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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
*daniele* paint Q
Was it you who had the add-something-to-paint-to-reduce-the-smell-trick?
Was it Vanilla extract? How much for a gallon of paint?
Re: *daniele* paint Q
Yes! Just a little dab will do you.
If you're using white/cream paint, start with just a few drops (and/or try lemon extract instead). I've seen recommendations for 1-2 tsp per gallon, but I say start small because you can always add, right?
Also, you can put onions cut into quarters or thirds and/or bowls of vinegar about the room to absorb the odor, too.
(And I know it's cold out, but you still want to make sure you keep the room well ventilated-- hiding the odor doesn't hide the fumes, unfortunately. Sorry to point out something that may be obvious, but it's the ABC After School Special in me.)
What are you painting?
I'm waiting for DH to find his motivation to paint the baby's future room. I wish it were warmer, so we could open the window without worry of losing too much heat, but I definitely plan to take breaks for fresh air, and will open the window a bit also.
My concern with waiting for warmer weather is that I do the detail work (edging, etc) and I may not have the energy or physical ability much longer.
I bought Behr paint, which says it's low VOC, and my midwives have said that painting isn't un-safe. But, I promise to vent the room.
My Wedding Bio! Not updated in a LONG time!
This is my plan: beach sand tan on 3 of the walls, with tropical ocean water turquoise on the 4th wall.
Now, I'm thinking (partially since I'm afraid I didn't get enough turquoise paint for one whole wall, and partially because I want to try something a little more exciting/creative) that I might want to paint the bottom portion of the 4th wall in the sand color, with turquoise water and waves, then a bit of sky blue across the top. My inspirations:
Then, the bedding we've chosen:
and, the inspiration for the waves on the wall (with the same crib bedding):
My Wedding Bio! Not updated in a LONG time!