Ok! Ok! So I know I said that the next project was the boys' bedroom BUT I sort of started two projects at once (involving the same can of primer) and I instantly switched into gear headed full speed towards the bathroom.
"It's NOT fair!" says my 6 year old son who currently resides in that bedroom, which has only one wall primed (patiently waiting paint). AND he is most certainly correct. It is NOT fair that I started there and ended up elsewhere. However, he has been ever so understanding and the *cough*, shall I say mess?...left behind in the process.
As read in a previous blog I ranted about the color in the hallway/landing going up the stairs and leading into all the bedrooms and the main bath (which was replaced by a shade I simply cannot get enough of. The more I see it, the more I love it!).
Look familiar?
...oooh la la...
Well, that same original color was used in the main bath and I just really couldn't tolerate it being there for one more second.
It's a dark purple with a grey undertone in a flat paint finish. I am just not the purple kinda person. (No offense to purple lover's out there. A lot of people (including my dear mother) can rock purple in many shades throughout their homes and it looks splendid. However, ME!?! Not so much!)
And given the shade, it'll all need to be primed beforehand (2 coats @ least) :/ Yikes, right?!?!
I'd like to completely gut the whole thing (bathroom- add glass mosaic behind a garden tub meant for soaking in suds, marble counter tops, a lovely refurbished wash station and heated floors-maybe even one of the those mirrors with the televisions set behind the glass) but again, too large on my scale for updates and redo projects for the house just yet.
And with the vaulted ceilings (which are great, don't get me wrong!), it makes for a difficult feat for lil' ol' me! It'll take my best efforts!
I'm uncertain whether this paint was originally sprayed on. Given the marks on the ceiling it appears a roller was used and misplaced from time to time by bouncing off the ceiling. Anyone knows adding a roller to a long extension rod makes maneuvering quite difficult. These sorts of things will happen, no doubt. However, from the streaks cascading down the middle of the wall, it makes it impossible to know for sure. What else could that be?! (Don't answer that!)
And last (before) but not least---the many patching and sanding of odd holes that have undoubtedly made their way onto my walls. (Just to name a few)
And we're off!
I really had to bring in the big guns on this one.
I am not fond of heights but my jet pack was fresh out of fuel (and given the size of the space, I'm told ---again by the 6 year old---that jet packs would be unsafe in such a confined space). So all fears cast aside, I'm going in!
To add a personal touch (which I am excited to see in the daylight) I've decided to paint the recessed area of the sky light the matching color of the walls for added dimension. The goal is to make the golden hue painted in the area cast the same glow upon the space during the sunny days, adding just the right amount of "bling" without bedazzling anything. I mean..I like sparkle but c'mon, I have to be reasonable.
(NOTHING FANCY)
AND!!!...
Not only have I gotten the first and second coats of primer completed AFTER patching and sanding the walls (AND DECIDING TO PAINT THE ENTIRE CEILING A FRESH COAT OF WHITE PAINT TO MAKE IT CLEAN AND APPEAR NEW AGAIN), but I've also managed to get the first coat of paint up :) Now: all that needs to be done is the second coat and then we can hang some details and bring in the accessories to dress it up! (My favorite part)
(You'll -of course- have to wait for the after photos! Hopefully I'll get to it tomorrow after finishing up)
I began this project last Thursday and although I am completely past my own individual time frame on this one, I am optimistic of the outcome and look forward to giving the room a new life that is warm and welcoming!
and neither this Happy Home ;)
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