Work a little ~ Play a little...

well I am... I don't make resolutions, I make excuses.

THE WORK PHASE....

 I have procrastinated six L O N G years to get to this project.  I don't know what took me so long to go in there and tackle this ghastly deed.  Aside from the fact the room was utterly depressing and downright U G L Y.   I hated to even walk in there... other than to grab a pair of socks out of the dresser and run like hell to get out before the boogey man nabbed me.   My daughter wouldn't even open the door... she said the room creeped her out.   

Now, let me explain.  I had nothing to do with this room.  It was a bonus when I bought the house.  It is part of the original house before "they" renovated.  Did they fear going in this room too???

Okay it's coming... this is a warning to you.  If you want to run for cover, do it now.  Grab your drink it's a long one. 

Remember this is just Phase One... It is far from completed but a girl can tease a little along the way.  At least I am pre warning you this time. 

even the vanity and dresser are huddled together in fear of being alone in there...

I have big plans for that vanity, but that won't be until Phase 11... just saying.

check out the beautiful carpeting and lovely panel board...

NOT...

let's not forget that hideous stain on the cheap window trim either...

it took hours, just to fill holes and they weren't even mine.

Check out that graining in the board... deep groovey graining, people.

Do you know how hard it is to paint that crap???... with a brush no less...

yeap, just me and my Purty.

Santa did bring me a Command Max paint sprayer and I did two coats of primer with it...

 no matter what I did, I couldn't get a nice even finish... it just wasn't built for a job like this.

wow, what a difference a few paint strokes make.

don't be asking about the colour either... I was determined to use up what I had in the house. 

I mixed and mixed until it didn't look like a dog's breakfast and then slapped it on the wall.  My best guess is, it is a true Khaki colour... it is slowly growing on me.

this weekend, I finally ripped out that lovely carpet with full intentions of laying new floor tile. 

But as I said this is part of the original house... I don't think they owned a level or even understood what the word square meant.  Tile with lines...  not this girl.  Did I mention how anal I am... about straight lines.  I did the next best thing and called a carpet place and they are coming next week to re-carpet... with no lines. 

NOW ONTO THE FUN PLAYING PART...

After painting all the trim white and waiting for it to dry, I decided to go treasure hunting in my room downstairs..

This was hiding behind the door in the ugly room... it was an old CD tower I had bought many moons ago when CD's were in fashion.  Now I download right to my IPOD, so no more CD's to store. 

What the heck was I going to do with it now? 

I took it apart and cut the top and bottom flush with the last shelves... then re-assembled...

and used the top side pieces to make inside shelves as shown above ~

glued scrapbook paper to the back, then painted it white...

turned it sideways, hung it, then went shopping in the house...

let's steal a little bit from here, a little bit from there...

and before you knew it... it was full...

with my collection of ink wells, caligraphy pens and other treasures.

I then dug this little beauty out of the closet and hung her up...

look how lovely that frame looks against the paint.

then I pulled this $5.00 garage sale find out of the linen closet...

That has been hiding in there for the past 3 years...

used the Cricut and etching vinyl and added the saying...

"Moments Make Memories"

installed the chain,

then hung it in the freshly painted window.

This will be much nicer when I get the curtains up...

and last but not least...

a Mya fix...

sorry bad pic but too precious not to show...

can you tell what her newest expression is?... lol

finally a pic with her pearly whites...

and those blue eyes,

just melt me...

Tuesday, she finally decided to ditch her ride and started walking...

she was hell on wheels with this puppy.

Well off to relax a bit... back to work for a rest tomorrow. 

So what ya been working on?...

Stay tuned... Phase 11 will begin next week...

Thanks for popping in...

Hugs,

My new "Proper"ly "Prim"med Bathroom... Phase 11

Well it finally happened I have the perfectly prim bathroom that I have been dreaming about for 6 years.  (You can read about Phase 1 here.) 

My head was swimming...Do I paint the walls, leave the trim... paint the trim and leave the walls.? But they are white... I don't like white. So why was I having such a hard time making up my mind?  I can't believe it took me so long to do this.

this is the entrance to the bathroom...

can you see all that wood...

everywhere. 

 two closet doors,  all the trim and the inside of the entrance door... it all had to go and I had to paint it... have I mentioned how much I dislike painting big projects...

so first I tackled the stocking stretchers, painted, sanded and stained for that perfect prim look...

and it was quick...

next I glazed the cabinet I painted last week... another quick project...

then it was time to get painting all those doors, baseboards and window trim... not so quick...

