Sunday, August 19, 2018

{ House Project UPDATE }

Hi pals! Happy Monday & welcome back to TQS blog. I wanted to super quickly pop on here to share some simple but cute touches we've added to our current home { Yes, we're still house hunting }. I wanted to spruce our current home up while still looking for our next one because it adds value, I crave it & I wanted a cozier look to our little cottage. We had a budget set for these updates including contracting fees etc..We came pretty close but almost everything got done & so far I'm loving it. A short rundown of what we wanted was to white wash the entire upper level, add new back + storm door, paint front door, add grids to doors & windows, hang an architectural address sign, & a few other things. I wanted this all done by September 1st because you guys know what that means...F A L L ha! I love my seasons & holidays, so wanted a fresh look this year! Anyways come see what we've been up to below..
  

Since I'm branded as a "practical home blogger" I like to keep it real & show our home in complete chaos like this picture. Everything piled on the dining room table..& currently still is. I feel bad posting these pictures because they're not inspiring but real & show the process of our daily life. I hope you guys don't mind.


Finally after 5 years of trying to save that vintage backdoor we decided to get a new cute cottage style one..Let's just say our contractor hates us right now hahaha..It needed so much work to get to this point!


Again, another not so great photo but the grids add that much more charm to this giant window! Ill be sharing the whole process soon!


This vintage linen closet is actually finished, just some styling & I'll be blogging it soon! I love the fresh white paint on her & the fresh wall paint for that matter! 
** See the First Installment of this Vintage Door HERE



White on white on whiteeee haha! I can't wait to see how this photographs compared to the Dolphin Fin Grey that was previously in the dining area. I hope you guys liked this "update". I'm so sorry it's not more fun or staged..Hope you're enjoying the process with us!

Happy Monday!
As always THANK YOU for stopping in on my little growing blog. I know everyone says something like this, but I honestly appreciate each of you for sharing my posts, commenting etc....I'm not the biggest or most popular blogger, but I am humble, real & practical ,and  hopefully helpful or inspiring in someway :). 
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Paige.Rose

{ Honest Glidden Paint Review..}

Happy Sunday friends!! I hope you all had an amazing weekend! This was my birthday weekend & of course we took on a whole house spruce up haha..only us! I can't say that it hasn't been fun because honestly it has been a huge chaotic fun weekend around here. Tons of sweets in the house, projects, fun contractor & lots of laughs! I wanted to give a little review on the paint we { I } chose for the "white wash" of almost our entire upper level! So I randomly chose Glidden because I was originally just going to freshen up our grey/blue accent wall...Well then I got carried away & decided to do the whole upper level crisp pure white. Since I had already started with Glidden I decided to keep with the same brand..Oh & hire our contractor to finish hahaha! I have a bad -HORRID- back  & after two walls I was spent. Fast forward to the second day & 3 coats later & it still needed another...Mind you that our walls were not dark or anything crazy. They were painted with a gloss finish which I know takes a lot to cover but it was to the extreme. We've used Glidden before & loved the products with no issue. With being honest though, we usually ALWAYS use Behr. Keep reading to gather more insight + info..
P.S. This post is to inform of our opinion only not to discredit any company or product.

The after did come out nicely, but again with many coats.

PROS:
  • Price- under $22 per gallon can
  • Finishes
  • Paint + Primer
 CONS:
  • Coverage
  • Thickness or lack of..
  • Performance
  • Primer didn't seem to work well
  • Bubbles    


**Sneak peeks..I'll be doing a whole house spruce-up post soon..Stay tuned & you can follow me via my social media outlets for DIRECT updates..Links top right of blog.



This space we were covering a chalkboard & it took MANY coats..to be expected but it didn't seem to want to cover..

These are just some of the key points I wanted to touch on. Coming from a contractors point of view it was very irritating. Like I said, we have used Glidden before  on other things with no issues. I think for walls we still stick to @behr though..Again, these are just our opinions. I would recommend buying mini cans to do test on a few different paint brands before choosing one for a huge area. I honestly wouldn't buy Glidden for a huge space again, but for other little projects definitely! 

I hope this post helps inform you on our experience & can help you in some way with your painting needs! What's your favorite paint to use? 

Happy Sunday, pals!
As always THANK YOU for stopping in on my little growing blog. I know everyone says something like this, but I honestly appreciate each of you for sharing my posts, commenting etc....I'm not the biggest or most popular blogger, but I am humble, real & practical ,and  hopefully helpful or inspiring in someway :). 
***You can find me here for updates & more ,or SUBSCRIBE on the right side of my blog for FREE & direct updates right to your mail...
Paige.Rose