random thoughts – Day 2,417 (Thursday 10/29) – in action

Finally painting the shed.

The morning slipped into the all too usual time-suck where I get up at 6:45 and suddenly it’s 9:00. Then I blinked and it was 10:00 and I still hadn’t taken a shower but I had finished a book and played games on my phone. That’s when I snapped into action.

Clear textured glass was chosen and pieces cut for the small panel. The first piece cut like a dream, the second piece was great but less dreamy. After that, the next few pieces didn’t cut as cleanly and are going to need grinding to smooth off the burrs and I took the hint and set it aside for a while.

At 2:00, I realized it was beautiful outside and mowed the yard. All the siding project mess was hauled away yesterday and I had full access to my yard and shed again. The mowing also chopped up most of the leaves so it was a two-for-one deal.

At 4:00, while messing around doing not much, I decided to paint the front of the shed with the paint left from some things on the house that needed paint during the siding project. It’s possible the leftover siding will go on the side and back walls, but it would be a pain in the arse with the doors.

The foam brushes and my favorite four-inch foam roller were fetched and I got busy. The first roll on the walls didn’t reach the gap in the vertical boards. That led to a snap decision to keep the thin lines white for a pinstripe effect. I hated the barn doors look, but pinstripes are fun.

Pinstripe shed front.

There were mistakes made. I should have scraped the black paint off the trim on and around the door. The hinges should have been removed but I don’t have a Robertson screwdriver for the stupid screws and I didn’t think to tape over the hinges because I tend to think I’m a neater painter than I actually am.  I didn’t paint inside the door frame yet because it was getting late and I wanted to be able to close the shed without them being painted shut. A smaller brush would have gotten some corners I missed around the stupid X shapes on the doors that I didn’t notice until after everything was cleaned up. I might take the X pieces off, but I want to check with a carpenter to see if they are there for support and stability first.

The shed isn't perfect but it’s good enough for now. I really hated the white shed with black trim and a barn door look, so that is remedied and I’m content with it. When the switch flips to the on position and I finally snap into action I’m pretty productive.