They were gone for four days, and I had a surprise project planned...
(I am so sneaky.)
While they were gone, we painted the upstairs bathroom. It had been white since we moved in and cracks had formed along the ceiling and down some of the corners of the room as the house settled. It looked dingy. It was high time for a freshening up.
We sort of passed "freshen up" though, and painted it deep purple. It looks dramatically different and I was really glad (relieved) that they liked it when they came home.
I knew we could put dark color in this room because there's a lot of white already: on the floor, the tub, the shower curtain, plus a white-curtained window at the end of the room lets in a lot of light, and there's a huge mirror to reflect all this. I figured we'd be ok with a deep tone.
My biggest concern was the old border of pink hearts along the top of the wall -- I didn't know how to get it off. It's dated and ugly and stuck really well, and so I called my brilliant carpenter son and his family to come help us.
Meanwhile, as they ate breakfast, we got things out of the way and stirred the paint:
He brought all the right tools , and got that border off, though it did take some time. Clearance wallpaper border, cheap and hard to get off.
I was told they sizzled and smoked real cool! ... simple pleasures, I guess.)
But they surprised me! For Mother's Day, he and his wife bought the crown molding I wanted and also white paint. He put up the crown molding and painted that and the whole ceiling pure white!! So nice!!
He also took down the ceiling light and cleaned it, and then repainted it... it looks like new!
Joking, teasing, and some good, fun music made it a good time.
Even after getting the second coat all on, I was still nervous and not sure if I liked it. I figured I could change the whole room with a quart of paint on the far wall if I needed to. Maybe a lighter shade, or even something contrasting if I wanted. It was not till we got everything back on the walls and I accessorized the room that I really liked it. And when the family came home and they liked it, I felt much better. Now I love it!
And this is how it all turned out!
I'm glad we did this.
Inspiring...and lovely, too. I love how the woods look; the color brings that out ~ warm and handsome. Thank you for sharing! Jayne
ReplyDeleteLooks great. I need to updat the bathroom inour new house.
ReplyDeleteIt's so beautiful! That was fun watching the transformation. And your family is so cool -- great to see your kids all working together to help you. I hope my family grows to be as close-knit as yours!
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