The Best and Easiest to Use Spray Gun

I've been holding out on buying a spray gun for painting because it always felt like an overwhelming purchase. Where would I keep all the required stuff - air compressors, tubes, funnels, including the gun and who knows what else? And why would I spend hundreds of dollars on the gun alone when I can just brush on paint or buy a can of aerosol spray paint? Then I was faced with painting a sea of doors in our new house and I thought I'd look into it a little more. Turns out I was way over-thinking it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo ddDSC_0517.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/ddDSC_0517.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />The highest rated spray gun on Amazon is this little guy called the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006FRPJ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00006FRPJ&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">Critter Spray Gun</a>. It looked simple enough to operate and it cost less than $50. A total steal. So I bought it and now I <i>love</i> it.<br /><br />The great thing about the Critter is you need an air compressor to spray at only 90 PSI, so you don't have to invest in a crazy heavy-duty and huge compressor. I have <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003S81T7O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003S81T7O&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">this one</a> and I like it a lot. It's bigger than I need to operate the critter gun, but I needed it for nailing in the floors and trim too so I went with something more on the heavy-duty side. You could buy one of those tiny portable compressors though and it would work great!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0453.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/DSC_0453.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">(More after the jump...)</div><a name="more"></a></div>But the BEST part about the Critter spray gun is that it uses 16 oz Mason jars to hold the paint. This makes clean up a <i>breeze</i> compared to most of the spray guns out there but also makes it really easy to prep a big spray job. Rather than filling the same jar over and over again, I filled six jars with paint (diluted a little with distilled water like the guy at Benjamin Moore suggested I do) and could just quickly change out the jars when needed.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo aDSC_0456.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/aDSC_0456.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the Critter's attached to an air compressor, there's a steel straw on the pencil-looking thing that creates a vacuum and pulls the paint up and out. And then the air compressor blows air out of the gun looking part and sprays the atomized paint coming out of the pencil-looking part. It is so simple. And truly, it works really well. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0479.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/DSC_0479.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I sprayed these doors black for my mudroom in about an hour (front and back). It would have taken me a full day to hand brush these and it would have looked pretty junky with all those louvers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo aDSC_0470.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/aDSC_0470.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo fDSC_0505.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/fDSC_0505.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll be sharing the doors and some of the mudroom tomorrow. I'm so happy with how the doors turned out! I've been pulling out pieces of furniture to spray too, since it's so easy to change paint colors with the gun. To clean the Critter, you just rinse it out with water if you're using a water-based paint like a latex or an alkyd paint like Benjamin Moore's Advance line, which is my favorite for painting doors and furniture. If you're spraying an oil-based paint, you can just put some paint thinner in a clean Mason jar, hold your fingers over the spray hole and the vacuum hole at the top of the lid and just shake. Since the pencil part is basically just a straw, this tool cleans up really well. It might even be easier than cleaning up a paint brush (not exaggerating)!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo aDSC_0519.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/aDSC_0519.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0536.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/DSC_0536.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The finish after even just one coat is smooth and thick (it's like brushing on two or three coats of paint - that's why it uses so much paint). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo aDSC_0548.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/aDSC_0548.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just like with spray cans and brushing, if you apply too much paint, you'll get drips. So far the only drip I had was with this little plant stand (so many angles with all the moulding!), but admittedly I was getting a little sloppy after spraying all those doors. :) If you use slow sweeping strokes and avoid the temptation to do a second pass over while the first coat is still wet, you won't have any drips. And you will have a beautiful factory-finish on your furniture and doors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo sDSC_0547.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/sDSC_0547.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br /><center></center>I'm nominating the Critter for my best purchase of the year! Definitely a life-changing addition to my tool box.<br /><br />In case you're considering one for yourself, here's the line up you'll probably want:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006FRPJ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00006FRPJ&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">Critter Spray Gun</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00006FRPJ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (which comes with one Mason jar)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HQGDYK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004HQGDYK&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">1/4" air hose</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B004HQGDYK" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037JHOFU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0037JHOFU&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">1/4" coupler set</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0037JHOFU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (which attaches the hose to the gun and to the air compressor)<br />Air compressor that pushes at least 90 PSI (I have <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003S81T7O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003S81T7O&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">this big one</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003S81T7O" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> but you could get away with using a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CVXGR0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006CVXGR0&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">smaller, more portable one</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B006CVXGR0" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SN0WES/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000SN0WES&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">Extra Mason jars</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000SN0WES" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (these are SO worth having and using!)<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008DGVUV6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008DGVUV6&linkCode=as2&tag=littgreenote-20">Extra cork gaskets</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=littgreenote-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008DGVUV6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> (apparently they fall apart over multiple uses)<br /><br /><i>PS If you decide to use the Benjamin Moore Advance paint that I love for spraying furniture and doors, you'll probably want to dilute the paint with about five ounces of distilled water for every gallon of paint. It's not much more liquid, but it really helps. </i>

