So I thought, sure, send me some Scotch tape, what the heck, I'll give it a try.
You can imagine my surprise, then, when I received this wonderful kit full of painting goodness:
A personalized note, plus all the essential tools: TAPE, rollers in two sizes, a brush for cutting in, paint trough, sample paint and even this fantastic book for ideas on putting the painter's tape to use.After purchasing lavender paint, I began taping the office. I had two door frames, giant double windows, and baseboards around the entire perimeter to tape off, and I made sure to run my fingernail over the edge as I laid the tape down. THIS IS KEY - I HAD to really get the edge down.
I was too lazy to tape off the ceiling, and it wouldn't have mattered because the previous homeowners got that buttery cream color on the ceiling anyway, so I'll probably end up painting the ceiling white someday.
I used my brush to get right up into the edges there, and I waited until the paint was dry before pulling it off.
CHECK OUT THAT STRAIGHT LINE, YOU GUYS:
The purple paint edge might not look straight because of that other, older paint on the door frame, but I assure you, I was SHOCKED and really pleasantly surprised to find perfectly straight edges almost everywhere I had the tape down. Now, I must be honest, on the parts that I didn't press the tape down hard, paint did bleed under a little bit, or in spots where the frame wasn't straight (if, say, there was a bubble of plaster or older dried paint).... but for the most part, I can say that this is THE BEST PAINTER'S TAPE I've ever used.
And I also want to be clear that I have not been paid, bribed, or threatened ;) to say so. This is my honest review. I LOVED working with this stuff.
With that said, Scotch Tape has asked me to host a giveaway of 16 rolls of their ScotchBlue™ Painter's Tape with Edge-Lock™ Paint Line Protector. So, how might you win a roll of tape?Simply leave a comment and tell me how/where you'd put Scotch painter's tape to use. That's it! So have at it, let's hear those ideas......
Oh this looks fantastic! I recently got married, and we bought our first condo...and have been redoing the whole thing! I need to do the bathroom again SOOO BAD because the tape I used did NOT leave clean edges! I want to paint thick stripes on the walls...and can only do it with tape that I would trust!!!
ReplyDeleteIf I had some tape, I might actually get around to painting my woebegone kitchen...which still has the same bare walls it had after we removed the wallpaper over a year ago :(
ReplyDeleteIf it works that well I am sold! Especially if it can combat these awful walls here. Lets just say that 50 years of paint has not been kind to these walls...at all. I would love to get a straight line on these walls, even if they aren't level.
ReplyDeleteI'm enamored with the purple paint, girl =) It's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI could really use a roll of a GOOD painter's tape!!! Desperately! My husband and I are about to buy our first home and since I've rented my entire life, I really really want to finally have gorgeous color on the walls! Painter's tape always comes in handy for my spray paint projects as well! Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
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Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
Your edge looks great! (and PS I love the color).
ReplyDeleteYour timing is superb because 2011 is the Year of the Paint Project at my house... so I'll be painting my daughter's room, the guest room, the office...
Tape would be most excellent. :)
Nice! I love the color you chose! I'd use it in our nursery blue living room - so sick of this color!
ReplyDeleteAs a decorative artist and faux finisher, I could use this in so many places! I go through ROLLS of tape every year and am always looking to try new ones. I love the faux finishing tape they have, but in a rough economy, I am doing more and more base coating as well! I am slowly working on doing over most of my house.
ReplyDeleteLOTS of painting to do! My fiance is helping me.. and I think she would love me more if we had this to help us out :)
ReplyDeleteWould use along all of the base boards, looks so easy!
I've been itching to paint our bathroom, but all of the taping required has made me put it off... this painter's tape would do just the trick!!
ReplyDeleteI recently painted my front door, and now have the urge to do the banister. Some higher quality tape would really help!
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My six year old asked for a Wizards of Waverly Place room for Christmas with Purple and pink horizontal stripes - I painted cream and hung a ton of wizards posters and stickers instead of facing figuring out those stripes. This tape sounds like it would make painting them a breeze!
ReplyDeleteOur bedroom could use a good coat of paint. It's one of the very few rooms in our house that had painted walls when we moved in. The problem is that it was painted with all the curtain rods, electrical wall plates, etc still on the wall so when the renters left, we got splotches of old bare spots where our hardware doesn't match up. Ugh. A good coat of paint, indeed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! If I win it, I'd be tempted to try painting some stripes in my sons bedroom.
ReplyDeleteI might finally be inspired to decide on a paint color for my bedroom! Plus, I really want to paint some wide stripes in my half-bath and I would absolutely need crisp, clean edges!
ReplyDeleteI would use the tape and do stripes in our bathroom - it'd be a perfect edge for 2 colors! Love!!
ReplyDeleteThe tape would be used on my bathroom cabinet. Time to paint that ugly wood.
ReplyDeleteman, where was this a few days ago, lol! we just got done painting our master bedroom, but we need to do the trim. i'd love to be able to use this tape! thanks!
ReplyDeletei would paint a mural of boyfriend joe on the ceiling over my bed. he would love to look at himself in the mornings, i'm sure.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you found something that works well. Since moving into this house we've been painting.every.room. We're so far from being finished and I too bought the frog tape and haven't been 100% pleased. I might hate painting a little less if I had better tape!
ReplyDeleteI hate painting so much and I really suck at taping. I have always had the same problem with the bleeding. I have been told that it helps if you use a credit card to push down the tape really well. I am seriously impressed by this tape! And I know you are being honest especially after the very honest review you did for the paper organizer.
ReplyDeleteGosh, I don't even know where I'd paint in my new house! I would like to paint one wall in our dining (not a real) room to make it look more formal. And while I don't hate the paint in our bedroom, it doesn't match our duvet cover at all.
You did such a great job. I actually was just thinking about doing some painting yesterday and would put the tape to use right away. I just moved to New York from Indiana and found a lovely apt but it needs a little more color on the walls for my liking, so I want to paint a nice bold accent wall in my kitchen!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog so much!!!
This comes at the perfect time. I'm going to buy painters tape tonight to start painting my dining room. Just took down yucky flower border on Tuesday!!
ReplyDeleteMy roommate and I love your blog! We live in South City in STL and love your ideas (our homes are from the same era). I want to make a DIY chevron shower curtain! Hopefully, it will brighten up our boring little bathroom!
ReplyDeleteI really want to paint vertical stripes in the kitchen and to do that I would need super clean lines.
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