So, last weekend (a nice three-day weekend for us because of Labor Day) we decided to start painting. Well, technically, we decided to start finishing up our downstairs bathroom that has been in shambles since not long after we moved in.

See, when we moved in it had this hideous wallpaper that we just had to get rid of. So, we started to strip it. We only got about 90% done before it got to the point where we would have to remove part of the toilet and remote the light fixture to finish up.

We then cut into the wall to expose a rather decent size storage area under the stairwar (the bathroom is situated right beneath our stairway). This was then lit up with some help of a friend to do some of the electrical work. That was the last that was done to the bathroom for many, many years -- until last weekend, that is.

We decided to get down to it and get it finished. This would both help keep use out of trouble (e.g. from driving all over while the fuel rates are tremendously high) and make us happy because we'd be getting something done on our house that has been weighing on us for many years.

So, we got some paint supplies, picked the colors, took down the fixture, removed the toilet, and began painted. A primer coat all around and a coat of white for the molding and ceiling and a coat of blue for the walls later we had finished. And it only took us small parts of three days to complete.

We also ended up with enough leftover paint that we wanted to try to find something else to paint since it wouldn't add any cost at all. This meant being able to do somethign for free!

So, we decided to do our secondary bathroom off of our office/bunny room. Today we primed and did the white coating while tomorrow we'll do the color coating.

Painting is great because it really refreshes a room, even if the colors are the same. In our case, the colors are different and not only is it really cleaning up the bathrooms, it's making them look new and fresh.

Unlike many people, we didn't actually repaint our house when we moved into it. Instead, we just left it the way it was because we wanted to get in ASAP. This means that the paint is now 5 years plus however long before the other people had painted. And it's really showing in many areas.

We're now looking around the house trying to figure out other areas that we can't paint without having to move all of our big furniture that is difficult to move (such as sideboards and other things that are full of glassware or wine).

In any case, painting also turned out to be easier and faster than either of us thought. None of us had ever really painting on our own before (our parents had, of course, but we weren't really involved). We didn't expect it to be terribly difficult or take very long, but it surprised us anyway, which makes us happy. It also makes it easier to get around to do again since it is a more known entity. Not only that, but our second time through has gone much smoother than the first and appears to also being going faster.

Now what to paint next? ;)

Posted by Shane on September 10, 2005 7:20 PM | Permalink