Friday night, I spent an hour at Home Depot debating between colors and even texting options to my mom for her opinion. I settled on these colors: aluminum for appliances/accents, black for leather/piano, Ivory silk for seat cushions, kona brown for wood furniture, and white for ceramic/fiberglass pieces. I also grabbed satin espresso for cabinets, stone sienna for countertops & floor edges, and soft iron which I’m trading in for midnight black glitter for the roof.
I’m very excited over the stone sienna spray because the color has a texture to it! I even used it for the kitchen countertop, which incidentally the paint matches our own counters, and it came out sooo cool! This will also go on the house floor edges and certain sections of the front and back to give it a unique look.
Paint and drop cloth purchased, I began the arduous process of retrieving all the furniture from my Barbie crate, opening the Gloria sets, and breaking it all down. I removed any stickers and residue using Goo-Be-Gone, cleaned the old furniture with Clorox wipes and lastly, gave everything a good rub down with rubbing alcohol. Any stickers I wanted to retain, I covered with blue painter’s tape and sliced with scissors to get a clean cut. Several pieces will consist of multiple colors, so as sections are painted and sealed, I’ll have to tape those before spraying the rest. This took from 9pm to around 1am as I also swept out the usable portion of the garage and folded my 9’x12’ drop cloth in half, securing it from lifting.