Mission Accomplished

It has been too long since I've posted. I accomplished the bathroom makeover and it feels like a lovely "girls bathroom" now. It was such a stark, hospital-white room before - and that was fine when we were sharing the room with the hubby/dad of the house. But now that he has his official man-cave bathroom all to himself, it was time to bring some estrogen to the room. Of course, I saw on HGTV a makeover that made over a room that was the color I choose to use. Oh well - we like it and that's all that matters. So, first the walls and ceiling were cleaned and the ceiling had to have some sanding/patching done to it. The last time it was painted gray, some weird spots formed in the paint that needed to be smoothed over. After taping off edges, I got down to the job of painting the room. My best advice for painting would be to use the best tools and the best paint available. I used Benjamin Moore paint and good rollers and paint brushes. I also used a tool that is a flat pad with rollers on one side to do the ceiling and some other edges. To use this tool, you have to make sure you NEVER get the rollers in the paint and after gently dipping the pad into the paint, to scrape excess off on the edge of your paint pan. Be sure to paint all of your edges first so you can easily roller the rest of the surface with ease, getting as close to the edge of your surface as possible, being careful not to bump into adjoining surfaces that are a different color. You very well may need to do 2 coats of color and if covering an already painted surface, be sure to paint on primer first to cover that color up. Best advice I can give for a painting project is to be sure you are doing it at a time when you can relax and enjoy the process. Put on your favorite music and comfortable clothes (a good tip for that is to turn sweatshirts, t-shirts, sweatpants, etc. inside out for the work) and enjoy!












The next step was to clean and scrape out the old floor grout using a grout saw. I wanted to regroute the entire floor, so I removed any grout that was old and cracked and roughed up the rest so it would take the new grout and the entire floor would look even.

You can see what an amazing difference the new, fresh grout makes. What a refreshing difference this little makeover makes! And, done just in time for our focus to turn to the outside and all of the projects that await us out there. A homeowner's work NEVER ends! On that note, be sure to check out our Home Maintenance list under Tips and Articles on our website and scroll down to the Spring Maintenance ideas.