Sometimes I worry about sharing what I call a tip, for fear that everyone reading will be going duh, EVERYBODY already knows how to do that. And that may be the case, but I suspect I'm not the dingiest person who reads blogs. I'm sure there is at least one poor soul who is at least as dingie as me, and could use a helpful nuget of info every now and again. Let's call this tips for the dingy (dingie?) (Ding-batish?)
Alrightythen, tip #1 is how to hang a picture or mirror on your wall if you have molding that sitcks out. We finally got the molding up in the living room, above the beadboard wallpaper. I wanted to go with a wide board and a picture ledge. It didn't happen. We just ended up with a simple chair rail type molding, that in the end I'm very happy wth. At its thickest place, it sticks out 1/2-3/4 of an inch from the wall. Since we didn't do the picture ledge, that posed a slight problem for hainging pictures/mirrors back on the wall, unless they are completely above the molding. At 56 inches, that's a little high- a lot high. My solution?
Screw a scrap piece of the molding to the back of the piece I want to hang. I left a tad bit of room around the screws to wrap some wire and there you have it, a rigged up hanger. Doesn't look pretty, but it works.
This second tip I learned from my painting man, Mitch. If you are spray painting something and it begins to run, if you can move the item you are painting so that the run will be in a flat or horizontal postion while it is running it will flatten out. For example, say you are painting a lamp and get the paint heavy and it starts to run, if you can grap a portion that hasn't been painted and lean the lamp over for a few seconds while the paint is still wet, you can flatten the run.
HOlly Cow!!!
That's brilliant!!!
I would *never* have thought of something like this!!
((See, someone who needed this tip!!))
I am the picture hanger of the family and I am keeping this nugget of info. for a rainy day!!!
Thanks!
xo
Posted by: Ms. Megan | October 05, 2010 at 10:21 AM
I make spray-paint drips WAY too often, and never thought to try to flatten it out as you describe, so no, you aren't the biggest ding-bat reader out there!
Posted by: Lise | October 05, 2010 at 01:03 PM
Nope, I've not heard these tips. I am amazed sometimes how long I've lived, and yet there's always something new to learn. Thank you for sharing these!
Posted by: Karen | October 05, 2010 at 02:08 PM
I have never heard of either of those! BRILLIANT! You totally rock!
Posted by: Mindy | October 05, 2010 at 04:30 PM
Thank you Mindy!
You totally rock too : )
xo Autum
Posted by: Autum | October 05, 2010 at 05:30 PM
Yes, there is always something new to learn. Glad I could share something helpful!
xo Autum
Posted by: Autum | October 05, 2010 at 05:31 PM
Ding-bats unite!! ; )
xo Autum
Posted by: Autum | October 05, 2010 at 05:34 PM
Ms. Meagan, you are much too kind : )
xo Autum
Posted by: Autum | October 05, 2010 at 05:35 PM
Oops! Didnt mean to misspell your name Megan. Sorry!
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Autum Hall autumhall@gmail.com wrote:
Ms. Meagan, you are much too kind : )
xo Autum
Posted by: Autum | October 05, 2010 at 05:36 PM
Another dingbat, here...I didn't know either of these tips!! Keep the sisterhood going!!
Posted by: blop | October 05, 2010 at 05:55 PM
Brilliant!!! I would never have thought of that trick!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Posted by: Elaine | October 05, 2010 at 06:47 PM
OH my gosh!!! Clever! I so needed this too, because we put up board and batten in our dining room and I was at a loss for what to do on the walls in there!!! Thanks so much, Autumn!
Posted by: Hollie | October 05, 2010 at 11:21 PM
No duh here. Clever. Very clever. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: anina | October 06, 2010 at 06:07 PM
What a genius idea! Definitely worth sharing. I am in awe.
Am loving your blog, your great spray paint projects and lovely fall decorating!
Posted by: jessica | October 06, 2010 at 10:34 PM
You missed a day! (OK so did I!) Planning to paint a small table today (More like a stool) ad now wondering if spraypaint might be the way to go. Way easier on round legs I suppose...
Posted by: mijk | October 07, 2010 at 03:02 AM
Yes, I missed a day. It was one of those days, and last night when I sat down, my brain was mush.
Round legs are such a pain to paint with a brush. Id say spray if you can.
xo Autum
Posted by: Autum | October 07, 2010 at 06:12 AM
GENIUS! I hope some day to have molding in my DR - you've saved my bacon in advance!
Posted by: twitter.com/CandiedFabrics | October 09, 2010 at 01:26 PM
If being a dingbat means getting GENIUS IDEAS like the picture hanging thing, please tell me how to join.
Posted by: Chezrenee123 | October 18, 2010 at 01:57 PM