<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/74c08350-c4ac-4837-b16f-56b5b2444944/FB81A771-7DD8-4BFD-9C7A-00D2EBE53981/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html" href="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html" style="font-size: 11px;">emersonmerrick.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/img/5DE8C5D6-100D-4B04-91CB-555D7A5367DD" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><SPAN>This is the first coat of paint, its <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">benjamin</SPAN> <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">moore</SPAN> <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">porch</SPAN> and floor paint in "parchment white" or something old <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">timey</SPAN> like that.<BR /></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/img/03B1EA33-F3FC-41EC-8207-7670820A5B41" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><SPAN>Next I made a cardboard template of the size of diamond i wanted for my checkerboard and then traced it off on to the floor, using a yardstick to extend the diagonal lines when needed.<BR /></SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/img/51A89A00-65CC-40FB-9525-F79EFBCC0A12" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><DIV>Here is a "rough draft" of the checkerboard. I went back over each line with a small paintbrush to tidy up where paint smudged under the tape. This was such a tease because it took days to finish and I had thought <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">it'd</SPAN> be a quick job. I also repainted my baseboards.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/img/89A846BF-9EB4-424F-9D2D-011E92EE9BC6" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://emersonmerrick.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-exactly-two-weeks-later.html"><SPAN>These are some shots of my new floor all dressed up. I love it, but i can't wait until i resign myself to ivory getting dirty. I've been on all fours with a sponge more often than is appropriate for a 23 year old girl.</SPAN></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/FB81A771-7DD8-4BFD-9C7A-00D2EBE53981/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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