Winter Surf from Behr
Thanks to the Love's littlest sister, the walls were cleaned quite thoroughly. TSP (Trisodium phosphate) is now my new best friend! It not only removes the dirt, grease, and grime, but removes the glossy layer on the top of the old paint in order for the new paint to adhere better. And it WORKS! Took those footprints off the wall like it was brushing a fly away.
Just before we started painting, I stepped back and noticed something... The closet.
The finishing idea is to have the closet open to the room with a mirrored dresser deep stained and placed inside. Very rarely do you actually need a full closet for guests, so we figured it would open the room more to give it that little extra space. So we ended up spending a couple hours removing the tracks, shelf, and "tabs" (because I don't know what else to call them).
I got a little too carried away and accidentally popped a hole in the wall with my pry-bar. Thank goodness we had mud and mesh on hand! We finished off by painting the rest of the room.
The following day I went and added some more mud by texturing. This was difficult and I'm sure I didn't do it the right way, but it was fun. And this is what I came up with:
The texture on the right side of both images is mine.... Did I do good or what?
I had to wait yet another day before I could primer the closet, then the day after, I did the final painting. What a satisfying feeling!
Before :
After :
We still aren't finished. The carpet needs to be changed; crown molding & base board installed; the blinds put back up with some tapestry; the mirrored dresser needs to be brought in, stained, and placed in the closet; the bed needs to be purchased; and all the other little decor needs to be brought in.
Until then...
Cheers~
4 comments:
looooove it!!! will definitely have to come for a visit!!!
Oh Squee, you are always more than welcome here! :)XOXO
Spot on Missygirl! The blog layout is great and the pics and dialog is fun! fun! fun! Proud of you sweetie! <3
LOVE the color! I used the one two steps down on my Ontario master bedroom as a base, then added 30% white and padded it. Thought it'd look like a Venetian room, but ended up looking like you were under water. VERY cool as our antique furniture was a dark cherry. GREAT room to sleep in...
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