part 2 of renovation - painting

*back dated entry*

so after doing the plaster wall, the next part of renovation is to do painting.... we initially hired a guy to paint for us & that bloody piece of shit last minute say his schedule too packed so he wont be to come down.... like WTH!!! how can you last minute pang seh us!?!?!??! he did say that he could recommend us his friend to paint for us... but like come on, do you think i will still believe you!?!??! no way man..... we did consider getting nippon paint people to paint for us but they charge $2000+ for our place which we felt it's abit steep... so..... we decided to paint the whole house ourselves.....

in order to paint, naturally you will need paint & paint brushes.... since it has been quite afew years since i last did painting, i kind of lost track in where to buy paints.... so we went to selfix at jurong point to buy paint since that outlet is pretty big... so we were looking at the paints displayed on the shelves.... we were wondering how come they all come in either white/base colour!?!?!??! so how in the world do i get different colours paints?!?!?! so we went to ask the selfix staff what coloured paints he has in store.... he said you can choose any colour & will be ready in afew minutes.... me & hubby thought he will take the paint from warehouse but NO!!! he will prepare the paint immediately!!! all thanks to this wonderful machine!!!

nippon paint machine

tada!!! this is where the staff mix in the dye for your desired colour!!!! hubby told me before that last time when his friend painted the house, he had to spend quite alot of $ on paint since he wanted some unique colour.... we were quite concerned since we had a tight budget so we asked if there will be additional charges for the colours... & NO!!! is the same price!!! YEAH!!! i guess it is a good investment since the staff can prepare any colour paints on the spot & the store doesnt have to keep a wide variety of colours so in the long run, i think it is more worthwhile.... so after you have chosen the colour that you want, the staff will put a tin of paint (base colour) into the machine on the left... after which a blob of dye will dropped into the paint & the staff will shift the tub of paint into the machine on the right to shake = mix the colour..... amazing right!!! or maybe we are just shuaku.....

our paints

paint description

so the staff will label the colour on top of each tub of paint so you wont be confused if you buy multiple colours.... according to the staff, for an empty room = no cabinets/wardrobe, it will need 5L of paint (2 coats)... so if you have built in wardrobes, then can minus off 5L from the total amount of paint you need..... since our place is pretty small so we gotten 3 tins of paints of 2 different colours....

another essential thing is the paint brushes..... of cause you will also need rollers to paint big area.... based on what i read online, you need an angled brush to paint the corners....

angled brush

i think this angled brush is really useful just like what's recommended online.... the long handle is also a helpful feature when you painting area close to the ceiling....

harris paint brush

the selfix staff also recommended us this harris paint brush.... the good thing is that there wont be any bristle loss.... if you did painting before, you will notice that as you paint, sometimes the bristle will drop off & stuck onto the wall.... that's so irritating!!! but there is really no bristle loss with this harris brush!!! i strongly recommend this brand!!!! I also felt that it is easier to paint with this brush, probably due to the softer bristle too =)

stirrer

this plastic stirrer is also an useful tool... it is much better to use this stirrer than manually swirling the tub to mix the paint... & it only cost $1, just get it....

after talking so much, let me share our achievement.....

before

so before painting, we have plain white wall.....

after

 yeah!!! cream/light yellow wall!!!! i think the colour turned out slightly darker than what we imagined but still very nice =)

but painting is really tiring especially for the ceiling... you will paint till your neck want to crack.... so to reward our hard work.... we had a mont black from starbucks....

mont blanc

i believed it's a new addition to starbucks menu since i never seen it before..... the looks is actually not bad but the taste is really so so.... i couldnt taste any chestnut at all.... slightly disappointing.... but hey, is a free cake for birthday month cardholder, so why complain =)