A Week in the Bathroom

No, we weren't sick! It took us a week of good work to renew our master bathroom. We were tired of the wallpaper and bland look, and the room just needed attention. Here is a before picture -- the blinds are already down.











As with any home project, there are curve balls. We found that the previous owners had painted over one of the several layers of borders that topped the wall paper. We tired several methods but the most effective was water and elbow grease.

We also found some wall repairs under the paper -- probably why there was wallpaper in the first place. I got out my trowels and joint compound, and also used a new spray-on texture product to try and match the original. It worked well, but it took me longer to tape and mask than it did to spray the texture! I did primer the wallboard first, then spray the texture, and then I primed again. Time consuming but worth the effort...













We used to have a six foot mirror above the sinks. I paid a couple of yard workers in the neighborhood $5 each to help me take the mirror down and bring it to the garage. This also shows a repaired wall after the texture / priming.

We chose an ivory for the ceiling and three of the walls. We didn't realize how much gray was in the original paint. By the way, I used my 8 ft step ladder and the extention ladder to reach the ceiling and cut in the walls. That's not easy in a small room, working around the tub and the other fixtures!

The room is almost completed. We put in new lights and sink fixtures. Two mirrors are on order.












Here is the wall opposite the sinks. Another rod will go above and to the outside of the tub tile to hold the quilt top that Gayle is finishing. This was a good week's work. Next on the to-do list is our bedroom...