Principles of Design to Value Excerpt 3 from 'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology.'

šŸ™‚ If that’s the case, how do they really know that they’re doing their best work?.

Oh, you just wait!.I saved a good 5 minutes per coat with a little technique I called the ā€œbeadboard rule of thirdsā€.

Principles of Design to Value Excerpt 3 from 'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology.'

At least that’s what I called it to myself in my head while I was doing it.I basically only painted one third of each board at a time, rather than trying to make the paint on my brush spread out over as much of the board as possible, I just filled my brush, put a few dabs down the center on just 1/3 of the board, used what was left on the brush to do the edges and then came back to the center.And repeat for the remaining 2 sections of the board.. OK, you think I’m a little nuts right now for telling you all that.

Principles of Design to Value Excerpt 3 from 'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology.'

It’s just slapping some paint on some boards.But seriously, saving those precious seconds made all the difference between me putting off doing the job for weeks and months and actually enjoying getting it done in just a weekend!.

Principles of Design to Value Excerpt 3 from 'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology.'

Tip #4: Semi-gloss paint will make you happy.

I used 2 coats of a medium-high quality paint on them and no primer and they look stunning.All those little bumpy bits have totally disappeared!.

A lot of people only think of using caulking on things like bath tubs, sinks, and windows, but you really can use it on just about any DIY home project to get a nice perfectly finished look.Here’s where my mirror meets the wall.

It was just looking not so clean and newly refreshed.. You’re just getting all kinds of sneak peeks of this bathroom today now aren’t you?.Here’s after I did the caulking and tape thing:.