I ordered these handles for the vanity and the closet doors...

   

next on the list was a new curtain...

but I needed a new curtain rod...

 this makeover was all about using up what I already had...

I made the shelf from one I had hanging around...drilled holes in the brackets with my hole saw...

 used a 1-5/8" wooden dowel for the rod... slid it through the holes... 

hung the shelf about 8" higher than the window top... added some of my favourite treasures...

it was the perfect piece to tie everything together... and it has that perfect prim look...

Vintage Junky showed this pic on her blog last week and I absolutely fell in love with it. 

 I just had to have it... 

It will replace the cross stitch above the toilet.

It will add some interesting depth to that wall and it has the perfect pop of red.

so let's have one last look at the before...

 and now, my Proper Prim bathroom makeover...

I love it... it now looks like it belongs to the rest of the house... okay maybe not the kitchen... that's next on my list... did I mention that I don't like painting big projects. 

 Now do you see why I am procrastinating starting that job... I will find a million other things to do just to avoid doing what I should be doing... so I figure the entire house will get redone before I work my way to that room.

Am I the only one that does this?

Cost Breakdown;

Curtain - $19.99 (Swags Galore)

Wooden Dowel - $2.48 (Rona)

Little Red Riding Hood Pic - $10.50 (Etsy)

 ALL paint left over from other projects... $0.00 (private stash)

Trim for cabinet - $7.77 (Home Depot)

New hardware - .83/ea x 4= $3.32 (ebay)

Total makeover cost - $ 44.06

Thanks for popping in... would love to hear what you think. 

Hugs,

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Bathroom Makeover...

Well, l I have been at it again... slowly but surely I am beginning to tackle the bigger jobs that have been bugging me for the past few years.  I read a blog the other day that said if you want to do something in your house, then do it.  Stop thinking resale and you will be much happier with your home.  That was like music to my ears... I am always second guessing myself... I am always thinking resale.  I end up talking myself out of doing things for that very reason. 

I am tired of playing it safe... so this weekend I just ran with it. 

This cabinet was number one on my list. 

and this 80's orange was second on my list. 

I started by adding some trim that I just happened to have in my stash...

have I told you how much I love my mitre saw. 

I painted the cabinet (still needs to be glazed)... next on the list was that metal strip.  I had already spray painted it from brass to ORB awhile back.  I took several Rub N Buff finishes and added some Varsol to them and sponged it on.  Still wasn't liking it so I took plain Varsol and started dabbing it off... I let it pool a bit, turned on the hairdryer and moved the Varsol around, it did the trick.  It now looks like hammered copper. 

no more orange wood... amazing what a little black paint will do...

loving the new updated look.

Next, I pulled out this cross stitch that has been hanging around way too long ... made a mat with corrugated cardboard and put it in an old frame... 

my next dilemma, where do I hang it?

this is when I sit and actually think... I needed a lightbulb moment, quickly... I wanted something different... something outside the box.

now add this to the mix...

and these gems filled with my small treasures and other essentials...

couldn't forget my best friend there on the end... epsom salts... look how pretty she looks

 went back to the archives and dug out this old shelf, dismantled it, added new supports that were also hiding in the just in case pile,  gave it a fresh coat of paint and attached it to...

are you still with me?

 this old gifted shutter... it has literally been hanging around for several years, just waiting for it's debut. 

 now it might not be everyones style, but I love it, I wanted different...

and there you have it... my mini makeover... and it only cost me 7.77 for the thin piece of trim.  That is my idea of decor on a dime.

I ordered a new curtain for the window.  That should tie things together nicely.  Next I will tackle the baseboards and closet doors... I hid those in the pics... remember that orange, you guessed... but not for long.

 I am slowly working my way to the kitchen cupboards.  Once I start there will be no turning back so I figured I would try something small first. Not so bad and I did this with a brush. 

If it makes as much improvement as this little makeover, I may get to it sooner than later.

So, do you overthink things too? 

Are you always thinking resale?

Well no more thinking for this girl... my new motto is "just do it". 

So what ya all think?

Like, Love it or Ditch it?