I've wanted to paint the stairs that lead up to the attic for some time. So I finally knocked that project out last week. Previously, they were painted white but the paint was fading and the stairs looked dingy and dirty.
I used a grey-colored paint called Cyberspace (SW7076) from the Sherwin Williams shop a half-mile away. Shop local. Even with my 30% discount coupon, it still cost $30 for a gallon, of which I used maybe two inches from the top worth of paint. On the plus side, I did not need a second coat.
I didn't think it would take quite as long as it did. In fact, I probably could have knocked it out in an afternoon if I really pushed myself. But the window of opportunity requires kids to be at school and no other distractions or errands. After doing the top stairs and the landing, I called it a day that first Monday.
The second day I got a few more stairs done but was tired. I skipped the next day and then finished up on Thursday. If I had prepped better, the painting might have gone smoother, but sanding in that tight space isn't really an option because cleanup would be difficult. And again, it's just an attic access. Other than my Facebook friends, no one is gonna judge.
I thought about doing nice, neat lines of caulk where the grey meets the leftover white meets the purple walls but I'm not a nice, neat person.
Note: I had typed up this post when my computer crashed before I could hit save. This post is a shell of what that post covered.
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