Holy Crap. Who knew that white would be such a PITA to paint?! In my last cottage bedroom update, the ceiling was painted and the walls were primed and waiting for me to choose a white. Which I finally did – Benjamin Moore OC-117 Simply White. I thought choosing the colour was going to be the hardest part. Wrong-o. I don’t know if it was a problem with the paint or the primer or the fact that I was painting paneling, but in the end two walls have a coat of primer and five coats of paint, and two walls have a coat of primer and six coats of paint. Yes. SIX. Absolutely insane. By the fourth coat, I was ready to pack it in. But I kept going, and after picking up another gallon of paint, finally finished painting the walls this weekend. What used to look like this…
Now looks like this!
Whew! Sooooooooo happy that’s finished!
Once the walls were done, I moved the painting job outside Here are the original bedroom door and the bathroom door waiting to be painted…
I used BM Simply White and FAT Paint Indigo on the bedroom door. I’ll wax the door next weekend to give it some sheen and a durable finish. The paint is still wet in the first picture.
I went to Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store in Ogdensburg last week to pick up some nautical fabrics. But that plan went out the window when I saw a beautiful green & blue & white paisley. I found two pretty fabrics that coordinate nicely with it, and fun green pompom trim :-)
The paisley fabric is for a window treatment, and the turquoise & white fabric is for curtains to hide the area above the storage shelf. The navy & white fabric was going to be for cushions, but I have a new plan for it now. You’ll see what in the next makeover update :-)
And finally, I bought a piece of live edge maple burl for a floating shelf between the beds. There’s a baseboard heater right where the night table would go, so I’m going to use the floating shelf instead.
Can I just say one more time that I’m soooooooooo happy I’m finally done painting the room! On the agenda for next weekend – a DIY project, painting some furniture, and hanging artwork.
oh crap, didn't I mention that about white paint? Yes, many, many coats to get good coverage. UGH. But the final product is always AMAZING. Love it so far and those fabrics are so gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a job !!! I would never have finished - I am impressed !!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your choice of fabrics Kelly. Re so many coats of paint? Have you ever used Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 Primer as IMO it is 'the best invention since sliced bread. ☺ Í never tackle a paint job without using it and though it is a little pricey, one coat usually is sufficient. Like the idea too that you never have to sand and it pretty well goes over any surface. Also it is super for priming over oil base paints if converting to latex.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the completed project as I am sure it will be amazing. -Brenda-
Brenda, I actually did use Zinsser primer on the walls. The funny thing is, I just painted Simply White on the ceiling in another room at the cottage this past weekend. I had it colour-matched to Valspar paint at Lowes, which was half the price of BM paint. I painted it right onto the exact same paneling without priming first, and I had great coverage with just two coats. But I added a third coat just to be sure!
DeleteI m sure it took forever to appy those coats, but it turned our so great!! also really like the door and that slab of wood is going to make an awesome shelf!
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