Comments on: Unapproved Paint Usage – Installment 24

By: victoria ~ auction girl vintage

victoria ~ auction girl vintage — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:44:55 +0000

RG said … Old, rough, faded, rusty in places, and a little broken. (this is not the title to my auto-biography!)

Are ya SURE, Tim? What’s a blog, if not an autobiography-in-progress? And surely you’ve described yourself in similar terms on more than one occasion

Whose autobiography do you think this might be from?

“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened.”

Same guy, different source, further thoughts on the same topic:

“An autobiography is the truest of all books … for while it inevitably consists mainly of extinctions of the truth, shirkings of the truth, partial revealments of the truth, with hardly an instance of plain straight truth, the remorseless truth is there, between the lines, where the author-cat is raking dust upon it which hides from the disinterested spectator neither it nor its smell (though I didn’t use that figure)–the result being that the reader knows the author in spite of his wily diligences.”

Yep, I’ve been away too long …

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By: MLuxe - Distinctive Home Style » Blog Archive » How To: Misuse Paint for a Great Effect

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:04:43 +0000

[...] today’s how-to post, we have a great — and simple — demonstration from the Remodeling Guy, Tim Layton, who is on a “quest to find the best ways to completely ignore the [...]

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:45:55 +0000

I have been ready to ditch our deck for a while. We painted it white with opaque stain and the floor and top of the rail haven't weathered well. I have always used Behr paint but I am running out to get some Ralph and treat our deck to a facelift. Thanks for the fabulous tips. Now do you have any for real facelifts cheap and easy? Pam’s last blog post..One Lovely Blog Award and a REAL Break

By: Heathahlee

Heathahlee — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:13:03 +0000

You had me at "automotive primer..." =) That deck is so pretty! I have a question about my front porch, but after trying to put it in the comments, I realized I was starting to ramble on and on. I'll email you! =) Heathahlee’s last blog post..Coming Soon...

By: Roeshel

Roeshel — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:05:37 +0000

I love it! I’m looking to repaint a party that sits underneath our barn (animals not included)…this is so inspiring!

I’m a fan of Ralph Lauren paints too…I redid dresser with “mahogany” and my entryway is “moonlight”.

Have a great weekend!

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By: melissa

melissa — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:17:54 +0000

I LOVE that and it's something even I could do! melissa’s last blog post..Reading Thimble Summer

By: TheOldPostRoad

TheOldPostRoad — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:13:59 +0000

I have a deck that has been painted, scratched, scuffed, sun-bleached and is trod on daily by my labrador. I am going to give the Ralph Lauren paints a try! Thanks for the advice! I wonder- should I try and remove the old paint, first? I used porch paint. (probably valspar or behr). TheOldPostRoad’s last blog post..Easy on the Eyes

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:13:55 +0000

What a fabulous idea. It looks wonderful, and I LOVE the door! Kara’s last blog post..Plastic Planter Makeover and an Award

By: josie

josie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:44:16 +0000

love it!

By: LindaSonia

LindaSonia — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:17:35 +0000

Hmmm, love your ‘pretty’ deck. Did you do any prep prior? I guess I’d like to see how it holds up – like maybe in a year or two?

I have a similar ‘ugly’ deck that I’m considering staining with either a semi-transparent/opaque (haven’t decided yet) stain.