So, I really, really,
REALLY like the color RED. {It just
happens to also be the color of the RAZORBACKS!} As we all know, I painted my
front door red last week. Well, I wanted
a red kitchen, like badly. I still do,
but the hubs said “nooooo, I’m not painting it” to which my response was, “I
didn’t ask you to paint it, I don’t need your help!” After a nice long argument
about how much red and where it should be added, we agreed to paint the front
bathroom red and to do an accent wall in the kitchen. I have all kinds of red accent pieces, and I
love them; especially my red tea pot. I
haven’t actually used it yet, but I will, come winter. My wonderful Nanny gave it to me before she
moved back to the north {depressed about that!}.
As you may have seen
on my post “Tutu wreath, well, almost” I was given a gift card by a neighbor
for the mess in my yard as they have a stone wall built.
Yeah, really thankful my neighbors are so amazing! They are having the company re-sod our yard that gets messed up in the building process.
With that gift card, we bought paint, and some more vinyl flooring. This time to tackle the front bathroom! We chose Valspar Cherry Devine for the color {which turned out to be a little more pink than red-so, a little disappointing} and of course got a two in one paint/primer to save some work…wrong! If you have never painted anything red, you may be unaware {as we were} that the molecules for red are larger than that of blue or yellow. They do not coat evenly, but rather clump together. That is why when you paint a wall red, if you do not do it quickly, and finish the entire wall a.s.a.p., it looks streaky and uneven.
So, here are a couple of before photos:
{After we repainted it the second time!}
I wish someone had
told me that before this project. Moving
on, after painting and it looking like vomit, we got another quart of paint and
had another go. This time it worked like
a charm. We took our time doing one wall
at a time. The patience paid off with
nice, evenly coated, walls. We already
had a black and clear shower curtain, scentsy, and soap dispenser so we figured
it was a good theme to keep. After
letting the paint dry overnight, we
I laid the flooring the next morning.
Once I was done J did get in there and fill any gaps with wood filler
and then he put the sealer on, so there’s a little credit for that.
Once all was said and
done with the big stuff, it was time to put the room back together. I wanted to frame the mirror but the plan I
had didn’t pan out so this week sometime me and my mom are going to get the
stuff and frame it. I decided at the
last minute that I wanted to take a wine
bottle and spray paint it black and put a few flowers in it to sit in the
corner, I have to get the flowers tomorrow since it’s way too late to venture
into town. J even got some black receptacles
and has ordered me some black switches for the lights.
So, here’s the
finished product:
Here's what the brat was up to:
Excuse the laundry, but we do live here :)
I know I have been
slacking on posting final photos of my projects, but I promise I will get a few
updated photos up this week. So far, I’m
loving the way the house is coming along.
I’m also loving the fact that it hasn’t cost an arm and a leg to do the
redecoration. Now, if I can just
convince the hubs that knocking the wall in the master down for French doors is
a good idea, and that tearing up the living room and hall carpet is a good idea
{I only want carpet in the bedrooms!} then I will be one step closer to what I
want in big projects. I am hoping to get
to the kitchen walls within the next month and I have big plans for painting an
accent wall in the living room {which I wanted to be a stripe wall but J said “no”}
and painting the hall. I also cannot
wait to get around to painting our bedroom and putting up new curtains along
with {hopefully} rearranging and maybe finding a steal on a new rug. One project at a time, right?!?!?
In case you’re
wondering {or even if you’re not!} Here’s
my “What I plan to get around to doing” project list that has been okayed by
the hubs:
Accent wall in kitchen
Flooring in kitchen
Crown molding throughout house
Accent wall in living room
Entire hallway walls
Change light fixtures in entire house!
Paint spare bedroom {I’m thinking gray}
Create amazing backyard {Why do the yard crashers
never come to Lowe’s when I’m there?}
Paint our bedroom!
Hopefully these plans
can happen over the next few months.
Hey, it gives me something to write about and you something to read
about right? Anybody want to help? Yeah, didn’t think so!
So, to end this SUPER
long post, I hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend!
*UPDATE!* I ran to town and got the flowers for the wine bottle vase. I found these for $1 each at Michael's!
