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Okay! Now we're going to get into something pretty
substantial, and educational for all you do-it-yourselfers!
The ceiling is nice, but what would a great ceiling be without a killer
border? We decided to put up an angled border that would match the
feel of the Victorian era, so we hit Lowe's where Beth picked out this
fancy-schmancey rose vine pattern. It's made from a polyurethane
mold, but will be up where no one can touch it, so who cares?
Besides, the real stuff made of metal would have cost us over a thousand
bucks. We picked up 48' of this for only $3.62 per foot, a total
cost of about $120. That's pretty reasonable.
#1 is the base coat paint for the metallic finish.
#2 is the back side of a length of molding. As you can see it is
extremely cheesy looking.
#3 is the pre-primed face of the molding.
#4 is a length that I primed in advance to show you how it would look
because I'm a nice guy.
Now, some people might want not want to use color, and that look is
perfectly okay if not extremely boring. Note how even just the base
coat helps bring out the pattern! |