Two weekends ago HH installed a tongue and groove backsplash in my home workspace {sounds fancy but it’s just a desk area in our kitchen} and this past weekend we shellac’d and painted it. It was a team effort as we traded off between painting and parenting duties but we got ‘er done!
Don’t you love it when preparation for a painting project only involves a strip of protective paper + painter’s tape and the removal of two outlet covers? I do. Normally, the prep is what I loathe the most but this project was super easy and instantly gratifying.
We used two coats of Zinsser B-I-N shellac-base primer and two coats of Clark + Kensington’s primer + paint in one, color-matched to Benjamin Moore white dove in a semi-gloss finish. All coats were brushed on. The color is the same as the rest of the trim and planking {ceiling, wainscoting, TV wall} in the house. I didn’t try to match it to the upper cabinets.
The plain white outlet covers aren’t such eyesores now and the simple backsplash is the perfect blank canvas for my workspace.
The upper cabinets feel grounded whereas before they were floating on that big wall. Even without a stool and accessories, the entire space has a more finished look to it. It’s really coming along!
I’m going to like working here.
By the way, we also knocked out the painting of the TV wall this weekend! We’re just waiting for things to dry thoroughly before we reinstall the removable plank below the TV. I’ll share after pictures later this week but you can catch a glimpse of the *almost* finished product on instagram. Man, I love productive weekends. Being snowed in has its benefits.
images: Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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