glazed over…
I knew I couldn’t keep up this pace… I’m tired of being an even more brain-dead zombie than before.
The past few days, I’ve had some vision loss and other problems seeing clearly. This weekend, I had a sudden and unnerving bout of double vision as well. Which I feel contributes to my suspicions that there is a limit to how long I can spend maxed out on all my pain meds… but with so much more on my plate than there used to be, it will be difficult to cut back again.
At least the worst of the big move is over, and I am mostly done with the packing, unpacking, painting, and helping get the right things to the right rooms. I will still have to cope with extra childcare and extra cleaning than normal (more than I’m capable of without hurting myself and risking further injury, really), but I’ll tough it out as much as I can as always.
I am proud of how the house looks though, and really pleased with how the painting went. Paul did most of it, but I put together most of the colour palette and the glaze effects.
Here are some pics of the glaze techniques and a basic “how-to”:
#1 – Strie glaze: Cream over beige
A simple strie effect inspired by these woven blinds… start with a base coat (in our case, the beige), and allow to dry fully. Mix together a different colour with glaze (I used a cream colour with a higher paint to glaze ratio than normal to allow more of the top colour to show). Roll or brush on your glaze mixture, then drag a dry brush through.
Here’s a set of photos of the “before, during and after” of adding the glaze effect to the niche in the main hallway:
#1 – Colour-blocking + glaze:
This one is still a work-in-progress as far as the glaze goes, but it starts with a fun colour-blocked base. It involves at least as much measuring and math and marking off with painter’s tape as it does actual painting though, so have your rulers and levels handy! 
Other plans for glazing include some colour-washing (either in the powder room or master ensuite) and sponging on some white clouds in Avery’s room. I did this a little in his old room and I’d like to do it for “real” in his new room, especially since he still has his IKEA sunshine light fixture.
Hopefully I can still get some glazing done without glazing over in the mental sense as well!
July 08 2009 10:57 am | domestic engineering and family and hill to haven and house to home and pain / disability and painkillers and pics
