Tanya Oram

I was going to use velcro strips for this step, but I didn’t have any on hand the day when the inspiration to work on this project struck, so I just went for the glue gun.

Is that something you’d like to see/read about?.A lot of us put off painting our ceilings until they look really embarrassing because, let’s face it, painting ceilings can be HARD.

Not just technically difficult, but physically demanding and time-consuming too!.It’s a shame though, because even a basic not-so-fussy paint job on a ceiling can really brighten and freshen a room up in that “I don’t know what it is, but this room just feels so much better now” kinda way..So last week I started tackling some of the ceilings in our house and it was actually a really pleasant and easy experience.

I thought I’d share my tips today so you can join in on the fun if your ceilings need a little love too.. Scrape, patch and repair only where necessary.Go ahead and scrape off anything that’s hanging down off of your ceiling, and be sure to clean your ceilings well before starting, but don’t feel like you need to sand the whole thing down, mud the whole thing, and sand it all down again to do a “good job”.

Honestly, no one’s going to notice if there are slight imperfections in your ceiling.

They’re expecting it to be a plain white ceiling and unless there’s anything (like on mine) drawing their attention to it, they won’t notice.“What’s she doing here?

This isn’t a place for her.” “Why is she pacing up and down the aisles like that?” And what if I run into someone I know in this small town on my way in?How do I explain what I’m doing?

“Oh, I know I should be home weeding the garden and mopping the floors or maybe doing something normal like filling up the gas tank, but I really just like to go dig through other peoples old smelly junk.For fun!” I know to you and me, that sounds like the best time ever.