The Project

I had this ingenius idea... I'm switching Jackson to the guest room and giving him a full size bed. His room will now become a playroom/office space. Our rarely used guest room will now get maximum use of space. Guest will sleep in his bed when they come. So, I've been getting jackson's new room ready. New bedspread, fixed up a chest, clearing out closets... and now painted. Here's where the mayhem began.

I decided to give my big boy a really cool big boy room - one that he won't grow out of in 3 years. We painted the base color (Carolina Blue, of course) and I decided to put fun racing stripes around the room horizontally. I researched online, got the needed supplies, measured and taped (very tedious), and began to paint the first stripe.

It looked great until I pulled the painter's tape up... no one (including the Internet) mentioned how badly the paint would bleed through the tape. A horrible mess.

More horrible, however, was when I was assessing the damage a spot of paint had, unbeknownst to me, gotten on my shorts. And I rubbed it against the brand new bedspread - twice. Great.

I have tried countless internet suggestions on how to get it out - no luck. (suggestions welcome)So, out I went to buy a replacement while they were still in stock and on sale.

I now am trying a new technique (found on the internet - underlying theme going on here). Seems to work so far. So, hopefully the room will be done by the end of the weekend. And this "quick" little project (ha) will end. Pictures to follow... hopefully.