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Display Name:	Karla @ Its The Little Th
Personal URL:	http://itsthelittlethingsthatmakeahouseahome.blogspot.com/
Member Since:	3/4/09

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We always use spackling on the cut edges of our MDF. It creates a much cleaner looking edge for the final product. If you don't seal the edges, the paint will soak into the fibers and will leave a rough finish. A thin coat of spackle and light sanding ensures that the paint will have a consistent look overall. It's another step to add to the process and definitely takes some extra time to apply, then dry, then sand, but it's the only way to go if you want a clean finish! Hope that helps! ~Karla How To: Board and Batten Karla and Will's February Jumpstart Project 2009 \| Apartment Therapy Los Angeles Flag this comment	5/31/10 11:34 AM
Adorable! The blue bed and the pom-pom trim are my favorite! :) ~Karla Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh \| Sophie's Pink Aqua Bedroom Small Kids, Big Color Entry # 8 Flag this comment	10/28/09 9:36 PM
I love this space! Gorgeous!! ~Karla Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| Nancy's Colorful Traditional Plus Contemporary Room for Color - West #12 Flag this comment	10/8/09 7:08 PM
Thanks for voting and commenting, everyone! I don't recognize most of your names, but thanks so much for your support! Just to clear up any confusion about using your network to get votes, this comes straight from the email that we received from Apartment Therapy after submitting our room for the competition: ................................................................. "Once posted, feel free to send the link to your post around to friends and family. Their comments and votes can all play an important part in this contest." ................................................................. And in another email from an Apartment Therapy staffer once our entry became part of the competition: ................................................................. "We encourage you to spread the word and ask friends, family and coworkers to "Thumbs Up" your home to help push your entry to the next round." ................................................................. Hope that helps! And thanks again for all of your votes! ~Karla Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| Karla's Moody Blues Bedroom Room for Color - West #11 Flag this comment	10/8/09 6:52 PM
Hi Kimba! :) Thanks so much for the compliment! Yes, the vertical strips were cut off at an angle on the bottom where they met the baseboards. The strips that fell under windows were also cut with an angle at the top. Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions. I would be happy to answer them! ~Karla ItsTheLittleThingsThatMakeAHouseAHome.blogspot.com Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| How To: Board and Batten Karla and Will's February Jumpstart Project 2009 Flag this comment	3/21/09 1:51 PM
Star Princess - What a great birthday present! Ok, I used Behr paint from Home Depot and the formula is for a base of Ultra Pure White #3050. Colorant OZ 48 96 C Yellow Oxid 0 11 1 E Thalo Blue 0 3 1 V Magenta 0 3 1 That's it! Good luck on your project! If you have any more questions, let me know! ~Karla ItsTheLittleThingsThatMakeAHouseAHome.blogspot.com Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| How To: Board and Batten Karla and Will's February Jumpstart Project 2009 Flag this comment	3/9/09 9:12 PM
Star Princess - thanks so much for the compliment! The white was a custom color match from a piece of our baseboard that I took into Home Depot. If you want the formula I can give it to you, but you won't be able to find a swatch of it because I have no idea where the original color came from. It's the color that the builder chose, but the previous owners didn't leave any paint behind, so I don't have any good info on it. Sorry! I did the letters on the wall using a paint pen that you can get at craft stores. I printed the words out from my computer in the font and size that I wanted, taped them up where I wanted them to go, then traced them onto the walls using graphite paper underneath. Once the letters were traced, I filled the lines in with the paint pen and that was it! Easy enough and better than a stencil, in my opinion. I can get a much crisper line doing it this way then I ever could from a stencil. Let me know if you have any other questions. I would be happy to answer them! :) ~Karla ItsTheLittleThingsThatMakeAHouseAHome.blogspot.com Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| How To: Board and Batten Karla and Will's February Jumpstart Project 2009 Flag this comment	3/9/09 1:13 AM
Thank you all so much for the great compliments! It is very much appreciated! The blue color above the Board and Batten is by Benjamin Moore and is called Wedgewood Gray #HC-146. It is more of a gray/blue color than blue/green. It is my favorite and has made an appearance in other rooms of our house as well! The text above and on either side of the window is the elevation, latitude and longitude. You can see more about our room and plenty of Before and After pictures on my blog at: http://itsthelittlethingsthatmakeahouseahome.blogspot.com/2009/01/before-and-after.html I would be happy to answer any more questions about the room or the process! Thanks again for all the kind words! ~Karla Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| How To: Board and Batten Karla and Will's February Jumpstart Project 2009 Flag this comment	3/4/09 2:37 PM