{"id":7607,"date":"2012-01-18T18:02:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T23:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=7607"},"modified":"2014-08-08T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T17:58:18","slug":"watching-paint-dry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=7607","title":{"rendered":"Frame a Thermostat"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Hello from Syracuse where it isn&#8217;t as cold or snowy as it should be. \u00a0Jordan and I have been busy painting her kitchen cabinets. \u00a0When I got here she had already done the hard work &#8211; sanding, cleaning, and priming. \u00a0I get to help with the best part &#8211; the painting.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>We have to wait at least 16 hours between applications, so we decided to put those hours to work. \u00a0After seeing a disguise for a wall thermostat on Pinterest, we decided to do the same thing on her Carrier (I want to mention the brand because Syracuse is the company&#8217;s home) controller.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/01\/18\/watching-paint-dry\/frame-close-up-before\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7608\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7608\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-close-up-before-1024x911.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-close-up-before-1024x911.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-close-up-before-362x323.jpg 362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is what the control looks like undressed. \u00a0To its advantage, \u00a0it is on the edge of the wall, rather than in the middle like so many thermostats. \u00a0We felt like it needed to be dressed up a little &#8211; \u00a0kind of like &#8220;I know I don&#8217;t look it, but I&#8217;m really cool&#8221; look.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/01\/18\/watching-paint-dry\/frame\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7613\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7613\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-1024x1009.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"605\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-327x323.jpg 327w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">While waiting for the paint to dry, we made our rounds, and one of the stops was Hobby Lobby. \u00a0We picked up this sweet little white frame.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/01\/18\/watching-paint-dry\/frame-cutting\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7609\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7609\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-cutting-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-cutting-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-cutting-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jordan removed the back with a box cutter. \u00a0(Notice the paint on her work pants? \u00a0The cabinets are the white in the upper left).<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/01\/18\/watching-paint-dry\/frame-hammering\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7612\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7612\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-hammering-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-hammering-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-hammering-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">After a bit of positioning, she pounded in the nail&#8230;&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-23825 aligncenter\" alt=\"Frame your thermostat\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-pic.jpg\" width=\"409\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-pic.jpg 682w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-pic-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;..And almost instantly (well, really it took us 30 minutes to get it lined up), it was dressed up. \u00a0 \u00a0How cute is that!!!!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2012\/01\/18\/watching-paint-dry\/frame-extra-close-up\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7610\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7610\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-extra-close-up-788x1024.jpg\" width=\"473\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Frame-extra-close-up-788x1024.jpg 788w, 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