Painting This Ceiling Blue Was a Mistake

The hallway saga continues.

Timestamps:
0:00 intro
1:39 making the list
2:41 covering the light switch
6:51 repainting the ceiling
11:08 making the handrail shiny
14:21 reflections

☞ My name is Ariel and I’m a Canadian writer, poet, and YouTuber. I organize my shelves by genre and then colour and my favourite book is Animal Farm. I've been making bookish content online for a decade and love spreading a love of reading through videos, panels, articles, and more!

☞ Thanks for watching! ☜

[amybabbit]

As a person that owns a home that needs plenty of DIY, I find this format of video where you show us the bits of progress to be SO MUCH MORE ENCOURAGING to me, because it accurately represents my relationship with home DIY progress. You often can't do a big project all at once, so sometimes you kind of live with the in progress state around you while you go about your day. Besides, I think this ends up with us having MORE VIDEOS so I'm obviously happy about that.

Your hallway is looking lovely and I can't wait to see it turn out, but have lots of fun on your trip first.

[maryburnette]

Another thing you could do with the solid green wall, if it’s too much work to wallpaper it. Fix the wall the way you’d like, leave it green, and add a gallery wall descending the staircase. This could be a way to bring in the wallpaper, and colors from the wallpaper, on that side. You could add your extra wallpaper to one or two of the picture frames going down the stairs. The other frames you could use prints that have a similar color scheme to the hallway and wallpaper. Just an idea. Love you so much Ariel 💛!

[xingcat]

The ceiling change really did make the whole hallway suddenly feel more cohesive. And the poly on the stair rail added that depth and warmth you were looking for. Step by step, the hallway is really coming together!

[Perennielle]

I love the wall papered switch plate! Only thing was that I instantly was laughing while imagining a guest fumbling about trying to figure out where the heck the light switch was 🤣

[riverofstars]

Girl, what? If I had to pack for a trip there’s no way I’d have the energy to do like 5 other things that day. I’m impressed with the amount of energy you have.

[deborrasanders]

Hearing you say that you like the blue and you don't like the blue was so comforting to me. I'm an elderly person with chronic health conditions. I recently repainted my bedroom with help from my daughter, her partner, and my partner. Even with all that help, it was a massive undertaking. Now, I realize that I like the color in the abstract, but not on my walls. Ugh! I've been trying to talk myself into the color, but I'm not succeeding. At least everything has been prepped now! Finding out that other people make painting mistakes helps me to feel less stupid and inept.

[andreamalik]

Please don't think you need to only post complete projects. Speaking for myself, I'd rather have more partial project videos if it means we see more of you.
Hope your holiday here in the UK is amazing x

[laurabarham]

I think the green is definitely the right call. I'm so looking forward to seeing everything come together, especially the alcove with the wallpaper. And I find these kind of videos where you are checking things off a list to be SO motivational. Honestly, I enjoy seeing the process rather than a full before and after. My favorites are when you do multiple small tasks around the house. Have fun in England, Happy Birthday!

[LL-lvke]

You can also use wallpaper scraps as drawer liners

[TheresaHoward-wn]

I love that we are seeing the realistic processes. The majority of us can't stop everything and get project perfect within a week or two...so relatable.

[vernieplummer]

Not exciting? Are you kidding? Watching you run around like a crazy person and pack for a trip overseas as well as getting all that work done was wonderful. Don’t worry about not having a before and after. The format of this video was just fine. I really thought that blue was too dark and the green would be just as dark, but you’re right, the green is not as dark and it just fits in better. I agree that it will look better when that other wall is wallpapered so there’s not so much green in the area. That archway looks fantastic with the green and it will really fit with the ceiling. Great work, and enjoy your trip.

[everausten]

Chipping away when you have no energy and a travel ahead - you are so much braver than me. I would have napped! The arch and cove look so pretty green ✨

[annanicole]

The green looks sooo good! I hope you dont feel too much pressure to make videos with large projects start to finish, every video you post feels like such a treat no matter what. Hope you're having a fantastic trip!

[EBrenry]

FYI…. file this for future reference: because ceilings usually rely on reflected & ambient light (rather direct), a ceiling will nearly always appear darker than the walls (this is why white is the default). Wall color on a ceiling will appear darker than the walls. To counteract that, most designers decide to mix a color 25-50% lighter than what’s on the vertical surface (walls/wainscoting/etc). When applied to the ceiling, it will blend appropriately with the walls. If you ever find your hallway too dark, this is your solution. 🙂

[jjamieallover]

a moment of appreciation for the typewriter list making, one of my favorite parts of these videos 💕

[cindyurban]

I always liked a white, or beige ceiling. It makes the room brighter, and opens small spaces.

[jennaimgrund]

I'm really enjoying this format of multiple videos for one project. I don't need to find a new TV show when I can just tune into Ariel's multi episode saga of home renovations

[metaphoricallyspeaking]

For next time, If you want the green you can get your colour made up at half tint. It really is subtle but because the green is counting off the other green in the room it really stops the heavy effect. We just did a bedroom with full tint ceiling and crown half tint on the walls. The result is quite stunning, but very subtle. The window area. Is stunning.

[flordown]

A deep red in the window seating area would be beautiful! It would tie in the flowers of the wallpaper. I know it’s a little more work but would be a huge impact.

[okayheykae]

Woooo yay for another video! I know lots of people have already said this, but I'm 100% happy to watch realistic progress instead of a start to finish renovation. Especially because it means we get more videos! And we like you, so we like seeing what you're doing! The green looks great, and I hope you feel better about it now that you've repainted! 💜