I should have mentioned in my previous post about the cottage bedroom makeover that the whole reason for the makeover is because last fall, hubby added a 4’ extension to the back of our cottage. The extra space is amazing, but there’s a lot of inside work to do. So I figured now is the time to make some drastic changes, seeing as this bedroom has been the same since the mid 1950s.
These are sort-of before pics – before the painting, but after the extension went on and the addition of the storage platform above the bed.
View from the doorway
View from the extension
This past weekend was the worst part of the makeover – priming and painting the ceiling. Half the job involved painting in the most awkward position ever – lying on my back 2 feet from the ceiling. It’s very discombobulating to paint upside down!
Such a glamourous shot of my feet ;-)
And it was hot up there too – whoever said that hot air rises was right! ;-) Amazingly, I managed to get all the priming & painting done without dripping any paint into my eyes. My shoe didn’t fare quite as well…
Very impressed with how well the Zinsser All Surface Primer adhered to the paneling and varnished beams.
After two coats of paint…
I wish I knew what colour this is, but I really have no idea! I have 1-1/2 gallons of a mystery blue paint in the basement that I decided to use to save some money. It’s pretty close to PARA Paints In The Loop:
Next weekend, hubby will be hanging drywall on the ceiling in the extension and paneling the walls. Then I get to do more priming and painting – YAY ME! ;-) But at least the hard part is done :-) The walls are going to be white. Which white? Well, that’s a harder choice than you’d think. White is white, right? Weeeeeelllllllll, not so much…
Image via Home Decor – A blog by Quality Bath
I’ve never actually painted a whole room white, but I really like the white that I used on the trim in our master bathroom, PARA Paints Jo Jo Whitewash.
But not being a white expert, I put out the question to some designer friends – what’s you’re favourite white? The three most popular choices were Benjamin Moore’s Simply White, Chantilly Lace, and Oxford White.
At least the choice is already narrowed down to just four :-) Have you ever painted a room white? Do you have a favourite go-to white?
Oh I like White Dove the best. Wish I'd picked that for my kitchen cabinets instead of simply white which, in my opinion, is too white... Can't wait to see this finished!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, we repainted our 'new' place white because every single wall AND CEILING were all painted a very drab and dirty-looking yellow! So, other than 3 small feature walls, the ceiling was painted stark white and every wall painted a nice off white (I'll have to look up the colour). That said, I do have two favourite whites, both BM. White Down is a really nice 'clean' looking white. The other one is Mascarpone. I plan to repaint our family room and it's going to be Mascarpone -- it will go better with the limestone fireplace in there. It's a nice warm white without being muddy. :)
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