To the dump

We went to the dump on Saturday and, kids, most of the stuff went into various recycling bins. That was awesome. Now, if someone would just figure out a recycling mechanism for stanky cat litter, I’d be very happy. By taking the gazillion corrugated boxes and other assorted mixed paper out of the garage, we were able to move a bookcase the better-half built a couple of years ago into the garage.

He built the bookcase for the college town apartment and since he built it the day (or two days) before we moved in there nothing had ever been done about the finish. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit there was an actual footprint on one of the boards. You couldn’t really see it unless you were standing in an awkward corner of the apartment so I ignored it. But, clearly, if we were going to use it in the house, I could not have something quite so dingy.

This morning I sanded the bookcase and then applied the first coat of paint. I emailed the better-half to tell him it was sucking up the paint like a drunk sucks down a forty. That first coat of paint was nearly invisible. I just finished the second coat and it looks like something I can live with. Tomorrow I’m going to roll a coat on all the shelves, sides and top. When I paint furniture, I apply the first couple of coats with a brush to really get the paint in there and then I roll the final coat(s) to ensure a smooth and even surface.

The bookcase’s underbelly is just going to have to deal with one coat because, seriously, who cares what the paint looks like on the bottom of the bookcase? If the floor is that picky about its view, it should have volunteered to be the ceiling instead.

Have you tried Home Depot’s paint that is a combination of primer and paint? So far I’m digging it. It seems a bit thicker and since the bookcase was very thirsty I feel like the combination is working better than I imagined. Also? I’m only doing three coats instead of four. That counts for something in my book.