eduKayt's Project of the Weekend 5/14/10: Prime It Up

We're gonna prime your weekend away! How many fucking little paint spots or smudges do you have on your baseboards and trim? Too fucking many, trust me. It's time to do a little touching up, bitches.

1) Run down to your local hardware store and grab a small paint brush (1" tops), a small container of paint primer, some blue paint tape, and a paint stirrer.

2) Pull out those old sheets you threw in the closet from the last time you painted.

3) Spread those sheets on the floor so you don't fuck up your carpet or hardwood.

4) Use the tape to cover the parts of the wall you don't want to prime. And be fucking exact cause otherwise you will see uneven lines of paint and you'll be all pissed off.

5) Open up the can of primer and stir that bitch for about a minute.

6) Dip your paint brush in about halfway and start covering up those spots.

If the last time you primed your door frame was 17 years ago, then this primer will look really fucking white. So you will have to prime the whole frame, not just do touch-ups. Don't be a pussy... it will be ok.

Consider yourself eduKayted.

eduKayt's Tip of the Day 3/29/10: Screw Ralph

I love Ralph Lauren. I love his glasses, clothes, comforters... and I used to love his paint. I loved it until I went into Home Depot last friday night and they fucking discontinued his line! What the fuck?! Who does that????? AND to top it all off, they replaced it with Martha Fucking Stewart! If she was still in jail it might be cool, but that shit's over with!

I've now moved on to Benjamin Moore. Benny makes some amazing paint and my favorite thing is you can buy a tiny sample container so you can test your wall and see which color you like best. Samples are only $3.99 and they're totally worth it.

Consider yourself eduKayted.

eduKayt's Project of the Weekend 3/26/10: Pretty In Paint

This weekend, we're going to PAINT! That's fucking right! Tackle that spare bedroom you've been wanting to paint or touch up your trim! Here are some things you'll need:

1) Old sheets - Lay these on the floor to protect your carpet or hardwood floors. Sheets will soak up the paint unlike plastic.

2) Paint tape - Grab that blue tape at your local hardware store and line the edges of the room with it. Or you can buy an edger but let's stick with the old fucking fashioned way.

3) Spackle - Fill in any holes with some putty that you can find at the hardware store. Get a small tube of it and fill those puppies in and wait a few hours for it to dry.

4) Primer - Depending on the existing color of your walls, make sure you prime them before applying the new color.

5) Rollers - Get long rollers and extensions for them if you're painting the ceiling.

6) Paintbrush - Have at least one medium sized paint brush for touch ups and small crevices.

Now get to work and let me see some paint!

This weekend I'm painting my hallway a sexy deep fucking red color from Ralph Lauren. He's my pick for the best quality paint in fabulous colors.

Consider yourself eduKayted.

eduKayt's Project of the Weekend 3/5/10: Craigslist It!

Welcome to eduKayt's Project of the Weekend! This weekend, get your ass online and find a sexy, preferably antique, battered and therefore CHEAP piece of furniture! Skip the crowd at IKEA and buy something super cheap that you can make YOURS. Whether it's a table, dresser, or headboard, here's what you can do to make it SEXY!

1) Bring it home and clean it up. Make sure all the fucking dust mites and shit is off it.

2) Decide what your vision is for the piece. Mainly decide about stain (if it's wood) or paint.

3) Run down to your hardware store and grab some sand paper and wood stain/paint.

4) Prepare your work area with shit loads of newspaper and do this outside. If you can't work outside, make sure you're in a well ventilated area or you'll start hacking and shit.

5) Sand out the rough spots and apply necessary coats of stain/paint to the furniture.

6) Open up a brewski and watch it dry!

Consider yourself eduKayted.