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Updating Light Fixtures with Paint

This weekend was pretty amazing in my book<i>. </i>Not only did we get some much-needed R&R and family time, but we also added an air compressor to our collection of DIY tools (big deal!). We bought it to use with our new spray paint gun and I've been spraying basically everything in sight for the last 24 hours. Well, mostly just the doors in the house, but the baseboards are whispering my name. As are all the ceiling fans.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo fdDSC_0378.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/fdDSC_0378.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />We spray painted the old, outdated fan in <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-laundry-room-redo-and-5000-laundry.html" target="_blank">the laundry room</a> a bright white in semi-gloss and I <i>love</i> how it turned out.<br /><center></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo ddDSC_0522.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/ddDSC_0522.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gDSC_0573.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/gDSC_0573.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think my new spray gun would do an even better job than the aerosol spray paint though. Good thing we have about 15 other ceiling fans in the house to paint! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gDSC_0414.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/gDSC_0414.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think ditching the old glass globe shades and upgrading to big, round sputnik-esque bulbs really helped too. (More after the jump...)</div><a name="more"></a>I found these bulbs at the hardware store and thought they could be cool.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4236.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4236.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I confirmed they fit in the sockets before taking down the fan, taping off the electrical parts and giving the whole thing two good coats of white spray paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4246.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4246.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah! So fresh and so clean.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo dDSC_0432.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/dDSC_0432.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm trying hard to rework and salvage as many things in this house as we can now that most of the demo is done. It feels good to save the cash and to be less wasteful. Plus, have you shopped for ceiling fans lately? Not pretty. All-white at least sort of disappears into the ceilings.</div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo fDSC_0524.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/fDSC_0524.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This little light, however, was not salvaged (but chances are he's probably still available at our local ReStore if you'd like to use him in your house?). :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4183.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4183.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We sort of ran out of time when we were trying to figure out a new over-the-desk light fixture. We went to Home Depot hoping they'd <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/02/my-kitchen-pendants-and-circa-goodman.html" target="_blank">come through for me again</a> in the lighting department. I wanted something vintage feeling though, so I was pretty sure I'd be leaving empty-handed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4205.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4205.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just as we were getting ready to leave, I spotted this three-bulb light that had globes that reminded me of one of those school-house pendants.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4485.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4485.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The globes felt a little bare though so I picked up some green nail polish that looked a little like the color of jadeite glass.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4490.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4490.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I taped off a 1/4" band and got painting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4493.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4493.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The lines aren't perfectly painted or even super-accurately taped, but I still really like the look. It's character, right? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_4496.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/IMG_4496.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I like that the globes look unique now and the fixture doesn't scream "hardware store find!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gfDSC_0431.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/gfDSC_0431.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gDSC_0441.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/gDSC_0441.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gDSC_0520.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%2010/gDSC_0520.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Back to my new-found love (the spray gun). All weekend long I've been wondering why on earth I took so long to buy one of these things!! Hopefully I'll have some photos to share of the painting process tomorrow.</div></div>

