Paint & plugs- August 29, 2010
We’re not professional painters. After our paint job this weekend, we might as well be. Okay, so we we’re dorky parents-to-be toting pink and yellow paint cans around Lowe’s. But I feel like a home-improvement God and Goddess after all our work!
Let me preface the rest of this by saying I know there are concerns over my people (the pregnant people) painting. After speaking to the folks at Lowe’s we learned almost all paints sold in the US today for consumer use are non-toxic. The American Pregnancy Association and other groups say you’re good to go you keep things ventilated, and take breaks. We were extra cautious and got the no-odor, non-toxic, fume-free, mercury-free, non-baby-killing, “green” yellow and pink paint. The primer was this low-odor stuff from Olympic that has the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. You seriously could not smell it. (I can’t help but think about our parents painting our rooms with cans of mercury-and-lead-based stuff “huffing” kids could have a heck of a Friday night with.)
I removed the switch plates and plates around the plugs. I put the paint tape over the plug parts so we wouldn’t get paint on them. That’s when I hear Greyson say, “Oh my God! You did NOT do that!? Amy, you are my wife and you’re carrying my child! You could’ve been electrocuted!” Then I say, “What? It’s totally fine!”
And sure enough…we got primer and paint on the plug. Greyson accused me of doing that on purpose as I gloated.
Priming Saturday night…
Priming and showing off my 31 week belly. Getting bigger!
Success! Greyson dubbed it the “pink lemonade” room for now. But, seriously we loved how the color came out. Happy, sweet colors without being too much.
Look at that line between the two colors! That could only be the work of the home improvement God and Goddess. Imagine if we had high odor paint. We’d be too high to make lines that perfect.
It’ll be ready for our girl soon, assuming no one gets electrocuted as we decorate.
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You should check this room for lead. If your home was build before 1978, then there is a chance that there is a layer of lead-based paint underneath the surface layers of paint. Any activity that disturbs the paint, such as painting or renovations, could create lead dust, which would be very dangerous to a newborn.
The new RRP law mandates that all contractors performing renovations on a home was built before 1978 for this reason.
LeadCheck kits are inexpensive, easy to use, and accurate.
Looks great!! Love the color combination.
Thanks! Furniture coming later in the week!
The house was built in 1998. We should be safe, but I'll look into lead testing.
Oh my gosh Amy you are so adorably tiny!! I love this! I loved getting ready for Isis. It's so fun to prepare for them & make them their own little place in the world! Can't wait to "meet" her!!
Look at my pics – I feel like I was twice as big as you at this point! haha
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I LOVE!!! looks great!!!
The room looks so beautiful, and so do you!!! I love the colours. Only a few more weeks and your little girl will be there – can you believe it??
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