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Photo Credit: Mia Shulman
Beyond the obvious (cleaning solution, a brush to scrub, sand paper, painter’s tape, brushes, rollers, roller trays and paint), I needed ladders. Serious ladders. And to ensure we had really clean edges while working with the big rollers, we opted for bordering edges with kraft paper to have a wider window for smudges. My husband and I realized as we were prepping for this project how out of our depths we were, so we called in a brother-in-law who’d spent summers painting houses. For a project of this size (and challenge and height), we figured having a semi-professional would save us from major (potentially life-threatening) mistakes. Anyone with a fear of or inexperience with ladders has no business being on one.
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Beyond the obvious (cleaning solution, a brush to scrub, sand paper, painter’s tape, brushes, rollers, roller trays and paint), I needed ladders. Serious ladders. And to ensure we had really clean edges while working with the big rollers, we opted for bordering edges with kraft paper to have a wider window for smudges. My husband and I realized as we were prepping for this project how out of our depths we were, so we called in a brother-in-law who’d spent summers painting houses. For a project of this size (and challenge and height), we figured having a semi-professional would save us from major (potentially life-threatening) mistakes. Anyone with a fear of or inexperience with ladders has no business being on one.
Photo Credit: Mia Shulman