when fully dry, doesn't seem dry. It's sort of rubbery. For example; our hamper sits on the painted wood of our bedroom. When I moved it one day I noticed that the paint came up with the hamper. The walls in the dining room have the same problem. I took a picture down and some of the paint was sticking to the frame where it rested against the wall. All that being said, it's a good paint that doesn't coast too much.