Painted Walls

I finished the walls.  Hooray!

The paint is more blue than I thought it would be, but I really love it.  It was purchased at Miller Paints in Bremerton, WA, and I "think" it is from the Joanna Gaines line.  The customer service at Miller Paints was excellent, and they also have a recycled paint line that is extremely reasonable in price.  Did I mention the AMAZING customer service?  But hey, here is the paint color.  Check it out!

Yes I dripped paint on the toilet.  So, if there are spots on my toilet, it is paint.  The wall above the toilet looks very empty at the moment. The eventual plan is to put some white shelves above the toilet.   Goodwill and garage sales will be my haunt until I find just the right one.  Shelves are crazy expensive, in my opinion.

We have recessed lights in our bathroom. I didn't like the way they looked against the paint, and I painted them.  I don't recommend painting recessed lights.  There is probably a fire danger, and it looks kind of odd.  Home Depot has silver replacements for the rings, so I will be purchasing a few of those eventually.  They are about seven dollars each.

If I am painting, I guarantee there will be paint spilled.  It will be on me, the walls, the floor, the surrounding area.  I used to try to be neater, but I gave up.  My daughter asks how I do it.  It is a talent I possess.  That's all.  Due to this mad skill, some paint made its way to  the ceiling. I will be painting the ceiling later because we are in need of a tall stool.  I using an old chair as a stool, and it cracked.  Fortunately, it didn't send me tumbling.   The last time I purchased the kind of stool I need for this project, it was 25.00.  That means it will be marked at least 75.00 by now.  I hope not, but sticker shock is alive and real here in the good old U.S. of A.  Here is a view of the ceiling and my over painting.

In addition to my imperfect ceiling,  I also managed to get paint on the rug, my butt, my arm, my leg, my foot, and in my hair.  Mad skills!  Since the rug is getting ripped out, and I am washable, none of it was a big deal.

This is the view out the window with the drapes gone. I have NO clue why the former homeowner put in clear windows.  "Hi neighbor!  Would you like to watch me pee?"  Home Depot has a window film I might try.  Even when the curtains are hanging up, having a window like that in the bathroom feels creepy.

These are the towel cupboards that had the gold hardware.  These porcelain ones are temporary.  The cupboard needs painted, and I also want different knobs.  I am thinking about hand painting some knobs.  Unfortunately, I am not as talented as I would like to be.

This is Minwax Gel Stain in Coffee.  This will be going on the vanity.  I really wanted the General Finishes Gel in Java.  However, it was 35.00 for a quart, and this is 16.00 for a quart.  As much as I love General Finishes, I can't imagine it is worth two times as much.  Both can be ordered at Amazon.  We live in the country so Amazon Prime is a must for us.

That is it for now.  Hopefully those bathroom cupboards will be stained soon.  Then I can get to the business of pulling up that nasty carpet and painting, yes painting, the floor.

Indoor Work on a Snowy Day

Today is one of my not favorite kind of days.  We have snow.  I am happy to sit inside and peek at it outside.  When I was a kid, I loved snow.  Now, not so much.

We have lived here just over two years, and I have done a few projects but not nearly enough.  Both kid's rooms are painted. My daughter's room came out great.  My son was in a tearing hurry to get his room back, so it needs a lot of touch up.  That said, the most important thing was to make the kids feel ownership of where we lived.  The rooms were important to do first.

One thing I absolutely hate in this house is the flooring in the master bathroom. It is carpet!  Yuck, gag, gross. I am not a carpet fan and especially not when it is in the bathroom.  There is no telling what kind of things are lurking down there in the yarn loops. Let's try not to think about it.

So here are the pictures of the bathroom at the moment.  There has to be a before.  The after will take a while. I am trying to do it on a budget.  My parents gave me money for Christmas, so I have already purchased many of the supplies.  Some supplies are new and full price.  Some are discounted.  Some were from the thrift store.  Some have yet to be purchased. I will watch for sales, garage sales and thrift shop bargains.

Here goes with the pictures of what my bathroom looks like today, and let's hope for updates as it goes along.

 

This is looking in the door.  Note the carpet, boring brown cabinets, and brown floor boards.

This is the window.  The 80's called.  They want their valances back.  The reason I have not taken down these lovely dust collectors is because the valance is on a rod that is screwed to the wall.  This is a heavy duty, most likely expensive rod.  That said, I personally hate valances, as I consider them dust collectors.  More power to those of you who decorate with them and take them down to wash.  In my opinion, they are another chore and not worth it for me.

 

 

We have a double sink and a standard (boring) mirror above it.  I believe the countertop is formica.  I feel meh about the pattern.  The sink is okay, but the faucet is quite outdated.  That is where one gets into spending a lot of money so I will most likely take my time on having those changed out.  My husband gets to do that, plus the price of faucets gives me sticker shock.

 







Here is the space over the toilet.  Beside the toilet is a towel rod that fell off the wall.  I doubt I will rehang it.  It did me a favor removing itself.  My husband had to order new innards for the toilet. It is a commercial toilet.  Odd, but whatever.  I would have to flush a dog down it to clog it, not that I would.

 

This exciting beast is our shower with doors.  There is one thing I love about this shower.  The tub is super deep.  I didn't even realize until I took my first bath that we finally had a tub deep enough for adults.  The tub is metal, but it is also one big insert, so it is white all the way up.  There is no sense in hiring out tile work. It would be impossible to separate it out, as far as I know, and I am not giving up my tub.  That said, even though doors are in style right now, I want a shower curtain.  Have you ever not lifted your foot high enough to get in a tub with doors and smacked your toes into the track?  It hurts!  Plus shower curtains can be changed out when your style changes.  Shout out for a rod and shower curtain.

 

 

These are the cupboards across from the toilet.  They are handy for storage, but they look boring.  I despise the gold handles.  Even if I made them another color, the style doesn't do it for me.

 

I am glad I waited two years so I could get an idea of what I wanted.  However, it is past time to update the bathroom. The first step today is painting the walls.