Ep 5: Painting Tips and Tricks | Painting 104 | How to Pick Your Color and Our Favorite Tools

Welcome, friends! This week our Handy Hosts Samantha, Emily, and Arly round out our paintingseries with a focus on choosing paint color. If staring at a display of paint swatches leaves youperplexed and standing on the precipice, this episode is for you!We kick off with a special dedication to Arly’s mom Barbara Streed, a cheerleader in ourmission to support women in the trades. Emily teases us with her top ten favorite shades ofwhite and we learn why, if you find yourself on a deserted island, the back of a leaf may be thebest shade of green. Samantha shares why it is important to have choices when it comes toletting contractors in your home and to always advocate for yourself in tough moments…because you matter and you are loved.If nothing else, we can take inspiration from the other “Panera Ninja” in the family, Emily’shumanoid dog Lemon, who lives her colorful life “loudly, proudly, and insanely”.Join us as we work toward our goal of funding future in-person classes and an apprenticeshipacademy for women in construction. You can help by tuning in each week and sharing the lovefor women in the trades... let’s get handy!2:29 Tips for choosing a contractor8:13 Lemon, the human dog in fur17:13 Paint sheen and why it’s important19:16 Should you do whatever you want?26:17 Emily’s designer tip36:15 It’s Game time, friends!43:33 Our favorite tips (besides “the brush”)Links & Resources Mentioned​Community: Join the⁠⁠⁠⁠ How to Handyma’am Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ to ask questions and post your project pics!Products We Love: Find the tools mentioned in this episode at our storefront:​⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop the Handyma'am Favorites on Lowe'sLemon Contenthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DTA_c2_gICn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Us!​Web:⁠⁠⁠⁠ myhandymaam.com⁠⁠⁠⁠​Socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @howtohandymaam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/howtohandymaam⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog Post: https://www.myhandymaam.com/handymaam-blog/ep-5-safety-first-desert-island-tools-and-how-to-pick-a-paint-colorCredits Host -Samantha Pearl​Host- Arly Streed ​Host - Emily Pearl Reist ​Editing and Music by Thomas Streed