Updating Light Fixtures with Paint

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Progress in the Mudroom

While the wood planks for our floors are acclimating to the house for a week before they can be installed, I've started a few other projects around the house. The girls start school next Wednesday so I figured the mudroom would be a great place to begin working so they can have a place to hang backpacks and keep their shoes. Also - isn't it crazy they're already starting school?! They definitely got a short changed with summer vacation this year with the move - only about five weeks! They're stoked to start though (too young to know better).  :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gDSC_0620-1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/gDSC_0620-1.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Remember how <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/06/valley-house-tour-mud-room.html" target="_blank">in the mudroom</a> there were these weird plant shelves everywhere? It looks like the storage closets were added after the fact and for some reason they didn't take the closets all the way up to the ceiling.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo DSC_0622-1.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/DSC_0622-1.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Strange, right?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo dDSC_0626.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/dDSC_0626.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />We used one of these little reciprocal saws to take off all the shelves, including this part over the doorway that goes into the pantry hall and on into the kitchen. (psst - I am also working on a little desk area redo. Post is coming up Monday!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo dIMG_5628.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/dIMG_5628.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">(More after the jump...)</div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo dIMG_5627.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/dIMG_5627.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5631.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/IMG_5631.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5646.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/IMG_5646.jpg" style="text-align: start;" /></div><br />Check out the old wallpaper we uncovered. Looks like the original owners used this space as a little play area?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5633.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/IMG_5633.jpg" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo IMG_5638.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/IMG_5638.jpg" /></div><br />So, next I need to figure out how I want to fill the openings between the closets and the ceiling. I could pretty easily patch the drywall, but I would have to skim coat all the walls in here to remove the old texture. And I think I want something a little more interesting in here anyway. I had some wood cut at Lowes this week and I think I'm going to try to do a planked wall which will make it easy to both cover the old texture on the walls and also fill the open space above the closets. I don't want it to feel too rustic, but I think it could be the planks would be a cool look for a mudroom.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 6de34996d865531d9b3effaac9b27aa6.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/6de34996d865531d9b3effaac9b27aa6.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/blogs/centsational-style/2012/12/30/now-next/" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo ade4db87d01ad0fdba62255cbfb2bb08.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/ade4db87d01ad0fdba62255cbfb2bb08.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/31736372343928561/" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo f2f7f306a9526d7406be27b07a848f10.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/f2f7f306a9526d7406be27b07a848f10.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://muskokalivinginteriors.com/PORTFOLIO/Bellamere/9/" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo gulfshoredesign2d1373f469ad56168cc7e9528d097b68.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/gulfshoredesign2d1373f469ad56168cc7e9528d097b68.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gulfshoredesign.com/blog/?p=917" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 31b4829318e2140b22521d2e29e1b91b.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/31b4829318e2140b22521d2e29e1b91b.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://alovelybeing.com/journal/ms-needlemans-perfectly-imperfect-home.html" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 5dea26719db67de8849ac9989d9de186.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/5dea26719db67de8849ac9989d9de186.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dobranocpchlynanoc.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-12-06T01:01:00-08:00&max-results=7" target="_blank">source</a></div><br />Maybe on the diagonal?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo HowToPlankAWallDigonallyVintageRevivals2.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/HowToPlankAWallDigonallyVintageRevivals2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vintagerevivals.com/2013/02/diagonal-plank-wall.html" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo e48c9da27b433d49c08679a05aac1479.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/e48c9da27b433d49c08679a05aac1479.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.littlebluedeer.com/2012/11/eclectic-chic.html" target="_blank">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maybe in a dark color?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo 5e23cb717dd3acbe3f8c0533eb4a1d9f.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/5e23cb717dd3acbe3f8c0533eb4a1d9f.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/364650901049178589/" target="_blank">source</a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo f25c6cdc7aea1c6e398207ca528055a3.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/f25c6cdc7aea1c6e398207ca528055a3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/47710077275717846/" target="_blank">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt=" photo Pm8y3MUmRiTl.jpg" border="0" src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd246/jkomenda/Album%209/Pm8y3MUmRiTl.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/March+April+2011/EeOQ3tYrBOs/1#72" target="_blank">source</a></div><br />Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a hot date with my miter saw and nail gun. I hope you have fancier weekend plans than I do. :)

Progress in the Mudroom

While the wood planks for our floors are acclimating to the house for a week before they can be installed, I've started a few other proj...

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