My main squeeze, or Squeeze for short, did all of the painting.  And it turned out great. All that time spent on taping the walls and trying to get the lines level was worth it. As I mentioned before, we used three different types of tape -- blue painter's tape, Tesa brand precision tape, and Kip brand FineLine-tape.  All three worked well.  There were some spots with the blue painter's tape where paint leaked through, but those were in a corner where the tape did not stick to the wall very well.  It was easy to fix the problem by touching up the area with the base paint color. If you were to tackle a project like this, make sure your tape is stuck to the wall very well and that there are no air bubbles where the paint can leak through.  You can go over the tape with a credit card or something similar to take away any air bubbles.  Here's a small preview of how the walls look.

And that's all I'm going to show you. There are still some finishing touches that need to be done, such as installing a built-in closet, hanging pictures, and I still need to find a rug that will fit in.  But trust me, the room looks great.  It makes me happy just walking in there.  Having the room semi-ready is making me very excited to finally meet this little one.  Stay tuned for the finished pictures...coming soon!

So then we tried making pencil marks at the laser line to mark the correct spots to tape up. But then, when we did that and measured the widths in between, they didn't match up across the wall.  Meaning that the line would not be straight. Not really sure why it didn't work, but it was frustrating!

Finally, we used a chalk line.  If you're not familiar with this, it is a container that is filled with blue chalk and has a long string in it.  You pull the string along your wall and hold it up to where you want to mark it.  Then you pull the string taut and snap it. The string then leaves a blue line on the wall.  

This worked really well for us and made it very easy to put the tape on in a straight line.  When measuring it again after we had taped it up, it was mostly level.  We decided that there was probably no way to make it 100% level, but it was certainly as close as we were going to get it.  Plus, when we put the tape up, the lines seem straight to the eye.  So I think it will have to do. 

Another problem we ran in to was not having enough tape.  I bought a "precision" tape at the paint store and thought that I had enough.  However, since we taped the walls a few different times, we ran out.  We had some blue painter's tape left over from the U.S. and used that. Which by the way, is not easily available here, at least at the paint stores that I went to.  They tend to use masking tape or the "precision" tape mentioned above. Then, that ran out.  Unfortunately, the stores are closed here on Sundays, so we could not go out and buy some more.  We would have to wait until Monday.

On Monday, when I went to the paint store, I found out that they are closed for two weeks for a summer break.  It's great that people here can take time off, but it was frustrating to go there and find them closed. So, I went to a big Home Depot-type of store and was so happy to find the "precision" tape there also. I had been there before we started this project and did not see any then, but thought I would give it another try. It's such a huge store that I thought they must have it somewhere. It was not in the paint section so that's probably why I didn't find it before.  I was so glad to find it, since I didn't want to go to yet another paint/hardware store.

Since the walls now have three different types of tape on it, I will let you know which one worked out the best.  I hope all will keep a good hold and not allow the paint to seep through.  The "precision" tape that I mentioned before has a glossy coating on it that should keep the paint away.  It is the yellow tape in the picture below.  I'm not sure if you can notice it in the picture, but it is a bit shinier than the blue tape. 

Our plan is to get the painting finished this weekend.  Here's what the room looks like now:

We just need some floor protection and we're good to go.  Can't wait to start painting!

Here it is from a different angle.

I know, so messy. It doesn't normally look like this.  Really.  It's usually a very well organized office with paperwork and magazines all in it's proper place. Really. OK, maybe not always, but this is pretty cluttered. 

This will be the baby's room once we're done clearing it out. Eventually, I would love for it to look like one of the rooms below.

Image from Project Nursery

Image from La Dolce Vita

Image from Project Nursery

I love the horizontal stripes in these rooms.  I also like that these rooms don't look like a typical baby's room. They look stylish yet whimsical to me.  Hopefully I can achieve something similar in our room.  

As of today, we have 7 weeks to get it ready.  Yikes! I know what needs to be done and really need to get started doing these tasks before I get too big to move. 

Squeeze and I are planning on tackling the painting for the nursery this weekend.  Stay posted to see the results!

I love looking inside homes. Whenever we drive around at night, I look into the lighted windows from the street to see what I can see. A great city to do that in is Paris.  The Parisians have really beautiful ceilings and light fixtures, which is mostly only what you can see at night from the street. When I lived in California, one of my favorite weekend activities was going to open houses.  I would love getting ideas and being nosy about what people did with their homes. So, occasionally, I'll have what I'll call "Inside Looks" at people's homes in this section of my website.